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I had two silkies that didn't go into the coop last night (temperatures went down to around 51). It was rainy and damp and still is today. I caught them and dried them off as best as I could. Should I do more, like putting them in the coop and turning on a heat lamp until they dry out)?

Can anyone tell me if I can feed my chickens leftover crab legs we had for dinner?

I have two silkies (out of 10) that were born in February. Of the 10 I know for sure than one is a rooster (he crows all of the time). I had assumed that the other 9 were hens. It has been bitterly cold (in the minus single digits) the last four days and I have kept the chickens in their coop...

I left my eggshells in the oven a little too long and some of the membranes burned. Can I still feed the eggshells to the chickens?

We have had quite a bit of rain lately here in Kentucky causing what was left of my playground chips in the outdoor run to be washed away. Now, the outdoor run is pretty smelly. Is it okay to spread lime on the ground after the chooks go to bed and let it get soaked up? Will it reduce the smell...

Has anyone fed Rural King's Country Road Meatbird Crumbles Feed to their silkies? I switched from one I buy at Tractor Supply to this and my silkies have practically quit eating. I also add cracked corn and whole oats to try and entice them to eat, but no luck. They are so picky!!

Somewhere on the internet I found a site explaining how to build a folding roost. The roosting bars themselves were perpendicular to each other rather than running parallel to each other. Does anyone have any information on how to build this sort of roost? Right now I have a 9 foot roosting bar...

Does anyone have opinions on what brand of pinless peepers is best? And, can they be put on silkies? I have two silkie roosters who are beating up my regular size hens and cochins as well as going at each other any time they are not separated. I need to put peepers on them as well as some of my...

I have a broody silkie hen that wanted to be a momma. I incubated some silkie eggs and only one hatched. So, I brought the hen in the house and introduced the baby to her. She has successfully adopted the baby and both are doing fine. They are in a large tote in my sunroom. I want to take the...

I have a Belgium D'uccles bantam (Lilly) that can't seem to assimilate with others. She was one of 10 chicks (8 full size and 2 bantams) I purchased when they were a day old (May 2020). The chickens live in a 5'x10' raised coop with a 7'x16' run. She has been bullied almost from day one from...

I have converted a child's playhouse into a coop for my silkies. I am now ready to install cattle panels for the run, which will be 12 feet long. I would like to attach a human size door in the panel on the side of the first panel where it will connected to the coop. Has anyone ever done this...

Have a question.....hoping someone can help. I introduced my year old bantam hen to the 8 new two month old chicks yesterday. Three of the chicks are silkies and will be her new roommates. Within an hour of putting them all together, there were some of her feathers floating around in the pen. By...

I am a retired grandmother that took the plunge a little over a year ago and purchased 10 chicks from a hatchery. Since, then lost and replaced two. I caught the chicken math "bug" a couple of months ago and ordered 8 more (3 of which are silkies). My 16 year old granddaughter and I built the...

I am modifying a child's playhouse to put my silkies into. I redesigned the roof line as you can see in the pictures. I will be putting vents in on all three sides that have the arch (all four sides will be totally covered with plywood. I am at a loss as far as what I can do to fill the void...

I received an order of day old chicks (hatchery pullet choice) on May 26, 2021. They are now 5 weeks old. There are two of the chicks that I cannot identify so if anyone knows what they are, I sure would appreciate a reply. Pictures are attached. Chick #1 Shows the chick in question in the...

I have a bantam hen that went broody, so I took the opportunity to order some new bantam chicks. I have read several posts regarding the introduction of new chicks to broody hens so I'm pretty sure how I'm going to handle the situation. Also, I adopted three older chicks a few months ago (a...

I have a rooster and hen that escaped from their run just before sundown. Didn't notice until we went to put the chickens to bed. It is now pitch dark and no way to try and find them. Has anyone ever had this happen? If, and it is a big if, they do make it through the night will they come home...

I started a mealworm farm in June 2020 and have had great success. I have two 15.25 x 22 inch sterlite five drawer towers in addition to two 10 x 15 inch three drawer towers. One large tower has beetles in every drawer. The other large tower houses worms in various stages of growth. The two...

I am ready to install my hardware cloth for the underside of the coop. I have 4x4's spaced 6 feet apart and then I decided to enlarge coop so I have 4x4's spaced 4 feet apart. Should I put the hardware cloth on like panels or do a wrap around

I am in the process of building a chicken coop that has 3/4" Plywood walls. I want to add a more decorative siding over the plywood such as t-11 or something like that. Would that make the walls too thick as far as the trim work (when it comes time to add it)? Also, I'm having a problem with...