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She was fine last night and as far as I know she was fine this morning but when I came home at lunch time today she was laying on her side, breathing heavy and could barely keep her eyes open ans had a problem keeping her head up. Also the underside of her wing(s) was wet, red and had sores and...

I recently bought two Dominiques from someone who said they were girls but I am thinking boys. One is supposed to be full bred and the other is supposed to be a mix. Here are both together... The one on the right is supposed to be the real one and the one on the left is supposed to be a mix. The...

Has anyone ever gotten a bad roll of hardware cloth? My first roll I bought to start my coop was nice and straight and the pieces laid nice and flat. All of the wires were nice and straight if you sighted them. I had to get a second roll and it seems the outside edges were longer than the...

Has anyone bought this automatic coop door? http://automaticchickencoopdoor.com/

I live adjacent to my in-law's farm and my Silkies love to play and feed in between the soy bean rows....only 2-3 rows from the edge which is directly next to my lawn and also heavily shaded by 4 huge Mimosa trees. Yesterday in the middle of the day sometime...probably sometime between noon and...

Has anyone ever had any nails or screws or washers for that matter corode using the newer copper impregnated treated lumber? While building my coop(which is not yet finished) everywhere a nail is going to be in contact with the treated lumber I have been using galvanized nails specially made for...

I have been on a few hatchery websites and have seen pictures of what were labeled hens but they had waddles and good sized combs. I am confused now as to what I have! Tell me what these are please. They are all about 8 weeks old. Sex & breed if you can....thanks! #1 #2 #3...this one is...

I had a nice level area picked out.... I decided 12'x20' would be a nice size so I started to dig... I started building the coop with the idea in mind that one day there might not always be chickens here... The roof was finally done....I can finally get on to fun part of this project! I...

My wife brought home 15 chicks on Easter weekend. We separated them so they wouldn't peck each other to death. I have yet to build a coop but I would like to know what I have.

My wife brought home 15 chicks this past Easter. Needless to say they are getting pretty big at this point. I need to build a coop and a run but I have no clue as to what size I need. I seem to have 5 different breeds. I have no idea what breeds or sex they are either. Can more than one breed...