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Hey Hey! Been super busy working but I am trying my hand at Silkies this year. They are almost ready to go out to the big coop with the big girls ( separated of course) Can’t wait to see if any of them are roosters! Thanks for checking in!

I have been thinking about doing this for a while. I have a bearded dragon and sugar gliders along with my chicken flock. I am so tired of not being able to find mealworms in my area and I do not like buying bulk on line. I just may do that to start my farm though Thank you!

Thank you. I have contacted the farm I purchased him from when he was just an egg and they agreed to take him off my hands. I am sure they will breed him since he is a gorgeous roo and plus I will know he is in good hands.

Help! I have two roosters that are about 9 months old. They grew up together and seem to get along. I have 16 hens total. I am finding that one of my roosters (a black copper Maran) is pretty decent to my hens, for the most part and the other (a silver laced Wyandotte) can be a complete jerk. My...

I think I am going to agree with you. I have been a backyard chicken farmer for two years now. I live in the country and field mice take up residence near my coop. I have seen my girls chase them down and eat them. I also have compost bins. If I forget to close them, my girls jump in and have a...

So this is my roosting coop. I have a separate area for nesting. (Cleaning my coop today) It is actually an old playground I have for my grandchildren attached to a coop I purchased from tractor supply. I recently added this ladder for them to roost on. I have 11 girls. 3 of them started...

Haha! My birds barely make it down the hill On my property. Anything that wont kill one of my animals is a goods thing no matter how long it takes. I have three dogs along with my chickens. I dont have a big mouse or rat problem but its there none the less. I do know that my chickies love to...

I love your set up. I live in NY so its not ideal for me. I do have a question though. You mentioned rat poison that’s would not kill anything else that ate it. Can you share?

This is a great article. I started out with 6 Rhode Island Reds. I started out with a small coop and soon realized I needed more space. I had a two story playground that my grand children outgrew so I combined the two pieces and created a bigger coop. I also have a pen that is pretty much 24 x...

I have 5 Rhode Island reds and i do get 5 eggs a day and have since they started laying regularly last year.

My husband surprised me with 6 baby Rhode Island Reds on Mother’s Day after beginning him for chickens for years. I wasn’t sure how it was going to go but over the months I have grown more and more in love with them. They have been producing 6 eggs a day since they started laying. They are so...

OMG! The auburn with black and white speckles are beautiful! What breed are they?

Hi! Everyone!! I am about 30 miles west of Syracuse. Live in a small country town. New to being a chicken tender but loving it!

Thank you!!

Thank you so much!!