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This morning I went to open my girls door and check their food. Out of the corner of my eye I see something in the nesting box - and there it was the first egg! They are all over 20 weeks so I was starting to wonder if it would ever happen! We'll be eating this egg this morning but I'm...

Hi all, Today my chickens somehow tore down the plastic hanging feeder I had in their coop (don't worry they seem to have cleaned up after themselves!). I knew I would have to find another solution since the bolt and screw system was always getting loose. I swear they climbed on it and used it...

This summer I build a run for our new chickens. While I was working on it, we let the chickens free range in our yard (fenced in but good size). During the building process I had to keep the chickens out (or the hammering chased them out!) of the area. They seemed to really like it. Now that...

Thanks everyone. I have some carpentry skills, but have never built anything like this. Stability is one reason I plan to tie it into the existing structures, but the roof angle may be a problem based on what I was thinking. The start of the roof at the coop end would have to be a foot or so...

Yes, we get very cold. This past year was never ending cold and snow. We bought the chicks at a local supply store durIng a 4H event. I didn't know anything at the time, not even what questions to ask! I'm doing the deep litter method to get some heat in the coop, and I have a heat lamp set...

Hi, This is our first year with chickens. Thanks to some folks here on the forum I can tell you we have a dark cornish, 2 wyandottes, and a light brahma. At the moment they are in a 4x4 coop and we let them free range in our yard for several hours each day. But we have a cat that kills...

I've been looking up the dark cornish now that you've helped me figure out what she is. Is there a bantam (that means small right?) version? I've read they are large birds but ours is the smallest of the flock, but otherwise seems to fit the descriptions in terms of temperament. She's the bottom...

Thanks for all the info! We picked the girls up at a local farm/hardware store during a 4H event. There was a huge breeder just full of all sorts of different looking birds. So there's no pedigree at all. I always joke the top one is a cross between a chicken and a hawk. Her head is just so...

Hi there, I'm a first time chicken owner. I've been reading the forums here and looking elsewhere on the net but I can't convince myself what breeds I have for chicks. They are about 10 weeks old now. One is a Brahma (feather feet right?) but I don't know if she's a specific type or not. She's...