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I am new to chickens; I just started my chicken collection last Spring with day old's from Ideal Poultry. I currently have 5 hens and a rooster. One of my hens is setting; she's a Salmon Faverolle. Oddly (or oddly to me, at least) she didn't decide to set in the partitioned off area where...

Is dusting for lice and mites something that I should do regularly, as a preventative method...or just something that should be done when there is evidence that lice or mites are present? If I should be dusting routinely, what should I use and how often? I have 6 hens and a rooster; they have...

Hi all- This is my first attempt at raising chicks. They arrived yesterday from Ideal Poultry; they were shipped on the 6th. All 20 arrived alive and apparently healthy. They are in our guest room, with a heat lamp, in a kiddie pool with pine shavings. All have been eating/drinking well...

Greetings everyone! I'm a new chicken keeper. As of right now, I'm still in the coop construction process, but will be ordering some chicks in the near future. I'm very excited! I had chickens when I was a kid, but the roosters were evil and possessed. I'm determined to have friendly...