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Hello, I am in Vernon Parish, Not inside any city limits. I was looking to be sure what the local and state laws for chickens / goats are ? I searched but come up with the normal dead end results. Thanks ! for any help on this.

Hello, I want to make sure it is ok and legal for me to post a link to backyardchickens, theeasygarden, backyardherds, on my free website coming soon with my hobby farm ? ! Please let me know if there is an admin I need to talk to or if this is ok. Thank You.

I have seen many posts about "Production Birds" and Natural birds or Strands. One of the many reasons I got RIRs is because they are a dual purpose bird. (eggs, meat, & show) I was told that the production strand or type RIR is made for better laying and not as big (for meat). Is this true...

I must say, so far I am very happy and so glad I chose Rhose Island Reds ! They are wonderful chickens and have a great personality ! I recommend them to anyone ! Just a great creature. Well, thats my opinion for today. Good luck with all your feathered friends.

I have seen on some of my chicks that they are missing some of there feathers on there back and tail area. Not all of them are like this but a few are. Most of the others have completely covered in feathers and are looking very healthy, but these are starting to worry me. Is this a bullying...

I am seeing a lot of bad posts about Medicated chick feed. My chicks are 4 weeks old and I have feed them Medicated chick starter everyday sense they were 1 day old. When is a good time to take them off of the Medicated starter and go to NON medicated starter or layer/grower feed ??? Will this...

Is there a plan, tips, or pesticide that is safe for my chicks to be used to prevent any unwanted bugs from getting to them ?

I am thinking of putting some lime out around my yard to kill off and deter ticks / fleas and lice. Will lime hurt chickens ? Also, I need to spray my yard with some kind of pesticide to kill off nats and mosquitos. Is there a good type or brand that will not hurt my chickens ? what...

I have noticed sense the temp has been getting hotter outside the mesquitos and nats are out like crazy ! So bad that I got bit several times while being outside in one day. Is this a problem for chicks / chickens and if so what can I do to kill the nats that will not kill my chicks ??? Thanks

Hello, I have 26 RIRs and they are almost 4 weeks old. They are already outside in an open air type 10ft x 10 ft coop / run. I noticed on maybe 2 or 3 of my chicks right at the top part of there lower back (where the back meets the tail) their feathers are missing and you can see skin, also...

Hello, I got my Mallard ducklings from the feed store as I get most of my chicks and ducks. They are only a week old and 2 possibly 3 of my mallards are walking funny, limping, one duckling even walked on his knee (looked as if there legs were broken at the joint). On 2 of the ducklings...

I have 1 week old ducklings (10) and I noticed they seemed to like blades of grass and things. I only put pine shavings (as bedding), feed, water, in there boxes. I do put a little scratch in there but they don't seem to eat the scrach as much as a chicken. I read grass, weeds, vegetables...

Hello, I have chicks already and I just got a few ducks. I asked the feed store where I bought the ducks if they need a different food and they said Chick starter is fine. I have been feeding them chick starter for about a week and I read that ducks can NOT have chick starter due to Angel...

I lost my first Duck today. Poor thing drowned in a bowl of water they were use to playing in. One White Crested Duck down.

My herd dog (mut) is very funny, loyal, young and playful. He never even knew there where chickens around until I put them outside in the open air coop. He then became the chicken patrol dog. ha ha I had just finished putting up the new chicken wire for the run and hadden't finished it yet when...

I have some 3 week old RIRs (26). I just moved them into an open air coop (dog kennel fence with adjustments) about 3 days ago. I also got 5 White Creasted ducks and 5 Mallard Ducks. As I was off work yesterday I wanted to see if they would get along still being young. I put the ducks in...

My chickens are right at 3 weeks old, my ducks are about 1 week old. I want to know if I can put them all together in my open air coop and let them free range together in the day or do I need to seperate them. I planned on putting a kiddy pool out for the ducks when they get bigger. Any ideas...

Hello, I finished building my open air coop this weekend. Here is what I used. (sorry no pics yet) 10 ft W x 10 ft L x 6 ft H dog kennel / pen. $ 300.00 1 150 ft roll of 1 inch hole chicken wire. $ 65.00 1 roll of steel wire ( 1/4 mile roll) $ 20.00 4 plastic / smoke clear 8 ft L roof...

What is the best direction to face a open air coop in Louisiana ? I was thinking close off the north and west sides and open sides to the south and east. Is this a good year round judgement ? Thank you.

My designs for the coop are finished but now I am planning the run. I really would like to let the RIR's I have (26 birds) roam a larger area in the back yard with a fence instead of blocking them in a small same area day in and day out. If I free range the chickens how high does the fence...