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Hey Everyone! I’ve discovered mites in my chicken coop. We’ve had terribly humid and wet weather here lately and I noticed them first on my coop door knob. Anyway, I need to treat them but am limited on what I can use because we run an apiary and one of our bee yards is less than 25 feet or so...

Hey all! Hoping some of you more experienced chicken owners can send some advice my way. I have a Marans rooster who has had an inflated crop since at least Tuesday. He is 12 weeks old and they eat nutrena starter with the occasional snack of watermelon, apple, blueberries. They are in an...

Anyone have a favorite magazine that they subscribe to that is chicken related? My husband subscribed to Backyard Poultry as a gift for me and while it is okay I was hoping for something that was a little more informative or technical in terms of caring for or having chickens. Thanks!

Hi all! I posted Tuesday about my last baby that hatched and I still am at a loss. I don’t want to give up if I need to wait but also don’t want to have this baby suffering. It hatched late Tuesday morning and just never took off and gained strength. It would go backward in the incubator when it...

Hi! I have some 2 day and 1 day old chicks that I hatched out and I am unsure of how to incorporate their grit. The 2 days olds are finally starting to explore their food more and I want to make sure they have all they need. The bag of grit I have gives no real recommendations other than to...

Hi! I just hatched my first eggs ever and the last chick I had hatch about 3 1/2 hours ago just isn’t perking up. It is 21 days as of 5:45 pm yesterday and it pipped yesterday afternoon and then hatched earlier. It looked good and came out easily but it just isn’t progressing like my other 7...

Looking for a contact for Cochin hatching eggs and polish hatching eggs (prefer silver laced, splash or blue). Will still be a few weeks before I’m ready for eggs but trying to see what my options are. Thanks!

Hi All! I am just beginning my chicken adventures and we are still at coop design phase. I am wanting to plan ahead for the future and wondering if anyone else has a coop that they have divided inside to house two separate flocks that each have their own space and separate run to keep those...

Hi All! Joining in from Western NC and hoping to gather some useful tips and information as I embark on my first chicken journey. Having backyard chickens has been a long time dream and things are just now finally falling into place to make it happen. We bought a new home with enough land and no...