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Where can I buy sexed silkie chicks? The only place I'm seeing is meyer and they're sold out till late summer/early fall. Are they just too hard to sex?

i just lost one of my ladies to a red tailed hawk. shiny objects and string/twine hung up did nothing. it happened right next to the coop under a tree. i'm kind of surprised all the chickens couldn't just run into the coop. what's the best netting for a large area (~1 acre) that can withstand snow?

A hawk just attacked one of my hens. I'm only seeing a small cut on her comb. She's acting ok. I'm worried she may have internal injuries, the hawk had her pinned to the ground and there are quite a few feathers on the ground. It's supposed to be cold (~40F) tonight. Should i take her inside for...

A hawk just attacked one of my hens. I'm only seeing a small cut on her comb. She's acting ok. I'm worried she may have internal injuries, the hawk had her pinned to the ground and there are quite a few feathers on the ground. It's supposed to be cold (~40F) tonight. Should i take her inside for...

My 4 of my 9 chickens are flying over the gate and I can't figure out how to stop them. They have access to 1+ acre of free range land. The only breed to do it are the easter egger (i believe they're actually cream legbars). I thought putting the mesh fence above the gate making it uneven to...

I've had my chicks outside full time for 10 days but the temps have been 55+ for that time. tonight it's supposed to 45 at night. do i need to take them inside? there's 9 of them and they were hatched on 4/7. thanks!

i have a coop with this attached run. i want my ladies to free range during the day when i'm home/weather is nice/etc and i want to fence in a large portion (around an acre) of my yard to keep them from crossing a busy road or going to neighbors. what kind of fencing do i want? how high? do i...

my coop is being delivered in a few days. my plan was to put it near my office window but there are some mature trees and i'm reading hawks may hang out in those. behind those tall pine trees are some woods and a creek. should i put it somewhere else? the other side of my house has no trees but...

i lifted up the heating plate this evening and one of the chicks didn't get up. i picked her up and she didn't try to jump from my hand, just laid there. she is breathing heavily (but not open mouth panting). when i picked her up and put her by the food she did eat but laying down. she will take...

I'm buying an 8 x 8 amish built coop. It comes standard with 1 human door, 1 chicken door, 1 window, 1 roosting bar and 4 nesting boxes. i figured i should add an extra window for ventilation and an extra roosting bar? I intend to have 10 or less chickens and I live in ohio. should I add...

I'm looking for female easter egger/olive egger and silkie (and more exotic/rare/pretty breeds) chicks. everywhere i'm checking seems to be out for months. i'd like to get some in the next few weeks. i'm open to 4 week-ish hens as well. is there any where i can check? how could i find them locally?

i've been thinking of getting a few chickens and i have a few questions: 1. how much care do they require? my mom had chickens as a kid and is really discouraging me from getting them because there's a ton of poop to clean up and they smell awful. i have a horse so i'm not terribly sensitive to...