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I have a mixed flock of 13 including 3 dorking hens. They are apparently happy and healthy (and the Dorkings are my friendliest birds, so I love that). They hatched March 2011 and 2 of the 3 never really laid regularly. In October, they went through a light molt and it's been about a month...

Hi everyone- I hope I'm not making a fool of myself here. I have a fairly new flock (Spring 2011) and have 3 salmon faverolles among them. My little salmon hens (Muffy and Buffy) began laying recently- they are exactly 6 months old. I have always assumed the other is a Roo because he...

I have 2 batches of chicks. One is now 16 weeks old, and the younger is now 12 weeks. The younger batch contains 2 roos (out of 6 birds) and the olders are all hens (I hope!) - 9 of them. However, one or two of my older girls have begun to crow in the mornings. I had read someplace that...

This is the type of waterer I have, only I have the 3 1/2 gallon size. (The 1 gallon size is pictured below.) My problem is that it doesn't always drain into the drinking pan, even when the reservior is full or partially full. At first, I had it sitting on some blocks in the brooder and I...

In other words, when can I stop checking? Thanks!

I have 3, one+ week old chicks. Their brooder is a medium to large size wire dog crate, lined with cardboard. They seem happy and healthy a lot of the time. I've given them cut up grapes (and grit) and they LOVE that. They were also jumping up onto the cardboard (about 6 inches high) and...

I have 3 dorking chicks, less than a week old. They are all doing well, active drinking, eating, peeping, and pooping! One keeps getting poo stuck to her little butt, but it is below her vent area. I keep checking her vent and it has always been clear. I am assuming that as long as her vent...

I've heard two streams of thought on raising baby roos to be well-behaved with people as adults. What has your experience been? opinion #1: Pick them up several times a day just like pullets to tame them and make them as docile as possible when they are babies. Then, they will stay calm and...

We picked up our first three peeps this morning! I am in love! They are SO ADORABLE!

I am designing the roost part of my coop and have some questions on details. First this is what I am going to have: 15 chickens, although I'd like to be able to squeeze in maybe 3 more in the future. smallest will be faverolle, largest will be brahma (standards) coop dimensions are 4 feet wide...

Okay, here is our idea. Will it work? Goats live in the barn and chicken coop also is in the barn. We want to keep them together, with a Livestock Guardian Dog also. They will have a big run attached to the barn. However, during the day on most days, we'd like to take them ALL to a movable...

I want to design a tractor so that it is up on legs and has a shady area underneath for chickens to hang out. I'm getting standard breeds on the large side (brahma, wyandotte). How high off the ground should their "ceiling" be in a hang out space? Thanks!

Does anyone have one that works, but they just don't like it? Let's talk!

My chicks are coming soon and I am setting up a brooder. (This is my first time!) I live off the electric grid and have solar electricity. Although all our household electric is taken care of, we use flourescent bulbs, etc. An incandescent lamp, left on 24 hours/day, will be a significant...

Hi, I am building my first coop and plan to use metal corrugated roofing. I am concerned about the small gaps left in the corrugated "bumps." I know they sell wiggly, adhesive, foam strips to put in there. Has anyone used them? Do the chickens peck them or do the strips deteriorate in...