chickens

  1. M

    Sick baby chick

    So my mom brought me this americana pullet who’s around 3-4 months old. She brought her to me because she was sick, she was just on the floor laying there looking dead and I noticed when I picked her up, she had her legs tucked in behind her head which was weird, i’ve never seen that before. She...
  2. T

    School looking for hens or pullets - Grayson, GA

    I am the agricultural engineering teacher at Bay Creek Middle School in Grayson, GA. We are looking for hens or pullets to start our farming program. Our students have designed and built the chicken coop and just need egg layers to fill it. Thanks!
  3. The chicken nurd

    A poem to my chickens

    A poem to my chickens I love my chickens it's true and many say they understand but I'm not sure they do how many chickens do you have I ask and they say just 1 or 2 and they ask how many I have and I say feels like 200 but maybe just 22 but chickens seem to multiply every time you avert your...
  4. M

    Incubator temperature

    I recently bought a 12 egg incubator and this will be my first time using it but the celsius on the screen keeps going from 38.0 to 37.7. I’ve had the incubator on for about 3 days and every once in a while, the incubator keeps doing that. I have two hydrometers inside and one marks 97.6 but...
  5. RossAcres

    Initial Necropsy Report

    Attached is the preliminary necropsy report for my white wyandotte cockerel. This is only what they found visually. They are running multiple tests that should be back later this week. A few things that stick out to me: - Green/gray lung - right pectoral muscle has a focal hemorrage: I think...
  6. N

    HOMESTEAD

    Why do people say they have a 'HomeStead' just because they have chickens? Im not being negative, im truly curious.
  7. RossAcres

    Trio of Hookbills

    Goodmorning everyone I'm selling a trio of hookbills to cover the price a necropsy for one of my birds. One grey male, one grey female, and one dusky grey female. I'm in Nashville, TN but I will be driving to Hopkinsville, KY to drop off the deceased bird at a laboratory. Please send me a...
  8. K

    Hen acting strange

    Hi everyone! This morning I came out to take care of the girls and let them out and I noticed Rose acting funny. She didn’t want to leave the run to free range and once I coaxed her out she just lays down. She seems not as active as she usually is and lately we’ve been battling soft shelled eggs...
  9. Australorp Chook

    What Greens do chickens like?

    Hi again, I’m just wondering what fruit and veggies chickens like to eat. Mine are being a bit picky. We’ve given them lettuce, silver beet, spinach, carrots, cucumber, apple, broccolini and sweet corn and they don’t seem to want any of it. They are sometimes interested in the cucumber and...
  10. Poultry Showman

    Accidental Chicks! But the best ever!

    A few mornings ago my younger sister tore into the house and proceeded to tell me that Mohawk and Jenny my two silkie girls had a chick under them! Later that day more hatched! It is now day three and I have 12 happy strong chicks that came by accident. They are a wonderful blessing, and what a...
  11. RossAcres

    2024-2025 Show Season

    I'm going to use this thread to post my show experiences and wins this fall. I will be posting where I'm showing, what I'm showing, and my thoughts throughout the process. Fall show season officially starts tomorrow! It's the "Davey Classic" in Lawrenceburg, TN. It's technically a fair show...
  12. T

    Young chicks in need of a good home

    I’m looking for a GOOD home for 1 rooster, 1 hen, 9 half grown chicks. Preferably to someone that has room and indoor/outdoor safe environment. Elderly couple unable to take care of them and are moving. Please contact me ASAP. Libby Montana area. Thank you!
  13. Apolinne

    Spraying chickens with vinegar to integrate new members

    Hello Friends, So I have a question for the chicken and duck people. My grandma and my mom use this trick to integrate new chickens into the flock. When they buy new chickens they spray the whole coop, the old and the new birds with vinegar water before sleep and then they just put them...
  14. W

    Help! Can I mix Corid with Tiagard (Denagard)

    My chickens have had off on and respiratory symptoms the last week and a half. Then all the sudden I found lots of bloody stool and one chicken passed. A couple other off hiding and lethargic and sleepy so I started Corid in water. Now the respiratory symptoms have gotten much worse. All I could...
  15. A

    Help! My chickens have stopped laying eggs!

    Hi there everyone! I'm new here but have been a secret reader for many years. Little back story, I've had chickens for about 8 years, mixed breed nothing special, we keep the hens for eggs and chicks and the roosters for a short period until they are ready for the soup pot! I live in Bahrain...
  16. L

    Hello, just joined🐓😊

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I grew up with chickens. Missed them and wanted to start up again 4 years ago. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We have 6 (3) What breeds do you have? Dominique and Wyndotes (4) What are your favorite aspects of...
  17. S

    Two Free Cinnamon Queens And Supplies!

    Hello! I desperately am looking for a new home for my two Cinnamon Queens Dolly and Dottie. They are both around 4 months old. I bought them from. Tractor Supply back in April not knowing that they weren't allowed as pets on the property I'm renting from until today. I have a lot of feed...
  18. RossAcres

    Need pallet coop ideas!

    Let me see those pallet coops/runs! Getting some large ducks (I normally raise bantams) and need some visual ideas! Also, please let me know how you stand your pallets up if they're standing on the ground. Rebar near me is $5 for two feet 😅
  19. chickenlover0805

    too many eggs! 0-0

    Y'all I have too many eggs! My hens produced this many in the time frame of 2 weeks. We've also gave away like 3 dozen eggs too (I only have like 30 hens)
  20. RossAcres

    Ross Acres' Daily Thoughts and Happenings...

    Thoughts of the morning. I have switched to replacing my ducks' pool water in the morning. I feel like it's a little better than replacing it in the early afternoon, after work. They get fresh water first thing in the morning this way. I built a new pen for the boys since they are being...
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