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I have not seen the answer posted anywhere to this question. I understand that Blackhead disease can be transmitted from chickens to turkeys but no one has explained how the chicks can get it so your flock becomes infected in the first place. Since the Blackhead organism is a protoza as I...

I know there have been some posts on this but I didn't see anything recent that addressed this precise question. I have turkeys for the first time this year. They are confined in a turkey tractor and the chickens are in chicken tractors. I had thought it would be safe to have the chicken...

I would like to start a new topic centered on using chickens, and any other farm animals, as helpers in the garden. Any takers?

I have been having a real problem with pecking out of back feathers. Most of my flock now have bare backs. Even the new chickens that have been kept entirely in chicken tractors away from the rest of the flock have started doing this. I am concerned that they may have problems in the winter...

My 4 month old Buff Orpington roos are having a problem. I found one today sitting on the ground being pecked and when I lifted it up all of it's tail feathers were missing and it's vent had been eaten open. I isolated it and it died in a couple of hours, as expected. Then I saw another one...

I was thinking of raising grass in plant trays in my basement or greenhouse over the winter and feeding the clippings to the chickens so their egg yolks would retain the more orange color. Is it OK to try something like lemon grass?

I just picked up five Swedish ducklings one of which is pretty small and the others are larger but still getting feathered out. They are all outside together in a run but I was wondering how much heat they, especially the tiny one which is probably only a week or so old, are gong to need at...

I know the topic of the disposal of male chicks has been banned. I don't know if I agree with that but I wanted to add that if you raise the dual purpose, heritage, breeds, there is a use for the males so they don't have to be disposed of at birth. After seeing the videos on the male chick...

I am new to this portion of the BYC site but I was participating in a recent thread about a hathery where the issue came up about drop shipping. Perhaps there is already something here, but it would be a nice service if BYC could inquire at the various hatcheries, perhaps as a condition of...

I keep reading about the minimum square footage needed per chicken in coops (4 sq ft for standard) and runs (8 sq ft). However, it seems to me that this may not apply to chicken tractors since they are moved. I get the impression that a lot of the concern with coops is sanitation. If you are...

I have a five month old that has been having progressively worse problems with one leg. I isolated it 48 hours after I first noticed something. Nevertheless, even with lack of needing to move around in isolation, the leg is getting worse. Basically the bird holds the leg up against it's body...

In looking at the various problems that people have had on this website with trying to establish chickens in their backyards, I would suggest the following approaches. The problems that you have fall under three catgories: (1) local ordinances; (2) subdivision restrictions; (3) building...

Now that I have chickens and some other livestock I have a feed security problem with various rodents. I was thinking that if I got a kitten and raised it right in with the chicks (separated by a cage from the actual chicks) that it might grow up not to view them as food and only go after...

I have only been involved in the BYC site for a short time since getting my chickens. However, I have noticed a pattern to the posts on the ordinance topic. People who post here have tended many times to have just hauled off and put in chickens without bothering to check local zoning laws and...

I have been responding of late to a number of posts on this topic. One of the things I have noticed is that many people are trying to do things in isolation. Usually they just go ahead and get chickens and then someone inevitably notices and makes a report. Now they have to "scramble" to...

I have a four month old hen that suddenly became listless and doesn't want to eat or drink. I have moved her to a separate cage and everyone else seems fine. She had been out in a chicken tractor with two others both of whom are fine so far. Maybe it was something she ate. Should I start...

My baby chicks just arrived and are looking terminally cute. All are apparently well except for one which has a splayed leg. Is there anything I can do about that?

If you are going to be considering adding chickens to your backyard, I would recommend that you FIRST, to the following: (1) Check the state of the laws in your area; (2) Get your neighbors on board or at least give them a heads up. Even if you have an iron clad absolute right legal to...

I am confused about the use of wood shavings for new baby chicks. I have read on this site the recommondation to use them but have also read that in the first few days they may be harmed by trying to eat them. I have also read not to use newspaper as the ink may be a problem and they may get...

Having responded ad hoc to several ordinance questions, I think it would be very valuable if we could put together a list of communities that allow chickens along with links to their ordinances. Whether or not to allow chicks in the city, and under what conditions, is a strictly policy call so...