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I am fairly new to breeding. I have owned chickens for 2 years and since I started it has been a vast world of knowledge and continually I want to know more. I purchased an incubator back in the fall( sportsman's cabinet modal ) used of course. I have since learned all I could about incubating...

Hello all, I have recently purchased 2 Blue Orpington roosters and 1 hen of the same. I love their colors, and want to definately hatch out some chicks from them. I ran across the Jubilee Orpington and read one post on mixing Blue Orpington with Speckled Sussix. I found this very interesting...

I agree with 7L Farm's quote a 100%! I also agree with everyone on having great safe coops/runs, with plenty of room and wire roofs. I have to coops/runs ( nice big runs ) with frames and wire all around. The other thing I say on this issue is my chickens go nuts when you let them out. They love...

All this talk of not killing a hawk because of the laws, the law says "The taking, killing and/or illegal possession of hawks, owls, songbirds, endangered species or any other species for which a season is not set (e.g. snakes) is prohibited." My point in posting this is SNAKES are on that list...

I had this same problem, lost two to the same hawk.

Hi, been reading the post. I have a similar problem with having introduced new chickens in with my chickens I already had raised. My chickens already had some coughing that I thought was getting better, read some on CRD. Thought that was what it was, so treated with water mixed antibiotic. They...

Thanks allpeepedout. will try that out.

I have read about giving your chickens yogurt, and stuff like that. I am just wandering how too give it to them, and how much? I have about 10 chickens, and 10 chicks( 2mths old)-not together. Is it okay to give the chicks some too? I currently feed my grown chickens 1 feeder tray of laying...

Thanks everyone info much needed, I am liking the cage inside the run or maybe section off area in the run just for the new chicks. Not sure if I can dive into a whole other run/coop, but definitely wan:)t to do it right. I am new and want to learn without my flock taking the injuries for my...

Oh and the chicks in his coop with the grown chickens were purchased chicks, not one of the hens babies. They looked to be about 1-2 months?

The guy I bought my grown rooster from had him and some other hens in a coop with chicks the same size as mine. I was confused but he said he had birds he could put with chicks and birds he couldn't. i know 2 of the birds I got from him were with chicks. That is why I didn't think if the...

Yeah, the bad thing is I was so happy to finish my new coop/run for the 5 five full grown birds. I never thought I'd have to build or add on just to integrate more chicks. The money already spent, plus time, I didn't account for it all at first. Nothing is ever as easy as it seems.

Wow all this is good info, but not good at the same time. I had heard of introducing them at night in the coop, I was told they wouldn't even notice the difference that way. Any truth to this?

This is a very good question that I would like to know more on as well. I also need to introduce some youngsters as well soon to a flock of 5 full grown. How are you supposed to do this, because I cant' keep them in there brooder forever. lol, they are growing fast.

Hi to all, about 3 weeks ago I bought 10 baby chicks from the local TSC. 6-red pullets and 4-sussex ( not sure what they will be yet) I think thats right, still new at all the breeds/names. Anyway, I have them in a nice brooder cage and went ahead and built a coop with the run. Coop is up on leg...

Hi to all, look forward to getting lots of great feedback/info/and great chicken news on here. I am new to the chicken raising experience, but am giving it a go for the first time as of 2 weeks ago. I have already picked up on tons of things I never knew or thought of. L:Dooking foreward to so...