Search results for query: *

My granddaughter is in 4H & we were trying to figure out what would be a good egg laying breed for her, I am hoping for something with small combs, because we are in ND & hate to see their combs get frost bite. The 4H judge is really only interested in egg laying breeds, so looking for input...

My husband heard a commotion in the coop & went to check it out & found a dead rooster. It had just died because it was still warm when he was brought inside. I have not seen any blood on him & no visible signs of what happened. We are in North Dakota & still getting snow & in fact they...

The broodies are kept in a hoop coop & the layout of the hoop coop has changed as I learn what works for them. I saw one chick get through the chicken wire & so I went on a search for what I might have on hand that would help keep them safely inside the hoop coop. I found a couple of rolls of...

We have 4 hens with chicks currently & maybe another one soon. I currently have them in a hoop coop that I made into several areas for each momma hen, but it is getting pretty hard to fit anymore in unless I rework the whole thing. I'm afraid the momma hens might attack another's chick or that...

chicken mystery. We have NO black adult chickens & the chick that is the oldest & black was bought by a child who could not keep it & so it was brought out to us. WELL...we just had a black chick hatch out of an egg. I repeat, we have no black adult chickens. 8/ there has been a pheasant around...

I have been learning as we go & really learn so much from this site! As a newbie we did not know that chickens have a roosting instinct & would go to their roosting area all on their own. When we first started raising our chickens we did not know that & EACH EVENING, my DH & I would go out &...

I live in North Dakota & need more info on how to stop drafts & provide ventilation. We now have mostly Chantecler chickens due to a mid day raid of a coyote. Husband wants the chickens out of his garage (can't blame him). We have 2 hoop coops we have used for broilers in the past, as well as...

I have a chick that has a 2 1/2 inch gash at it's backside & this sounds gross but I can see it's intestine through a hole that has been pecked on near it's tail. I saw another chick pecking it. I'm not sure exactly how it happened. Chickens can sure be vicious to one another. I'm not sure how...

Smart chickens, I put some extra bags of feed on top of the camper shell we have them using as a roosting area inside the garage. well they pulled the string on the end of the bag!!!! They OPENED the bag of feed! Now I have to figure out how to get it off the top of the camper shell & into the...

A skunk got into the chicken coop this afternoon & the chickens all came out. I had to get my son in law to come out & he ended up having to shoot it inside the chicken coop. I know my yard smells horrible now, & the chicken coop has got to be horrendous now. DH put the chickens back in the...

came across a site that said cloves are "Cloves (anti-parasitic, kills parasite eggs, antimicrobial)" I think they are talking about clove oil, but I' wondering if sprinkling powdered clove in the coop around the roosting area might help as well?

Wonder if I could dilute ivermectin pour-on & put some in a pressure sprayer to treat the roosting perches, nest boxes, & inside of the coop, for mites???

Worried sick about my roosters. I only have 2 roosters & both look pretty much the same. This is a Partridge Chantecler rooster that is 39 wks. They act normal for the most part but I have seen him shake his head once or twice, not much at all, but it could be related (I'm pretty sure it is)...

I have a couple of Partridge Chantecler hens now (I'd say definitely 2, if not 3 hens), not looking so good. Swollen combs & pasty bottoms. I see some swelling around the eye as well on the one I brought in the house to get photos of her & try to wash her bottom. I thought you might have an...

I live in North Dakota & in the spring I have to build a permanent chicken coop & I thought of trying the solar pop can heater since I have an area that gets lots of southern exposure. I like the idea of not depending on electricity because we can lose power for extended periods in the winter...

I have a 7 week old CORNISH X ROCK Female that has a huge crop and small body. I have 2 chicks like this out of 76. I have not withdrawn food or water from them. I am not sure what is happening with them. When I pick the one chick up she has the liquidfied feed just pouring out of her mouth...

I have 80 CORNISH X ROCK chicks, actually 73 now, I've lost 7 so far. I had seen no signs of problems till today, I've notice 2 chicks seem to be having a hard time breathing. Is this something that terramycin can take care of or should I get something else to put in their water? Four...

Hi everyone, I'm new to this group and am wondering if I can use an old steel grain bin as a chicken coop. I live in North Dakota and we are still getting into the 30's at night. This has been a cold and slow start to spring here this year! I am thinking it would be easier to keep the chicks...