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My easter egger hen seems to be breathing heavy and sneezing a lot... happened fast. she was fine this morning then me and the wife went for a walk. when we came home less than an hour later we could hear her breathing funny and she is sneezing a lot. i have her quarentined right now. she looks...

I got some white chanteclers late in the summer this year, they are a canadian dual purpose breed from quebec. bred to handle the cold winters and lay in low light conditions. when all my other chickens slowed down these, girls are still going stong. they are pobably the cutest chickens i...

everytime i turn around they have found a peice of white EPS (expanded polystyrene) they love it, doesnt seem to hurt them either, they got thier 1st taste of it when i was insulating the coop in the summer time, they would eat as far as the could between the layers, they even ran into the...

i got the idea from another post on the forum who made a pvc waterer. material list 8 feet of 3" abs pipe 2 'y' fittings 2 45 degree elbows 3 3" caps 1 3" plywood plug i used wood screws to hold it together so i can take it apart if i need to clean it. also the plug is a snug fit made out...

i got the idea from another post on the forum who made a pvc waterer. material list 8 feet of 3" abs pipe 2 'y' fittings 2 45 degree elbows 3 3" caps 1 3" plywood plug i used wood screws to hold it together so i can take it apart if i need to clean it. also the plug is a snug fit made out...

i have some Buff orpingtons and a couple eater eggers, last year i had built in nest boxes that the hens never had a problem using, but this summer i changed the coop so that they were external, using the same boxes, and now they hardly use them, i find one egg in the nest boxes for every...

this winter i will not be using heat lamps, i hope to have a fully insulated coop this year, so i was thinkign i would give the chicks some hot mash in the morning and evening before they go to bed, just wondering how much per bird i should give a day, they will still have dry food 24/7 but i...

I keep hens right now for the eggs, and i make a few bucks selling eggs to co-workers and friends but its more of a fun hobby that keeps me away from the tv. but i have been thinking about raising some meaties but this would be more for saving some cash and getting some hopefully really nice...

what is your prefered method of dealing with predatore attacks? would like to hear a bunch of different solutions that everyone has come up with for the various kinds of creatures that have wreaked havoc. share your stories please.

I live in Alberta, Canada and have been trying to find a place that sells the poultry cups, but none of the local places carry them... i am not a fan of ordering off the internet from random companies, unless someone here can recommend a good site. A canadian supplier would be a bonus also...

I am replacing my flock this spring but the hatcheries i have in the area require me to order at least 10 of each breed, i am looking at getting barred rocks and RIR's, and they only come unsexed. last year out of 23 chicks straight run i ended up with 14 roosters that i ended up giving away...

I recently lost 6 hens to a neighbours dog, it tore through the top of my run where i only had door screen on the lid. I have no desire to breed chickens so i didnt have a rooster, so i am just wondering if i got a batam rooster of a breed that is known to be agressive, would that deter a dog...