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I've heard that concern with *kingworms*/*superworms*, which are a different species of maggot, but never heard it about your standard blackwing mealworm. Kingworms are about 2 inches long, whereas chicken-friendly mealworms are about 1 inch. Kingworms are more expensive, so you're unlikely to...

Have you tried mixing a day's feed with water? On hot days my girls won't touch crumble or pellets, but will happily eat soaked feed.

Hi! I have 2 barred rock and 2 Easter Egger standard pullets hatched about June 15 of this year- I suspect the EEs are a week older. So, currently 11-ish weeks old. They seem to be just starting their second juvenile molt and are doing a nice gentle soft job of it. I live in Oakland where...

Yay! That puts my mind at ease :)

I bought two EE "pullets" from some local 4-H kids about a week ago, and I am worried one of them might be a cockerel. I've never had EE'ers before, so I might be over-reacting. +Roo: coloring seems roo-like compared to the pullet sibling, bigger, more prominent legs, slightly vertical tail...

I moved into a house in my city that used to have chickens. It already has a coop (about 4 feet by 4 feet, not counting four nest boxes, with a sloped roof ranging from about 2.5 feet high at the back to over 4 feet at the front) and uncovered run (long side is about 30 feet and short side...