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I live in a neighborhood with few chicken predators save your typical neighborhood cats & dogs and the occassional groundhog (my biggest concern, or so I thought). There's a preserved area down the street near a canal, so we have a group of deer in the area and once I saw a wild turkey cross...

Hi, my husband is building our first coop. I think we went a little chicken crazy and got 10 when we only planned to get 3 bantams, but ah well. He built three nesting boxes which stick out the back to give it more floor space. So, is a 4x6 coop big enough if the chickens are to be free range...

Hi, first time raising chicks. I have 6 chicks in one brooder, different breeds, all are about 2 weeks old. Today I noticed that one of my barred rocks and 1 EE were sparring. They had their wings spread out and were putting their beaks to each other. They are very feisty, and when riled up...

hi, I'm a new chickenista who has 10 chicks of assorted breeds. I bought 6 from the feed store- supposedly they're all pullets but I assume their precision isnt as good as McMurrays or some place like that. Anyway, I have 4 from MMH also. My question is if/when I discover that one of my...

Hi, I bought 6 chicks at Agway last Sunday, different breeds. They looked to be about 4 days old when we bought them. They're now about 2 weeks old. My only B Brahma is growing much more slowly than all the others (few feathers although the orp i bought is HUGE and has tons of feathers), and...

hi everyone, i am happy to finally be registered. i've been using everyones expert advice for a few weeks now, glad to finally be one of you. My mom had 90 chickens when i was young, I must have inherited the gene, because I am now a proud owner of 10 chicks (4 of the ten are to be delivered in...