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I’m thinking I’ll wipe them down tomorrow and add the Vaseline at night so they don’t get dirt stuck to their feet.

Thank you I will try this!

Hello, I am currently in Corrales New Mexico where it is very dry. My chickens have sand in their coop as bedding. I’m noticing that their feet are really dry and I’m not sure if it’s just the sand and weather or if I should be worried about scaley leg mites. I’m posting my rooster and my...

Hello, I am located in Corrales NM and out temps have been in the night 90’s to the low 100’s. Then all of a sudden we had a cold front and the last night or two have been down in the thirties and then in the 40’s all day. I know this is not normally alarming for chickens but I’m more worried...

I am thank you 😊

I am part of a chicken group on Facebook nd a lot of people have said their chickens got tickets disease. I have read a few posts on here and many of them said that poultry vitamins are good. I was wondering as a first time chicken owner, is this something I should be giving my chickens and roo...

I have a 14 week barred rock rooster. I am wondering when I can expect them to start mating. He has been raised with the hens since a day old and is very sweet to them. I am hoping that he is not too rough on my girls. He’s a great rooster and we love having him. They are in one coop together. I...

He’s a sweetie!! ❤️

As I was writing this he surprised us and went in on his own! :) Yay!!

My Rooster Stan is about 12 weeks old. I have him and four girls in a large run with some supervised free range everyday. All of my girls are great at getting in the coop at bedtime and Stan does a great job getting them in there. Once all of them are in he paces and gets very anxious until we...

Is that enough calcium for my laying hens?

Hello, I am in my first year of chicken keeping. I have a mixed flock of six Cochin, wellsummer, Orpington, Americana, and a barred rock roo. I am planning on putting out crushed oyster shells around 16 weeks and opening up the nest boxes just in case. Is that too early to offer oyster shells? I...

Thank you for the great advice!

I am in my first year of chickens and I’m wondering what to expect this fall. My chicks are 11 weeks old and doing well. Can I expect them to molt in there first year? If so when? Is it likely if they start laying in August/September that they will continue through fall or take a break. They are...

Thank you for the advice. We have a small push light in there that we turn on every night until they get the hang of it. I guess just keep putting him in there.

Hello everyone! I am new here and a first time chicken owner. We have recently found out one of our hens is a rooster. They are about nine weeks old. We love him and his sweet personality and have decided to keep him. Hopefully everything goes smoothly through his hormonal change. He does a...