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Wondering if anyone has tips for using the Farm Innovators Model C-250 or a similar model metal water tank de-icer. I used it last year and it got some deposits on it, I tried cleaning it off but could never get it "clean". I went to go put it back in this year, and there is rust on it in the...

I'm pretty certain one of my Welsummers is smashing eggs in the coop. Only 3 of my 6 are laying right now, and each one of their eggs has ended up smashed in the nest at times over the past few weeks. Despite the Welsummers not laying (they are molting, so I guess they have an excuse), I'll...

Wondering if anyone has encountered something similar to what I found on the bottom of a hen with bumblefoot. My guess is that because of the bumblefoot swelling, she developed this callus looking thing on the side of where the bumblefoot was. It is hard if you push on it. We only addressed...

I had a leghorn pass away today and I'm trying to learn from it as much as possible. I have no idea how old she was, since I took over this flock with the purchase of a house and the previous owner didn't provide that info when I asked for it. My best guess is that she was egg bound and I...

I know the process to remove bumblefoot is pretty well covered here, and I've read about a dozen of those threads, but I'm trying to figure out what "successful" healing should look like. We just checked it the next day to change the bandage, and the wound is white-ish looking. Is that just...

Just wanted to bounce this off those with more experience. I noticed a juvenile Cooper's Hawk (I think..definitely a juvenile though) on my fence a couple weeks ago when the hens weren't out. It looked around a bit and left, and I didn't notice it since then. Today we had the hens out and I...

I let the chickens out today to roam the yard and they all came out like normal and headed to pick over the landscaping beds. After a few minutes I noticed one of the Leghorns had stopped roaming and was standing still. She was closing her eyes and would look like she was sleeping. I walked...

Wondering if there is a good option out there for some fencing that can be easily put and taken down. The hens usually are out for a few hours in the morning to roam, and we've had a couple who have hopped the fence from time to time, and recently have had some issues getting them back in the...

I bought a house, and the owners offered us their chickens and coop. Today was Day 1 of actually owning the place, and the hens, and am trying to figure out what to do. I asked the sellers if they could pass on some knowledge to us...what breed are they, how old, what do they like to eat, ever...