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Here is the design of our coop (which is in progress currently). As our six chicks are nearing three weeks old, I would like to be able to move them out of the garage and into their new home. They have plenty of space right now, but I know they'd be much happier outdoors. They love running...

It never feels like Spring officially until I get my seeds started. So far I have my two kinds of tomatoes (napa grape and brandywine), eggplant, cabbage, and broccoli started inside. Now every time I go down to the basement I stare at my little soil pots and will them to sprout immediately! Of...

So I have been hearing great things about Black Jack Rubr-Coat No. 57. I want to use this on the inside floor of my coop, and plan on painting it on about a foot up the walls from the floor as well. I am hoping that it won't get tacky when the weather gets hot, but I have read posts from people...

We are in the process of building our coop. Hubby is building the coop proper and I am in charge of the smaller parts (accessories, trim, feeders/waterers, ramp, etc.). Being preggo, I can't do much else at the moment lol! So my question is about ramps. I originally planned on doing the...

This was the most fun I've had in a long time! My chicks got a treat today for the first time. They are 1 week old and with no health problems thus far (knock on wood), I decided to give them a fresh treat. I don't give them grit yet, so I did what some others on this site have suggested and...

This being their 1-week landmark, I decided they were passed most of the danger from the early days and I would give them names. I want to keep a running photo journal of the chicks week by week just for fun, but also because I am curious about the weekly changes and when they occur for each...

Okay, first of all, before you report me to PETA, I would never spank a chicken... Being my first time raising from chicks, I have questions about behavior. My chicks are 3 days old and they are rambunctious. I know chicks normally flit about and hop all over the place exploring, but when it...

So after what seems like an eternity of waiting, I went and picked up my six new chicklets this morning. My little flocklet consists of three Easter Eggers, two Black Australorps, and one Golden Comet. I was planning on getting a RIR in the mix somewhere, but after an hour and a half the store...

Aside from the obvious (not walking properly, lethargic, not eating/drinking), I wondered if any of y'all have tips for selecting healthy, friendly chicks from a batch. I am getting day-olds this Monday from a local feed store who has them set out in brooders all over the store. It is a...

So I have been traversing this site for about a year now, just joined officially a couple weeks ago, and figured I would stop in and say Hi! I live in Carroll County MD with my hubby and three kiddos (8,6, and 2) with another on the way, due in July. We are a proudly mixed Irish-Taiwanese...

I can't seem to find the horizontal nipples sold as singles (without paying high shipping costs) and Amazon only sells packs of 5 for about $17. I only need one, or possibly two even, for my 6-hen watering bucket. But I don't want to pay for the extras if I don't have to. I found some singles on...

So I keep hearing about how people buy EE "female" chicks and come to find out that they got more than a few males in there. I am looking to only buy a couple of EEs and I want to make sure that I get females. Is this possible? Or is it a crap-shoot? Are EEs really that much harder to sex than...

So I am relatively new to chicken raising. I have been around chickens and chicks since I was very young, but this will be my first flock that is officially mine on my own property. I am purchasing chicks locally next week when they hatch and I have a few breeds in mind. I did my research and...