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We have ten hens (Australorps, RIRs, and Black Sex Links) and one rooster, a Barred Rock; all are ten months old. We're in Michigan. The rooster is showing signs of frostbite on his comb and wattles, nothing severe, but nonetheless, something I don't want him to suffer-- black edges here and...

We have an excellent run (just built) and a huge shed for our four hens and one rooster. We have cut and installed secure windows into the shed for ventilation and light, but here's the question. Do chickens see well at night? Up until recently, they've been under a heat lamp, so even at...

I need advice, please. Fatty is ready to be processed, but we don't want to pluck the carcass. What's the best way to skin it? Do we gut it first or skin it first? Thanks, Pam

Hi all, We are new to chickens, adopted a Cornish X, and didn't know it. He was born in early March, put on weight fast (when we then suspected he was not what we thought he was), and started mouth-breathing today. On Monday, we weighed him at five pounds twelve ounces. Is the...

Hi everyone, I am new to chickens but love the ones we have. We want them for eggs and even for dinner, perhaps, though doing the killing myself is something up to which I will have to work. Heh. I've read a bunch of threads and looked at the pictures everyone has submitted, and I have my...

Hi all, Thanks for all your forthcoming answers and helpful suggestions!. I've been reading this forum quite a bit since we brought home our six baby chicks in March; there are three RIR pullets and (what we think) are three straight-run Americanas... growing quickly. We live on a small hobby...