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I bought some 1 day old chicks a few months ago to cater to my broody hen. Total of 8. All bantams. 3 mile Fleur d’Uccle, 3 red frizzle Cochin and 2 black silkies. Of the 8 Im sure of 2 being roosters. One mills Fleur and one frizzle Cochin. Which rooster of the 2 would you keep? And why? For...

My chickens free range during the day. I also feed them regular layer feed as well as fermented feed. They prefer the fermented feed. I read recently that wild birds should not be able to get to the chicken feed because they can transmit problems like lice/mites. How do you prevent birds from...

I have a hen sitting on my own eggs (4) but it’s already day 22 and I have a hunch they are not going to hatch. (It’s super hot here) I have a batch of 7 2 day old chicks that I want to sneak under her but I read different advice. Some say offer it to her others say do it at night. What’s...

Hope my heading even makes sense. This is my first time with a broody hen. I have a broody hen ( Easter egger) and put 3 fertilized eggs from my neighbor under her. She’s sitting in one of my nesting boxes and the others leave her alone. All of these hens were hatched last December so they’re...

Chicken sits on his hocks for a week now. She doesn’t deteriorate. I started giving her rooster booster vitamin B since 2 days ago. First I thought it was Mareks but she doesn’t deteriorate. Picture of het feaces too. No more eggs Any suggestions?

I tried to attach a video but it didn’t let me. I have a Welsummer hen that hatched December 12. It’s part of a group of 10 and some are laying just a few weeks but I’m not sure if this one has laid an egg at all. Last night she didn’t come in the coop but sat on the ground. I could easily...

I want a rooster for my girls. I have found a liege fighter (Luikse vechter) which is from my home country so I’m a bit biased. The other is a game fowl rooster. Both are colorful and gorgeous. Any pros and cons you could share?

Below is my actual chicken coop. It’s designed after the picture under it from my pet chicken. The run extends under the coop and the chickens like to go there. My question is. What is the best way to clean it there? There’s hardware cloth around it but I have access from the coop as well as a...

the run of my coop has a 1/4 inch hardware cloth bottom for safety. However I’m not sure how to cover it so the chickens won’t hurt themselves scratching. The run is covered and I’m in Eastern Washington with a dry climate. Cold in winter, hot in summer. I’ve done a search but did not find a...

Ive done a search for this but the results were all over the place. My chicks are 23 days old now, growing and doing well. They are still getting medicated chick starter. When can I give them dried meal worms? If not what other variation could I get them? Just for fun I will still feed them...

I think I found one worm in the brooding box. But it seemed almost too big to come out of a baby chick. Can 8 day old chicks have worms? TIA

I finally have an acreage again and am excited to order baby chicks. However I’m not sure it’s a good idea. I’m in Eastern Washington and it’s in the teens at night and there’s snow on the ground. Probably in the 20’s ish during the day. This will be continuing into March or so. February for...

My husband (a professional carpenter) made me a beautiful very sturdy chicken coop last fall. I am keeping 14 chickens in it. 4 Welsummers, 4 Plymouth Rocks, 3 Easter Eggers and 3 Marans. They started laying a few weeks ago. The sad thing is that I am losing my house and have to get rid of...