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We had 3 ship from Meyer's to Vermont, shipped 8/31 arrived 9/1! All doing great.

A little history to help understand our questions: Last week we lost our first hen, Lucy, Buff Orpington 3 year old, she developed a very pale face and comb, feather loss was worse than a molt, she was falling down at times. We are waiting for the post mortem report to verify what our vet...

We had good luck with a large heated dog bowl connected to a Thermo Cube last winter. We have five hens for perspective.

To make a correction to my post, we actually opened the nesting boxes when they started to squat ... before laying. Sorry about that.

We waited until they were actually laying. We used a ceramic egg in each nesting box (we put a black dot on the end to avoid collecting the ceramic one in error). Our five have been laying for a year, they don't mess in the nesting boxes. Good luck, it's exciting to wait for that first egg!

Buff Orpington has our vote - we have two and they are friendly and GREAT layers. One tip ... make sure you have your coop ready to go before you get chickens. Where are you from? Some breeds are more cold or heat hardy. Good luck and welcome!

I was just looking on Craigslist and found Sugar Feather Farms in Central Vermont - I am not familiar with this location or ducks but I see they are a start up that might be a good resource? https://vermont.craigslist.org/grd/d/northfield-chickens-guineas-ducks-for/6843170663.html

Good morning - just in case you are looking for a Rooster, I saw this post in our Front Porch Forum. I did contact the owner to ask if it was ok to post here, she welcomed it. Email Rachel if you are interested.

We put up heavy duty tarps that have grommets around the edge to allow for easy rolling up or down options around the run. We used these products: 7' x 12' Clear Premium Heavy Duty -14 mil- Poly TARP, Nursery/Greenhouse/Garden (Finish Size Approx. 6'6" x 11'6") and Ball bungee tie downs for...

Did anyone else see the story 'Vermont Chicken Gets a Custom Wheelchair' on WCAX? If not here is a link. https://www.wcax.com/content/news/Vermont-chicken-gets-custom-wheelchair-508185741.html

I love the humor - thanks for the laughs. :lau I'll decline the offer, still laughing ...

We have five pullets. A local pasta business in Vermont has offered to give us their left over small batches of dough to feed the chickens. Is this safe to give them? A little more information on the dough ... the pastas are made with local seasonal vegetables, herbs, and fruits blended with...

Could you share your chickens age, breed and explain what "acting slightly different" means - is she lethargic? eating? drinking? poop normal? Any pictures of the drooping comb? Where are you located? Those with more experience on the forum will most likely want this information. I am sure...

Hello from Grand Isle County. This is our first winter with our five pullets. We have two Golden Buffs, one Barred Plymouth Rock, one White Rock, one Australorp. All are doing well this winter, we do not heat our coop and have it well ventilated. The coop/run have several predator proofing...

Congrats! :wee

If you don't already have a device to measure humidity inside the coop, I might suggest that - good tool to monitor ventilation needs. Ventilation is most important vs heat in my opinion. Keep chickens moving during the day with small amount of straw in a pile with a little BOSS or scratch for...

Our Agway sells bulk seeds and other items that you could make your own based on your flocks taste to try out before buying large bags. I trained our chickens to the sound of treats shaking in a jar so, they all pay attention and get very excited to get to work on the treat that day. I have...

K&H Thermal Outdoor Heated Water Bowl - we have been very happy so far with this heated bowl. We paid $20 for it and it's well worth the investment. We also have it raised on some paver stones, it's plugged into a Farm Innovators TC-3 Cold Weather Thermo Cube Thermostatically Controlled...

We have used, on all four locked latches, keyed Master locks, all used the same key which was nice in the warmer months. Two of them over a few months of use just spin with the key and freeze very easily. I tried oiling them which helps for a little while but I am finding they are not great...

Could the clean out door have hinges on the right/left side for easy access vs the top, then it would open like a door? This way you could have latches that would go on the opposite side of the hinges vs bottom where the wire is located, and you won't have to use any support to keep it open...