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Nice set up but aren't you concerned with arsenic in the shingles leaching into the water, not to mention other chemical contaminates with asphalt singles? I keep insulated coolers (round) in my pen with nipples. From day old to pullet to hen, my chickens take to the nipples easily. I...

I'm not a conspiracy nut but Avian Flu is rampant in Asian countries with little control other than killing birds AFTER symptomatic. Nearly ALL domestic chicken meat/eggs in our grocery stores come from production farms who ship live birds to China for processing and shipped back into US for...

Brahmas are beautiful birds as well as many of the other heritage breeds. Not unlike dogs, horses and many other domesticated livestock, chickens were bred for their production and not their "show qualities". Breed standards are intended to preserve ALL qualities with emphasis of form to...

I thought female tail feathers are uniform in length, shape and evenness. Male feathers tend to be narrower, less uniform and often with a "point" on the end of feather. Fluffiness may work on close feathered hens, but all chicks tend to be a mix of down (fluffy) and new feather.

Typically you can wing or vent sex day old or young chicks. Have you tried either methods? Wing sexing is easy...hold chick and carefully extend wing looking along the back edge of wing at feather development. Males feathers will be uniform in length while females will have an alternating...

I mix a homemade scratch of cracked corn, whole oats and black oiler sunflower seeds - equal parts. During winter I feed this scratch when I bring the hens in about 2 hrs before the lights go out. I want to boost protein for egg formation (happens during sleep) and provide metabolic warmth for...

Also Bill Clark talks a big game but does nothing...he has no interest in putting himself out there.

Correct. There is NO variance for chickens in Danvers on properties under 20,000 sq ft. The time to have successfully opposed this was 2012 when zoning changed.

Looking for Danvers MA residents to take up petition to change zoning laws allowing small flocks of chickens on owned properties - not just properties that are 20,000+ sq ft. reply if your interested in joining the effort.

Thanks for the advice. I'll post outcomes in a week or two. They all have personalities, each very different. Who would have thunk?

Thanks. I had read about that as a remedy. How far off the ground does the cage need to be, enough for air circulation?

My small flock of 3 golden lace wyandottes was reduced when neighbor's dog killed one. The remaining two did well over the past year laying 6 out of 7 days easily producing a dozen med lg brown eggs. I decided to expand the flock and picked up 3 barnvelder pullets 8 wks. I've got the hens...