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We have a walk in chx coop with auto door that leads into netted run. We generally leave the netted run open (through a door under the coop) so they can wake up and free range. Our chx are totally free ranging, and we lose chickens now and then. More to our own dog than anything (he'll be...

Two subjects... probably more... 1. I built this coop (see pics). All floors are wire, nothing hard with the intent of not catching poop. I wish I would have made it bigger to have more places to put perches. I also only have one small entry into the side of the box, plus the hinged roof...

I'm new to pigeons... About a month or so ago I got 6 pigeons (regular pigeons, nothing fancy). I don't know how old they were when I got them, just that they were young and the person selling them said they had just gotten to the age she let's them go (to buyers). Not sure if that makes them...

I just caught my Brittany running full speed across the yard with one of our favorite chickens in his mouth. I zapped him with his e-collar and he immediately dropped the chicken and ran into the house. I figured the chx was dead....but when I went to check it was alive and sitting upright. I...

I'm in Western PA. north of Pittsburgh. I'm looking for some pigeons to purchase, preferably ferals but open to other suggestions. There are a few ads on CL, but each I've contacted don't currently have any available. Can day old pigeons be shipped similar to chickens and quail.... or can...

I have about 50 quail living in a very outdoorsy 30'x7'hx12w flight pen. They are currently about 12 weeks old or so. I have multiple questions.... 1. When will they lay eggs? 2. Will they hatch their own eggs, or do I need to get them out and incubate them? 3. If I buy new chicks, Can I...

I just finished my flight pen. I'll try to post some pics soon.... Once I move my quail (prop 8 weeks old now) to the pen, what and how do I feed them? I've been feeding them game bird chick feed in the coup (they have probably 100ft sq open coup area right now) but need to work out my...

I've got 125 quail coming in a couple weeks. I'm building a hutch and a flight pen. My hutch will have a roll back bottom to bring the eggs to the back door. My questions are.... 1. I'm assuming the quail won't actually have their eggs in the hutch? They'll most likely just have eggs on the...

So.... We've had egg layers for 3 or 4 years now.... we've done a couple rounds of raising broilers.... we figured we'd start trying to hatch our own chicks. I'm guessing I went into this with less preparation and knowledge than 99% of people -- but as of about 15 minutes ago things worked out...

I have two 2.5 y/o Buff Orps, and 9 chx's new from this spring, 1 old Buff Orp, 2 barred rocks, 2 Black Giants, 2 golden laced wyandottes, 2 White Rocks. They had just started laying eggs 6 weeks or so ago, and built each week to where 4 weeks ago we were getting 2 dozen eggs a week. That...

I have 3 buff orpington hens left. We started with 5 2 years ago, 2 were killed by a roaming dog, the other 3 have been pretty good, happy healthy chickens for the last 18 months. One has always been a loner and never hung with the others. They are free range, and everyday run to us when we...

This is my first winter with chickens, so this is new to me. I have 5 hens, 2 roosters. All Buff Orps. They are from spring chix. The weather here is getting into the teens/twenty's. Today it hit 5. My chickens seem to not come out of their coop when there is snow on the ground, so I...

Does anyone know if there is any data on the nutritional info of eggs between free range chickens fed with commercial food vs. organic food? Also, any opinions on the taste varience (if any) between the eggs and meat of a chicken based on organic vs. non-organic feeding? thanks, Steve

Anyone know anything about the quality of Buckeye brand chx food vs. Dumor. Anyone know anything about the quality of Natures Best organic chx food? These are my two non-Dumor options around here. I'd like to use organic, but just don't know much about either (don't think Buckeye has an...

I have 10 BO chicks (I think 5 hens / 5 roos) that are 7-8 weeks now. I'm eventually going to be thinning the roos to 1. I'd like to add some straight run black australorps (maybe 3-4). If I buy young chicks and have them in a brooder until they're 5-6 weeks, can I put them in with the older...

I live on a large farm, though no farming is actually done on it. We built a large nice coop for our chickens and are raising them organic (except for the chick starter which I was told was important) and free range. My chicks are 6-7 weeks, and don't really know what to do on their own yet...

Hi, I have another new chicken owner question. I know I have a mouse/mice in my coop because I'm seeing droppings (my coop is split into people side and chicken side -- the people side has no bedding on the floor so I can the floor clearly - but there's not doubt the mice can get b/n the two...

I don't even know that they should roost yet, so maybe I'm questioning something that is not an issue yet, but my 6 week old buff orp's aren't going up onto their perches to roost. I have included a pic. I set the roosts so the lower one would be just higher than the higher nesting box (you...

Hi, I have a couple questions about my week old chicks if anyone can help me out..... 1. Can I give them earthworms yet along with their chick starter? (I gave them a small one and they LOVED it and ran all around the brooder chasing each other for it....awesome) 2. If they can have worms...

Hi, I'm a new member and just bought my first 10 buff orpingtons. Being over anxious and not that smart, I didn't ask ahead of time about vaccinations or any other relevant questions. I just emailed the seller and she told me they don't do any vaccinations, have never heard of a case of Mareks...