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Hey gang. I have a hen that has gone broody. I left her alone thinking she would come out but it has been 3+ weeks now and I was wondering what I should do about her. This is my first broody. Do I let her go or try to break it? Thanks in advance. Jim

I was sipping my coffe this morning before work looking out the kitchen window at the coop, when I saw a funny looking "squirrel" running around the coop then go into it. I went out to investigate but I could not find anything. So I went back in to top of my cup before leaving for work when the...

Hi, My FIL is friendly with the manager @ a local sandwich shop and is able to get us bread they throw out. I have feed the girls the white and wheat rolls, but my ? is can they have the other breads like garlic, onion, sesame, etc.? thanks Jim

Heyy gang, I have 11 hens and lately they have been pecking @ each other so bad that 6 have bald behinds. One so bad that it goes from between the legs to up and around the tail. They are not fighting and have been together their entire lives. Is this an aggressive behavior, do they have mites...

So tonight got had a busy day and did not get out to the girls till 10pm. i noticed one of my 5 monthg old tetras had a bald spot onn her but just above the tail feathers. it was bloody and oozing. It did not appear to have skin damage other than the missing feathers. The bald spot is approx. 2...

So my 3 y/o daughter was just surprised by her grandfather with 2 rabbits. Only problem is her mom and i were surprised also! So last night after the girls went to bed i started to scrounge up some materials and began to build the hutch. The chicken coop will take longer to finish now!Guess I...

I was in my garden today and found another radish that split before i picked it and got to wondering if these were ok to give chickens or if they were to spicy?

Well It has taken waaaaaay longer than expected but it is about 90% done. Sorry for the 1 bad pic , but my card was full. Ill post more this week.

last night when i checked on the girls i noticed i was one chicken shy!. so i walked into the coop and looked some more, nothing. i finally looked up into the loft and there she was. the loft is 7.6' high. I guess i need to finish the chicken wire up to the ceiling sooner than i thought!

Hi, my girls(hopefully) have been together since I got them at one day old. they are all going on 6 weeks old now. I got 6 white birds, was told they were a cross between a leghorn and a ???, and 6 reds, unknown if they are rir or new hampshire etc.. Anyway when they were still in the brooder...

ordered mine from e-bay today. They should be here in 4-5 days. I think i have the rest of the supplies to make a 5 gal gravity waterer. Planning on using a 5 gal pail, with a run of pex supply tubing feeding a 2" pvc pipe with 5 nipples. Will this work ok for 12 girls? I got 10 nipples, but i...

Hi, i have been researching chicks and coops for a few weeks. I got a dozen pullets on wednesday and i will be starting my coop tommorrow. building will not be a problem as i am a carpenter. I plan on building a 10x10 coop with a 7x10 run. I will partition off a section of the coop for the...

so this morning i noticed one of my girls had a lump on her right side neck. i kept an eye on her all day. she is 5 days old. i thought maybe an infection or disease. suddenly it appeared larger, then i noticed several other chicks had the same " disease". well after doing a search on this...

Hello, Just wanted to say hi. My wife and i got our dozen pullets today. I built a brooder and set it up in the garage last week. we were going to keep them hidden from our daughters untill easter,, then my wife went out to see them and next thing you know they were in the house!!. so Our...