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I’m getting ready to mix a new little batch of chicks and ducklings with my 1 year old flock. Every time I’ve switched my hens to grower feed instead of layer and offered oyster shells on the side, we have tons of problems with soft/no shells. My hens don’t seem to eat the oyster shells. They...

Need help Sexing these two cuties. There were three different “styles” of Golden 300s. Some solid brown with white on their bills. Some kind of brown/yellow mixed like these two, and then some dark black/bright yellow striped - stark contrast. I’m *hoping* I got girls. The lady at the store (who...

Need help Sexing these two cuties. There were three different “styles” of Golden 300s. Some solid brown with white on their bills. Some kind of brown/yellow mixed like these two, and then some dark black/bright yellow striped - stark contrast. I’m *hoping* I got girls. The lady at the store (who...

Alright, be real specific with me. Hoping for a good outcome this time around! Broody is due for chicks tomorrow. She is sitting on wooden eggs now. The store got new chicks today so I have 6 sitting in a brooder now. Planning to set them under mama tonight. I put up a board in front of the...

Mary here is a broody Silkie due for chicks this Friday. She is sitting on wooden eggs. My plan was to get day old chicks to slip under her. She started limping maybe 2 days before going broody. She’s been sitting on her nest resting except for her once a day feeding/watering/etc. Her hock is...

Miss Mary here is an 8 month old Silkie that’s been laying for a couple months now. I noticed her limping a couple days ago when I let them out. Yesterday, I never saw her leave the nest. This morning, I set her out in the run with the others and she can get around but cannot put weight on her...

Hi there! I currently have 20 chickens and two ducks. Might get more in the spring but I’m looking for ideas on feeders/waterers that will last for a couple days at least. Looking at taking some weekend trips this year and hoping to not have to hire a pet sitter. We currently have two...

Are orange tips on a single comb a sign of frostbite? I always thought it would turn grey/black. Today is the first day I’ve really been able to observe my girls after that terrible cold snap and a few have orange combs. Anything I should do for them?

Does frozen bedding in the coop mean it’s too wet? Or is it just inevitable with below freezing temps? Temps and humidity levels are the same inside and outside the coop. I’ve put a bunch of new pine shavings on top.

Hi there! I’m trying to decide what is the norm for egg laying in Khaki Campbells. Background: Duck A: has been laying since mid August this year and hasn’t missed a single day of laying. Duck B: started laying in mid October and laid daily for about 3 weeks before getting taken by a predator...

One of my 7 month old girls is losing feathers at the back of her head/neck. She’s the only one I’ve noticed so far. Seems normal otherwise though she isn’t laying well. (None of my girls are and they’re all first year. 🙄) Is there any reason other than molting that she’d be losing feathers...

We started egg layers this year and next year, we want to try meat birds. We recently stopped free ranging and have set up a 10x26’ run for our layers. Thinking about setting up a smaller version of the same run at the end of the current run so the birds would be separate but all right there...

I don’t want to use a light in the coop to encourage laying BUT I’m wondering if I should add a light on a timer or something so that it’s light earlier in the morning. I’ve had twice this week that hens are dropping eggs from the roosting bars. I’m thinking it may be too dark for them to get to...

Hi there! I’m planning on getting two more female ducks in the spring. I have two Khaki Campbells right now. Absolutely LOVE them! Especially my daily eggs. 😁 I’m wondering if there is another breed I might try adding just to mix it up a bit but I want something that is still EXCELLENT in the...

Hi there! We are ending up with more of a predator issue than I can handle anymore. So now I need ideas on a run. I haven’t done any research on a run because til now, my birds have always free ranged. It hurts my heart to have to put them in a run but I’ve lost too many recently. 😭 We have two...

Hi there! I have a hen that is 7 months old. She laid several good (and beautifully green!) eggs at first - right at 5 months old - then didn’t for a week or so, then laid a soft shell, then stopped for a few days, then laid a no shell, and now hasn’t laid for over a month. She seems quite...

Multiple part question: Considering our winter watering routine for our first winter with birds. I’m in NE Indiana. Thinking of doing an aquarium heater in a nipple waterer inside the coop. And a heated bucket outside the run (but very near the food for the ducks) - partially covered so we don’t...

Hi there!! I’m at a place in life (SAHM who is done with the baby stage!) where I’m considering ways to make my little homestead pay for itself. (And then some if possible but not counting on it.) Looking for ideas! With all the regulations, it seems challenging to be able to make any sort of...

We are anticipating our first hatch this week with a broody. She is in the coop with all the other chickens and ducks. Any suggestions on set up for food and water for the chicks? We normally feed in the run and water just outside the run. I understand these should be at floor level inside the...

Still thinking pullet? Her comb is much larger than my other two silkies the same age. And color? She has blue/green in the wings and tail feathers. And lots more of this buff color coming through as she gets older.