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Both kitties are domestic long haired. Very affectionate. 1 male, 1 female. Both are neutered/spayed and up to date on shots. Free to good homes. They do not have to go together. Price entered only because this system wouldn't let me do it any other way. There is no shipping but again, this...

We have 13 pullets we are looking to rehome. All are 15mos old. Changes in circumstances in our life, force us to rehome the birds or find someone/farm in the local area who can "process" them. Time is of the essence..They must go. Thanks

Looking for large breeds..good layers...particularly interested in Orpingtons and White Leghorns but would consider other large breeds. Except RIR's. We already have 13 of those :-)

I have (3) 8 week old kittens available. Gorgeous long coat balls of fluff. Black with a silver/gray color mixed in. Fully weaned and litter box trained. They are well socialized, friendly. Both parents on premises. Free to a good home. Serious inquiries only.

We have 4 Silkie chicks, about 16 weeks old. We have had them for a few months and simply cannot get our flock of RIR's to accept them or even to at least tolerate them. We've tried everything. The red's are brutal and we are forced to keep them seperate to keep the silkie's from getting hurt...

Hubby and I are getting ready to start building our coop, but are still in a quandry about what to do for a feeding area. We want to make sure the water especially, is raised to aid in keeping the hay/shavings out of it. What do you guys do? We're in desperate need of ideas and suggestions...

OMG, how do you keep your chick's water clean while they're in the brooder? No sooner do we put fresh water down, we turn around and it's filled with shavings! We thought about coming up with a way to raise it, but space is so limited as it is and will only get worse in the up coming weeks as...

I'm so sorry for all these questions guys! A couple of our babies have the much talked about pasty butt. I wipe them with a dampened papertowel and make sure the vent is clean. My question is what about the poo that is stuck to their fur below the vent? How hard should I work to remove that...

Hi Guys, Just wondering if it's too soon to give these baby chicks other things to eat, in addition to the chickstarter. If so, anythings in particular that are recommended or can we give them anything from the allowed treat list? They all seem to be doing really well. Couple pasty butts, but I...

We got the call at 4:30pm this afternoon that our 14 NH reds were in! We were so excited, we couldn't get there fast enough! When we got there, there were 4 bins with various types of chicks. One bin we noticed said NH Reds but there was a piece of paper tacked next to that which said...

Hey Gang, Hubby and I are in need of ideas/suggestions for nesting boxes. Any and all ideas would be greatly appreciated. We're leaning towards trying to come up with someting simple and inexspensive to start out. We had an idea to use milkcrates. What do you think??? Thanks!

Hey everyone, I was checking out Tractors Supply's website and they had a section about raising baby chicks. They expressed a serious concern over salmonella which truth be told, scared me a bit. For example, this is some of what they were saying: that you should always keep your poultry...

Hey All, Haven't been on the board for awhile...been so busy with the move into our new home. Finally though, we are settled and have ordered our first "batch" of chicks. We're getting 13 New Hampshire Reds. We understand they are considered good layers. We are so excited, we are beside...

Hey All, My husband and I have heard that some breeds of chicken are more "pet friendly" than others. Is this true? And if so, which breeds are known to be sweet, gentle natured and friendly? Thanks for all your continued help...you guys are the best!

Hi All, My husband and I are new to this and are trying to find local places to purchase baby chicks as an option to ordering online. We live in Townsend, Mass which is up close to the NH border. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

My husband and I have been discussing raising chickens for years and with the recent purchase of a new home, have decided the time is right to begin our chicken "family." We will be converting a shed/garage that already exists on the property into a chicken coop. We have done much research over...