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My chicks are 8 and 10 weeks old now, there are four LFs and one bantam cochin. I've heard that a fully grown hen will eat a pound of feed a week. Well my five chickens are eating about a pound a day! Is this normal? I have caught my dog chowing down on their feed a few times, is it likely that...

Last night I couldn't resist getting a LF GLW and a batam from the mixed bantam bin at the feed store. I brought them home and put them in the brooder with the two week old chicks I already had. The bantam is a Partridge Cochin near as I can tell and it is constantly trying to hide underneath...

We are going to use buckets for our nesting boxes. We have a few 5 gallon buckets, but I found a 10"x10" bucket that would fit into the space better. We have one Buff Orpington, one Easter Egger, and one Welsummer. Will the bucket be big enough? I know Buff Orpingtons get pretty big.

Woke up this morning and went to the kitchen to check on the chicks. I was shocked to see one missing from the brooder! My first thought was that it flew out, but the wire over the top was still in place. Then I thought about the dogs, but that it was impossible for them to get a chick out. We...

Left to right: Easter Egger, Buff Orpington, Welsummer

I was just wondering who here has chickens inside city limits? We are starting our flock and have three chicks right now. There is just my fiance and I and we plan on using the eggs just for us. No plans to sell them. The only problem is that I've been bitten by the chicken bug! I would love to...

Anyone have any recommendations for the outside of my coop? We don't want to do siding (don't know how to put it on really) and don't want to leave the wood bare to the elements. Is there any sealer or stain that will work? Then can we paint over the sealer? Thanks in advance!

I have three chicks about a week old, and they are starting to get poop stuck in their fuzz. Not pasty butt, but poop on their backs or necks. They must be laying in it or pooping on each other! Should I wash them off, or will it hurt them?

I'm starting my foray into chickens with three feed store chicks bought on Tuesday, March 5. They are Pearl the Buff Orpington, Ruby the Welsummer, and Opal (who was labeled an Ameracauna but I have since learned is really an Easter Egger). I'm interested in eggs only, not meat, and hope that...