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I have 14 chicks that are one month old. Is it safe to use hemp bedding with them? Also when can I put them outside? I live in Idaho and our days are in the 70 and 80 degree temps but the nights are 40-50 degrees. I do not have a heating system of any kind out in the coop. It hasn't been a...

From what everyone here has said it sounds like they are meant to be short term like Cornish X meat chickens and this is good to know going into the future. The female isn't showing any symptoms but has taken to roosting on the 55 gallon feed bucket outside but I think it is due to her height...

We ended his suffering yesterday. He started just scooting between the waterer and the feed bucket and began eating less. If you picked him up and put him down he would just flop onto the ground plus he was losing weight. Thank you all for the advice.

I think you are right about what you suggested and he has been up higher than a foot. I'm leery about butcher him to eat since we don't know 100 percent for sure but I do want to end his suffering.

I think so, not sure, they the plain white turkeys[

Earlier this year my spouse picked up a few chickens and two turkey babies from the local feed store. The turkeys wound up being one mail and one female. They have been going into the chicken coop at night but they are getting larger now. The husband thinks Tom weighs about 20 pounds now. In...

The fires are horrible this year. I live in Idaho in the mountains, a small town of about 300 people. We are getting smoke from Washington, Montana, Idaho and God only knows where else. My heart breaks for what everyone else is going through in those areas.

That is freaky looking! Reminds me of the first Alien movie where the creature popped out of the guy when he was eating. Hope someone can help. I feel sorry for her.

I didn't know what dubbing was until I watched the youtube video. I agree and think it looks cruel and painful. I have lidocaine that I got from a hospital I worked at years ago and is still good (used it on the husband when he cut his leg with a chain saw a month ago) and would use it on a...

I have a Golden Laced Cochin Bantam that has gone broody. I have bought some fertile eggs. How many can I put under her? Thank you in advance. :wee

I used to work in the grape vineyards there when I was a teen. My father was the minister of the church in Rock Stream. Sent you a pm

Do you still have these available? (btw I love the Finger Lakes area, it's beautiful, I used to live there, a tiny town called Rock Stream)

We get about 12-13 eggs a day so it won't take long. LOL Hopefully we can start the process today. Why pencil rather than a sharpie? (I only ask because somewhere I had seen someone say she was going to use a sharpie next time. When you say to mark them, are you talking about putting the...

We have 14 hens. We currently have one that is broody. My husband has been taking the eggs out daily when he collects the eggs. We are pretty sure that the other hens are shoving their way into her nesting box or crawling on top of her to lay their eggs. I'm not certain how long she had been...

Hi, Thank you for the replies. I should have clarified my question more thoroughly. We feed our chickens a mixture of crumbles, chicken feed and oyster shells. As treats we feed them cabbage and various fruits such as watermelon and apples and left over veggies. I was given some corn meal...

Is it ok to feed my chickens corn meal and if so, should I mix it in with something else or just put it in a dish for them? Also, I live in Idaho and we moved their coop and run to another part of the yard. There is no electricity over there and would be expensive to get it put in that area...

I don't know what's wrong with this hen. We are thinking that the rooster is the guilty party and out of 14 hens she is the only one that is like this. Thank you in advance for any help. :)

That is exactly what it feels like when I go to let them out of the coop in the morning! Our hens recently started laying, we got them as day old chicks back in August. Before they started laying we would let them out and they would run to their food and water. Now they are all but stalking...

Winchester, Idaho