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Two out of three of our laying hens have been having some issues for the last 6 months, at least. They're missing the feathers on their backs! We couldn't figure it out, and since we didn't have a rooster, we just assumed that the hen NOT missing feathers was being a bit sassy and asserting her...

Quote: Thank you!!! I will be getting it into a much bigger pot with nice fresh soil and plant food, etc tomorrow the second the nursery opens! I feel bad for this poor little wilted thing dying under my watch And thanks! I have to say I'm a techie farmer wannabe, I took the picture with my...

A couple of the leaves, especially toward the bottom, are turning yellow with brown dots. There aren't any concentric rings in the dots that I notice yet, they're still small but big enough I guess to say no, no concentric rings.

So, I received some totem hybrid tomato plants for Mother's Day. The lady at the nursery I visited afterwards told me not to plant them until after next week (that's supposedly when frost is no longer a danger). When I received this plant it was already pretty well established, with many green...

Awwww, congrats Grandma!

My chooks have a run under their coop that is about 4x4 ft (they're 8 wks old, and it's temporary until we move and build a bigger one) so I often take them out of their coop for about an hour a day while I watch their hysterical behavior. Some of their behavior is NOT so hysterical, like making...

I hate our local TSC...we were there last weekend, just browsing the chicks. We noticed that they had Cornish x chicks in a brooder, PACKED in there. There were 2 weekers with day olds, and the day olds were EATING the 2 weekers!!! When I alerted an employe, she literally ROLLED HER EYES AT ME...

Thank you all so much, I'm loving the amount of support I am getting from all of you. We're very excited and yes, TAX DEDUCTION!!!

Thank you! I am so excited, my husband is a little shocked...see, our compromise was that I could get the chickens instead of having another baby. Now it seems I just got my way all around We weren't attempting to get pregnant, just not NOT trying, so it's a surprise in a way. Just another...

I'M PREGNANT!!! This will be our second child, currently we have one beautiful 2 year old little girl. According the the due date calculator, I'm 5 weeks along and am due December 31st! Wahoo, New Year's baby!!!!

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So my 7 week old gals are starting to "talk"...they are making noises that almost remind me of a turkey while they walk around and peck at the ground. Before I know it, they'll be clucking all the time. I can't believe how big they're getting

I allowed my girls access to their run on the very first day, but their run is under the coop so it's protected. I don't have much experience, so maybe an expert will know better? And the two reddish-brown gals look like my Rhode Island Red girls, not sure about the two darker ones though!

He is so handsome! And look at him pose for the camera

Bump bump! Any chicken experts on today?

So we got 2 Cornish x's (we think) last Sunday (Easter) and have been keeping them in the brooder that my four 7 week old RIRs moved out of. I know you're not supposed to do that without cleaning the brooder, but my flock is fed medicated feed and they are healthy, so I wasn't worried about the...

Red grapes! They go crazy for them, they're bribery treats

Thanks for the replies! felidaet - tell this to my husband. We had already purchased chicken wire when I decided hardware cloth would be better. He's already done the window and the entire run with chicken wire, and attached it with STAPLES. He says I'm being paranoid, but I know better. I'm...

Well...they are outside, it's 50 degrees out there, the low tonight should be 44 so I think they'll be just fine

So...we finished our coop to a level satisfactory for my babies to move in tonight. We had cut a hole out of the wall to put the external nest boxes, but since they are only 6 weeks old we didn't build the actual boxes yet so we simply covered the hole with chicken wire. I am worried that my...