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My first experience with a molt. I was so sad for her but I've now seen worse on this contest thread. :) She's worse now. This was a couple days ago.

My pullets LOVE going places they shouldn't when I let them have some free reign in the evenings. It's worse than chasing toddlers. I'll grab one and she'll go in "time out" on my lap and fall asleep. Meanwhile another one is doing the same naughty behavior behind me. Maybe they just want the...

Coop is cleaned every day. Easy pick up. I have connecting runs. 2 are covered and one is a large yard covered with hawk netting. I clean up poop 2x daily (what I can see). The coop and covered runs have pine shavings and when they get old over time, they go in the large yard. I have clay...

Thank you. It was devastating.

No need to reply anymore. She died in my arms today.

It looks so awful.

My 5 month old Barred Rock pullet escaped yesterday and my dog grabbed her. I don't think that I've ever screamed so loud as when I saw it happen. She's currently in my house in a crate. The only visible wound is about a half inch tear on the flap above her vent. It bled slightly and then...

Some good info for those considering chickens. It gives enough so that people can investigate further if they realty want to take the plunge and raise our fluffy friends.

Just venting...since August 8th our water co-op has us on a NO WATERING restriction except for livestock. I called to ask if we could keep using soaker houses on the house foundation...NO. Penalties will be enforced. Read an article yesterday that said where my co-op gets its water, 40 million...

I lost 2 in two weeks (yr old RIRs). SDS I'm suspecting because of the heat. Despite best efforts, it was too much I guess. I have water buckets all over the runs and outside yard, I put 4 GIANT ice blocks out around 2pm and those last until 7pm or so. They take turns standing on them and then...

6pm and it's 108.

Yes, I have those as well. Ground gives way.

So done with craters in my yard. My yard is covered in pieces of wood and old rugs so the dogs and my elderly mother don't fall in. Chickens are good with everything that I do daily. Electrolytes with frozen water bottles in it, huge ice blocks, mister under the tree (we're in wildfire danger...

My husband built the nesting boxes based off of pics we found on byc. They're about a foot off of the ground and my roosts are 18 inches off of the ground. I have large hens and no roos. I have 6 boxes total. The only time I've covered the boxes was at nighttime until my pullets were used to...

I'm 2 and a half hours south of Dallas

Agreed!

I've lived in Houston and East Texas.. No thank you humidity!!! Misting would definitely not help there. The big ice blocks are really helpful among with water buckets.

Sorry, I hit "post" before I was done- lol! Anyways, my girls love the mister. I've stood next to it and it's so hot and dry here that it literally cools the air down significantly where it's misting. I have it attached to a potted plant near the tree they hang out under and it creates a cool...

It's not humid where I'm at our maybe in the 15-20 percent range at best.

Yeah it's terrible. No end in sight for this month at least. That's Texas! ❤🤠