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Hello! I have raised chickens for 7 years now. My husband and I are looking onto raising quail. We will start with just raising them for eggs but would like to progress to hatching our own eggs. We have an old chicken run that I would like to reuse as a quail run. I am seeing differing...

hen found her way into a box of outdoor ant poison. it has been about 2 hours, and she looks fine. she is roosting as normal. It just rained, so there was no point in taking the water away. does anyone know how long i should dispose of her eggs for, assuming she will just fine after this. Leah S

3 of my 7 girls are loosing their feathers, right above the tail. First i thought molting, then mites, now not sure. could they be bored? they were free ranging, but the town wants us to keep them fenced in. I try to enrich the pen with cabbage, treats, moving branches from time to time and...

do any of you till your run? my neighbor said that's what one of his friends does. mine is hard packed dirt and think it's a great idea. for those of who do it, are there any health benefits to it? I know they love the garden when it gets tilled, so why not do their run! Leah S

We going to start building our first chicken tractor. We have agreed its the best way for us to go. If you have one, is there anything we should keep in mind before building? we are wondering about what you used for the roof. I want one side to open up, but how can we also make it leak...

Due to issues with the town we live in, we have to move our run. We are going to build a tractor for the girls, ASAP. since there is so much snow on the ground the girls don't go outside now. their coop is very large as it's in the garage right now. Do you think they will be ok without a run...

wondering if the outdoor space requirements for a tractor is 10 square feet per bird. we have 7 girls and the thing is already getting big with the indoor living area at it's min. are tractors only really good if you have less birds? and to those of you who have tractors, how often do you...

Hi. looking to start building the girls a new home. we are going to give them a chicken tractor, so we can move them about the yard. We live in the north east and get cold winters and hot summers. I am seeing that some of these tractors only have a tarp on them, not siding. Is this something...

Good morning! here in Mass. we are preparing for a blizzard. Wondering what extra steps I should consider doing for the girls. They seem to dislike the snow and a bit worried they will be inside for several days. I have extra bedding, lots of food, and clean water. the kids are planning on...

Hi all. Here in the NE area it's chilly. The eggs are freezing and my water heater can't keep up, frozen water. the wind is wicked too! I kept the girls in for 2 days now. they have a big coop, plenty of room. Is that ok for them or should I let them out? how cold is too cold for a...

Got a visit from the local health department today. He said that a neighbor has been complaining about my chickens. Saying they are noisy and smelly. The officer then walked around my yard and told me smelled nothing and only heard them when he walked up to their fenced in run. He then...

hello every one! not sure if this belongs here, so if not, let me know where I should go. Due to a complaining neighbor we have to get rid of our flock of 11. Wondering if any one knows if there is place where I can bring my birds to be processed? I have done a few but to do them all is not...

Good morning all! hope those of you here in NE are ready for the storm! Here in MA it's not going to get nasty until this afternoon. should I let my girls out this AM? will they know to get back to the coop, or am I going to be gathering them from under trees and such favorite places to be...

Someone in the flock is laying eggs that have this funky, little thing next to the yolk. It ALMOST looks like a tiny second yolk, same color. About the size of a piece of rice, maybe two. Very distinct, separate thing floating around. have found it in a boiled egg and it was very hard...

hawks can't get a full grown chicken, can they? saw the biggest hawk ever yesterday and it has me thinking

Please help. She is a year old. stopped laying. loosing feathers on her back and tummy. thought she was molting but the feathers are broken on her back, completely missing on her tummy. dusted her for mites. her bum is a poopy now. very sluggish hanging around the back of the flock. she...

our girls' coop is one of our garage bays. we had a raccoon attack which prompted us to take advantage of the secure building. there is a window that has a screen in it. would you leave it open at night? Would a raccoon tear through it (as my husband thinks)? it gets stuffy in there and the...

I have a flock of 11 girls. 4 newly added to general population about a week ago. One is loosing feathers and I thought it looked like mites, but have never seen one on her or in the coop. I dust everything and all the girls. I put down new bedding and put shavings in the nesting boxes...

ok, I just got some "dust" for my girls and their coop. How do I do it? does the whole coop need to be cleaned, bedding and such removed and then dusted, or just douse the whole thing the way it is? do i do all the girls, or just the one who is showing signs of mites? this is my first time...

I have a black australorp about 1 year. Noticed about a month ago- ish she was loosing some feathers on her back, by the base of her tail. Assumed it was a molt as some of her buddies are molting too. She has become less peppy, lagging at the back of the flock when they come to see me. She...