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So, I'm starting over again, bought a small farm, and rehabbed a large chicken coop on the property. We decided on roll out boxes to keep the eggs cleaner than what I used to have. We just brought home 4, 11 month old silver laced wyandottes yesterday, 3 hens, and a very laid back rooster. The...

I have 3 chicks that I will be putting out with my 1 year old golden buff next week, as they are pretty well feathered out, and will be 8 weeks old. They have been on starter crumbles, and my other birds (2 will go to freezer camp next week) have been on Layena pellets. Would it be ok to switch...

I have too many roosters. The Easter Egger is just over 10 months old, hatched May10th, 2010. He's very handsome, and pretty good natured. He's very good with the hens. I'd like to keep him, but I have a 1 yr. old roo that is in charge, and doing well enough on his own. He is available for pick...

I have too many roosters here. The Buckeye is a handsome guy who will be 9 months old on March 29th. He is free to a good home, and is available for pick up only. I may be able to meet you, or deliver him within a reasonable distance. Please contact me if interested, my girls need a break! The...

My son was out today sledding on an old runner sled. He decided that our Buckeye rooster, Chuck would enjoy it too, so he went to the coop, and got him. He put Chuck on the front of the sled, and my son sat on the back. This isn't a steep hill at all. Chuck stood on the front of that sled, and...

I'm having a problem since my birds have been spending so much time cooped up this winter. It's mainly my one rooster. He has been pulling the feathers out of the head, and neck area of almost all of the other birds, hens and roosters. After he pulls them out, I've seen him eat the feathers...

I don't know what happened. She was 13 weeks old. Yesterday, she was fine, running around, eating, normal. Today, my son went out to check on the birds in the morning, and she (her name was Gertie) was walking kind of in a stupor, with her head leaning to the side, and her eyes closed. She got...

I have too many roosters. These little guys are 13 weeks old, and well behaved. They like to be held, and petted. They came from the TSC bantam bin, and all of the chicks I bought are very healthy, and good natured. If you want two little roos who are great with people, these two are what...

My Ameraucana (more like EE) chicks are 6 weeks old now. I went out to the coop this morning, and noticed that this one was attempting to crow, and upon further inspection, I found spur bumps, not to mention the fact that the comb is pinking up, and larger than the others. This bird has always...

O.K., so I wasn't thinking when I got the 6 bantams, then 6 weeks later, got the 5 EE's, and now I've got 5 Buckeye hens coming on the 28th. I'm feeding the bantys and the ee's Purina Start & Grow right now. The problem I'm facing is feeding all of the different ages in the same coop. I will...

Well, it's been a long road rehabbing an old structure that doesn't have a straight line left in it! We've gone from a run down piece of junk with a rotten floor, and roof, to a livable piece of not so junky junk . 80% of the wood was either found, or given to me. The shingles were given to me...

Picked up my new chicks yesterday. This was my first experience ordering from a hatchery. Everyone I spoke to there was very nice from the time I ordered on the phone, a couple calls in between, and when I picked them up at the hatchery. The store is loaded with just about everything you'd need...

Please post pics of your pop doors on your coops. I need ideas on what to do with mine. I'd like to maybe have a rope and eye, or pulley system. Should the door be on the inside, or outside wall? Just need ideas, any and all are appreciated Thanks!

My baby Mille fleur D'Uccles are 5 weeks old now, and I can't believe how fast they've grown! I started out with these tiny little fuzzballs And ended up with these We love our babies, they've all got such personality! Hopefully, I get their coop, and run finished this week so they...

Assorted bantams from TSC. They all look fairly identical, except for the lighter one with the stripes that my son is holding. All are single combed as far as I can tell, and feather legged/footed. Any guesses? (Click on the pics for a larger image)

Where have we heard this before? I swear, all I wanted was some feed, and shavings, but I couldn't resist peeking in the bantam bin. Came home with 6 little peeps. Don't know what they are, but all have feathered legs. They had a couple that were definitely silkies, but I wasn't sure how they...

Does anyone have pictures of their 'Ameraucanas' or Buckeyes that you got from Meyer hatchery? I'd like to see any you may have of full grown birds. Thank you!

Hey, all this is my first attempt at keeping chickens. I want to build a small laying flock, approx. 8 to 12 birds. I'm in Northeast Ohio, and winters can get cold and snowy, and the summers can get warm and humid. I was leaning towards Wyandottes, Orpingtons, and whatever type of EE...

I will be building an attached run with my coop. It will be an "L" shape, with a wider short end, and a longer narrower side. Approximate dimensions will be 6'x14' on the end, and 5'x22' on the side. I want to have it high enough to walk in, say around 5' or 6' tall. My questions start here...

Hi, everyone! I'm new here, and new to raising chickens. My family has been kicking around the idea of fixing an old coop which is partially on our property, but owned by our neighbors, who once owned our home. When they lived here, they built the coop thinking it was on their property. After...