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I have a barred rock that presented like this: it did not have any respiratory symptoms that i could tell. it did appear to be in considerable pain and did not leave the coop, which is odd. the bird appeared and acted normal just last night. my initial though was trauma, so i culled the...

This is a 7 week old australorp chick that has been slower to feather out than my others. it's comb is larger redder than my other chicks but it is my only australorp. the rest have smaller combs to begin with. sorry about the pic quality. if needed i can try to take some better pics...

i have a 6wk old EE that is either taking over the roo role in my new pullet flock or is a roo, i think. he/she has begun charging my wife when she enters the coop and charging the fence when my lab is at it. the EE then stands there and stares the dog down. this bird is the bulley of the...

any reason that the nest boxes can't be near the ground level of the coop? they're about the level of where the litter will be, but i can move them up about 16" pretty easy.

What gamebirds can you successfully keep amongst chickens? I've heard it's a bad idea to keep pheasants w/ them but what about chukar? it is in the same family but i haven't heard much about them. also quail would be nice to raise.

Does anyone know if there are setback requirements for coops? I've found that currently we may have 6 hens and no roosters but don't know about the setbacks or if dogs/other animals get factored in to a point system. I've had a hard time tracking down the ordinance enforcement folks and they...

i'm having trouble trying to visualize what this means in a coop. where do you place the vents to keep it draft free? it seems that placing 2 vents in a coop or 1 vent and a door would create a draft. so, how do you accomplish adequate ventilation and be draft free. btw, I'm in a climate...

My wife is dead set on having chickens, so i'm taking it upon my self to get educated before we jump into it. I'm in the process of tracking down the info we need to do things right but in the meantime, feel free to give me some tips. if anyone is from around here, i'd love to see some pics...