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Is there anyone on here that knows of a local breeder where I could purchase a doe? I am close to the upstate, SC

I guess I missed the final results who won???

This is just hideous weather~ I'm going to buy a pivoting utility fan to install in the top of the coop today! And my coop is even is the shade!!! When will this end~ thank heaven my babies get to come outside in the day.

QUESTION!!!!!!!!!!!! What do you think about the idea of cutting out a plug in the floor of the coop. That way if I want to remove all the sand out of the coop if it should need to be changed out I could sweep all the sand to the plug open it up and whoosh it all falls out of the coop onto the...

And is there any particular kind of sand to put in the coop. Trying to figure how much I would need and where I should buy it from, it's for a 5.5 X 3 coop? Thanks Chicken Luvers

Just curious~ What kinds of foods do you leave out on the counter that are vegetable, fruits and other things that people typically might store in the fridge??

Whats the deal with Salmonella?? Do all birds have it in their intestines or are some birds infected with it and they become carriers of it~ Is it a curable thing if it's considered an infection?? That whole thing at the hatchery in Ohio has got me thinking about these things???

What are you putting in the yard for the chickens to eat on??

Guess what I found in the grass over the weekend a Velvet Ant~ *AKA* the cow killer technically this thing is a wingless wasp!! But it's sting is extremely painful and probably could have done some serious damage to the chickens, dogs, or kids if it stung one of them. Or even me for that matter~...

I couldn't believe my eyes this morning they completely demolished my tomato plants I had in the backyard. I suppose I should have seen the warning signs... they discovered my really big cherry tomato plant that was just outside the garden that is sectioned off. Well I had a partially reddened...

Hey I'm just curious if setting up a motion sensor light around the coop would discourage any possible predator activity???? In the exception of a hawk, the owls and coons typically hunt at night so do you think a bright light popping on and shining at them would chase them away?? Any one ever...

If I use a Poultry Netting or Wire Mesh as the floor of the coop. I was considering it~ I am not out in the rural woods, I am an urban backyard chicken keeper! So I don't know that I would have alot of predator issues. But I would still want to make sure it's secure from possible hawks or...

Hey I'm reposting this here because there isn't alot of activity in the caged bird section and I know I see alot of chicken owners with parrots! I need some advice on how to clip my Moluccan Cockatoo's nails~ My nail clippers totally make him nervous. He is very friendly and lets me handle him...

I really could use some advice on the best way to trim my very large parrots nails! I have a Moluccan Cockatoo and the nail trimmers I have seem to freak him out. He is really good with me and allows me to pet him everywhere but he is nervous about the nail trimming. I wish there was someone...

Does anyone have any websites or links for some good pricing for DE Food Grade! Thanks ~

I can not stand ants~ give me snakes, give me spiders, anything but ants! OK here's my dilema~ I have been organic gardening, and now raising chickens~ I do not use any chemicals or pesticides around the house. I research all the homes remedies for all the nuisance pests but the only one that...

LOL ~ seriously!!! Well shall I rephrase and say he was suppose to be a dwarf bunny!! Well let me just say he ain't so dwarf now... As soon as I put food and water in he gobbles it all up so quick! And then I feel bad and I give him more... Haha How much is to much? Who has a bunny?? Help me...

I have 2 next boxes for the chickens built so far~ I only plan on housing 3-6 chickens... do you think it is necessary to build another next box on the opposite side or should I make it another window?? I was going to duplicate this on the opposite side~ but read I really don't need that...

Hey does anyone have a good picture of an example of what the saddle feathers would look like on a grown BO?? I'd like something to compare to for this specific breed. Thanks!!

I have a 5ft fence around my Vege Garden and my dear ole Rooster "Beauty" who really should be a girl~ was gallavanting through all the vegetables!!! Usually they all come running up to me when I walk out back and then when I noticed one didn't. I was concerned, then as I catch his gaze beyond...