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Hello all! I have a predicament. About 2.5 years ago, i got 7 fuzzy chicks.. We have had them in the backyard this whole time. I lost one this summer to heat stroke so we are down to 6. My next door neighbors have now complained to the HOA and the city about both the number I have (once they...

My polish hen in my flock of seven seems to be struggling with the heat. I have been giving them ice in their water several times a day and watering down their large outdoor area. There are some spots where we provided shade and they can go underneath the coop but my polish has been alienated...

Do meaties follow the same rules as standards in regards to night temps? I'm trying to decide when to get my meaties so they can go outside at about 3 weeks. I'm in Idaho, day temps are 55 to 65. Night temps are between 35 and 40.

Is there anyone with experience raising a few (<6) meat chickens in a suburban setting? I have 7 egg layers and am considering raising a small batch of meat chickens (seperately of course) I realize they don"t take a lot of room but for instance, are they noisy? I will likely brood them in the...

Im considering getting 4-5 meat birds for my family to raise and I was curious as to how big the grow out pen needed to be? How long do you keep them in under the heat and when would you put them outside? I am talking about fast growing meaties that would be processed in 6-8 weeks. Thanks!

I have a small backyard flock of 7 chickens, there is a mixture of brown, white and blue eggs and even with a family of 7, now that all 7 chickens are laying.. we have too many eggs, so I have sold 3 dozen eggs this week! I'm only charging $2 a dozen, I am not trying to get rich! haha.. but if I...

Its FINALLY showing here in Idaho, and my girls don't seem to mind it AT ALL, in fact they are out milling around in it all morning. I plan on getting some vaseline on their combs today but is there anything else I need to worry about? Will they get too wet and too cold being out there while...

I have 7 hens, 5 are of laying age, 2 are not, but almost. It is 51 degrees outside right now and at least 4 of the chickens are roosting outside their coop. (its 11 pm). Some are roosting on some old wooden tomato cages, one is on the ramp, and one is actually on top of the coop itself. They...

My hen started limping while I was gone over the weekend and my husband was watching her. I came home and on Sunday noticed she was limping, I looked her over and cant see any signs of injury. She was bought at a hatchery and vaccinated for Mareks. Can a hen still get it if they are...

I was out of town for 2 days and came home and my husband told me one chicken was acting funny.. so I went to check it out and my BO is limping. I examined her and couldn't see anything wrong and I thought maybe she was egg bound. I can't feel an egg, and she is pooping ok. I soaked her in...

I have been getting some weird eggs lately and now I am thinking I had my chickens and who was laying the good and who was laying the weird eggs mixed up. Right after my lt brahma laid todays egg we went and got it out, it was oddly shaped, like it had a big dimple on the side. I wasnt able to...

I added 2 chickens to our flock yesterday and one got attacked this morning.. her whole earlobe is bleeding and she is not looking so great.. I seperated her but now I dont know what to put on her wound or what to do. will she be ok?

So my SLW that has been in question since she was 3 weeks old has matured to the point that I think it is a Roo. No crowing yet, no spurs.. but I am thinking these are saddle feathers? Any opinions are appreciated.

Ok, so my 8 weekers have been in the coop for a week now. I only have 5 in there and so far their routine is to let them into the run for a big part of the day, late afternoon I let them outside to free range the backyard, then I usually go to work in the evenings so my kids put them (picture 3...

Ok.. I have been so on the fence with these birds. Aside from physical characteristics what are some young roo behaviors? My SLW was very pink early on and I KNOW they are hard to sex at an early age but today I went out and was just watching them and she was acting strange. She is now 6.5...

Yesterday was beautiful!! So the babies (6 weeks) were out for a looong time (coop is still being assembled) I tried getting good pcs but it is getting soo hard!! Yoko giving our dog Kati a stare off... Eleanor and Lucy checking out the next boxes They always stay together! and, not a...

Ive had a menagarie of pets over my lifetime and it seems there is always an "off-limits" food. Is there anything that is off limits to the chicks? I usually have leftover greens, kale, collards, parsely, carrots, from the lizard, the kids always have scrap fruits, apple cores, strawberries...

My 5 chicks are about 6 weeks old now and they have been in the garage in a playpen unheated for the last 3 weeks. No problems, they seem to keep each other warm. We are almost done with the coop and will be putting them outside here soon. the temps for this week will be around 40-mid 40's at...

Here it is 2:30 am, I have an exam in 5 hours and I'm on BYC. I hate algebra!! Its my last unit test before finals and I know I won't do particularily well and I am trying to do the review for it and I just "dont" get it.. ugh. Let this semester be over so I don't feel so guilty playing with...