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I have small flock of 6 White Leghorns that are 10 months old. I would like to add some brown layers, & my TSC has RIR & Red Star pullets right now. Would either of those breeds be suitable to add? I'm just worried they won't get along.

Fleecy, my silkie roo lives in my bathroom. My dog got in there today. I don't know what my dog did to him. No visible sign of injury & no sign of saliva on him. I'm thinking he may have stepped on him. Fleecy is in distress, panting, & unable to stand on his left leg. Is there anything I can do...

My 5 week old Silkie decided to help me play Farm Heroes on my phone.

I have 6 white leghorn pullets that I'm about to move out to their coop. They are 6 weeks old today. I have a 5 week old Silkie who we got as a pet, but I'm thinking it might be a roo. I have kept it separate from the others due to their growth rate/size difference. I'm wondering if/when it...

My tiny little flock consists of 6 White Leghorn pullets (and 1 Silkie but she isn't kept with the Leghorns.) I'm looking to add to my flock, & there's a local guy who raises Rhode Island Reds & Barred Rocks. I'm looking to get 6 more chickens. Which breed would you suggest I get to integrate...

I have a pet U2 (with no mate) who keeps laying eggs on the bottom of her cage. She is 13 years old, if that matters. She didn't start laying until about 3 years ago. She probably lays 6-8 eggs per year. Is that too many? I worry about it depleting her calcium levels. She has layed 5 since...

I'm a new chicken mom. I have 6 white leghorn pullets that are almost 3 weeks old. In learning about the different breeds, my 14yo special needs daughter decided that she would really like a Silkie, but I couldn't find any locally. I wasn't really looking to have a bunch, so ordering wasn't a...

Since our chicks are white leghorns, I was not expecting much in the way of bonding. Everything I've read is how flighty & scared they are. "Not cuddly," was said a lot. So I'm absolutely astounded at how sweet these chicks are! They perch on my daughters' arms, hang out in their laps, lie down...

I live at the top of a rocky mountain in the high desert. We don't have water, so our water is trucked in & kept in a cistern. As a result, we pay about 3 times per gallon as we did when we lived in the city. Being a desert, we don't get much rain. Only 8-10 inches per year, & the vast majority...

I am trying to convert my existing dog house & run into a coop. The dog house itself is more of a shed with no door. It's 8x8 with a vaulted ceiling & lighting both inside & out & a cement floor.The attached chain link run is 10x13 with a dirt floor. I plan on putting hardware cloth around the...

Hi, I'm new here & new to chickens.I recently acquired 6 baby White Leghorn pullets. They are about 2 weeks old. Of course, they are quite flighty, and I'm wondering if handling them a lot will help. They're just so scared. I was holding one earlier & she seemed to calm down pretty quickly, but...