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Hope I'm I the right place for this, I haven't been on here in ages. I have a 2 year old Ador1 automatic door that is mounted internally and we have an external sensor. For the past month, it has been inconsistent with opening and closing. Not opening at all, not closing, etc. We ordered a new...

I JUST started a hatch of BCM//BBS Friday evening. Late this afternoon we had a power outage lasting about 5 hours. Will this effect the hatch? They were in the incubator for about 16 hours when the power went out.

I canned 25 pounds of yams today and am wondering if I cook the peels down, are they safe for chickens? I know that you can't give them potatoes, but does it apply to yams and sweet potatoes?

I am going to buy an automatic door for my coop. I really like the looks of this one:http://adorstore.com/products/ador1-automatic-chicken-door and would like to know if anyone is using it. I would like to stay around the $200 dollar range. I'd like to know which doors seem to work the best, I...

The feed store was giving away free chicks so I had to get a few. I thought this chick was pretty, but I can't figure out the breed. I thought it might be Light Brahma, but the legs aren't feathered. I also assumed they were pullets, but am thinking it might be a roo. Any ideas? Thanks! :)

I posted this yesterday in another forum with no responses. I need some advice, so I am bringing it here. 2/17/18 Hi everyone, Today I noticed a 7 month Splash Marans with a prolapse. I cleaned her in some warm water and noticed that there was an egg in her prolapse. It wasn't very big, I...

Hi everyone, Today I noticed a 7 month Splash Marans with a prolapse. I cleaned her in some warm water and noticed that there was an egg in her prolapse. It wasn't very big, I would say a medium sized egg, and I had to maneuver it and gently stretch to get it out. The poor hen kept straining...

Hi, My daughter told me that in one of the eggs I gave her, there were two green spots in the yolk. She said it looked like blood spots, but they were green. The egg came from an EE that just started laying.Has anyone heard of green spots in fresh eggs?

Hi, my flock has Mycoplasma. The first hen started getting sick about 4 weeks ago, She is still in my house in a tote,I took her to a vet and she had lab tests done that tested positive for Mycoplasma. She is able to talk a lot better and doesn't cough or sneeze anymore. She is also laying eggs...

HI, When I was feeding my chickens this morning I heard my 6 month old Splash Andalusian making noises almost like she was talking in a low voice as she was eating. I thought maybe she had something sttuck in her throat and needed water, so I ignored it. I just went out there and she is like...

I have 7 Lavender Orpingtons, they were hatched early-mid February, I think I have 5 roosters, but they are not crowing or trying to mate with the chickens. I am tired of feeding roosters and was planning on butchering some of them. They two I am positive are hens are much smaller and have small...

I have a 15 month old BLRW hen that appears to be morphing into a rooster. She has always had a bigger comb and wattles but now is becoming more vocal and makes rooster noises and is tryingto crow. I don't know if she lays eggs or not, but I haven't seen her on the nestboxes. She also has small...

I am so fed up with my roosters, I'm butchering three of them when I get home. I have 38 hens (plus 24 five day old chicks and 12 meaties), ages range from 8 weeks to 3 years. I had kept a Marans rooster and a BLRW roo as my main roosters. I hatched some EE eggs in December and decided to...

I butchered the three remaining Cornish X chickens today. I waited too long, they were14 weeks and had A LOT of fat on them. They free ranged and they were getting around fine. One of them has sores on her back and thighs. I guess my roosters must have been bothering her, although I never saw...

I have 2 Cayuga and 1 Black Swedish drakes that are about 3 months old. My older Swedish hen is setting on some eggs. Would they be fertile? Are the males old enough to fertilize eggs?

I have been feeding my chickens bread that we weren't eating. It was a sweet, dark, whole grain bread. I have noticed some chickens having a pale colored diarrhea. I have never seen this before and I haven't changed anything in their diet or introduced new chickens. Just been feeding them bread.

HI, I purchased 12 Cornish X chicks yesterday. I am guessing they are a week old because they have quite a few wing feathers. I have 4 chickens ( 3 Marans and 1 BLRW) that are broody. I haven't let them keep any eggs and have tried to break them by placing them in rabbit cages for several...

I have four 12 week old Cornish X hens. I've never processed chickens before, so this is a big deal for me. All 50 of my chickens are spoiled pets.I am trying to convince my husband to kill them for me and I will do the rest, but I don't think he will. I have let them free range and live with...

I've read about this happening, but have never expereinced this before. I'm not a newbie, I have had chickens and raised chicks for the past 4 years, I have six 4 week old chicks in a rubber tote.( they don't seem to be crowded.) There are 2 Welsumners and 4 Barnevelders. The last of the 30...

Ya gotta love a man who gets a couple of chicks and takes a nap with them on the couch! A few of our new Barnevelder chicks.