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How long do I need to keep my new chickens in the coop with my old ones before I let them out to free range? I've got 11 chicks that are due to go into my big coop in a few weeks to join my 4 four big girls. In the summer I tend to free range my chickens daily as we see less predators then and I...

I got chicks 5 weeks ago and they are around 5 weeks now. We got one chick from the bantam bin. They were no specific breeds listed on the label for the bin just "miniatures of popular breeds". When we first got him he was tiny and by far the smallest chick out of the batch we got (11 chicks)...

I was locking up my hens tonight when I saw one of my leghorns laying on the coop ground. The past few days her comb hasn't looked very good being paler with purple tips lately and flopping over which isn't normal for her. It almost seems shriveled. I picked her up and she was extremely...

I'm getting new chicks this spring. I'm wondering what heating options there are out there. I've used a heating pad put on the wall of the bin with my rooster when I hatched him as he was the sole survivor of the eggs so I didn't need much heat. Now I'm getting 6 chicks so a heating pad on the...

Hello! So I went out tonight to feed my hens before it got pitch black (it was already dark but not too bad) and we had a visitor. I found a RAT in there! :mad: Not what I wanted to see at all. We have had encounters with mice before but now it seems like we have rats. Here are my encounters...

Hello! I created this thread to see what you guys do to deep clean your coop in preparation for winter. I will start off. I clean out the coop and vacuum it while taking out any excess poop. when done, I spray with a Permethrin 10 spray to disinfect. As I am done, I pack the nesting boxes full...

Hello! So I was wondering what supplements do you feed. I am looking at grit, calcuim, kelp, feather and laying supplements, etc. What about natural ones too? I feed them wet feed with Poultry booster, Omega 3 laying supplement, Feather Conditioner, and ACV. I do add some herbs but is too lazy...

Hello! So I was wondering what were the benefits of ACV for chickens, I do use some with my wet feed but I don't know the benefits. Should I keep using it or is it useless? I do use it with the mother and it is organic.

Hello! We have a little issue about a cat so I will tell you about what happened. (sorry as it is a bit long) So we have a cat that doesn't have an owner (a stray) and my neighbour calls him The Guest Cat or GC for short. For the past month, he has been MIA at their house (they have the food)...

Okay so on August 9th, I hatched this lovely roo that I have no idea who the dad is. Recently I have also seen some strange yet colourful feathers on him. I would like to have two questions addressed: Who is the dad? and Why are these feathers this colour? Dad #1 is an americauna Ayam Cemani...

Hello! So I have been noticing this for a bit now and I just wanted to clear this up. I had seen another post about this today and I just wanted to clear this up. So the two things I need to clear up is bull's eye and some white stuff floating in the egg. The white stuff had a lot inside the...

Hello! So lately I have been seeing many posts about Fermented feed. I have heard that it cuts your feed bill by a whole lot. I am very open to this idea and I have been wondering how to do. For a long time, I fed 6 chickens 16% crumbles which would get eaten in a week and keep in mind that this...

Hello everybody! I was wondering if anybody has Silke eggs that I can get. I might need to wait for spring but I want to see. I have been looking for this awesome breed for a long time so fingers crossed. :fl

I have a bad red and also beige mite infestation. What can I do to help? I know that DE isn't the best for chickens. Check this out by the chicken chick: https://the-chicken-chick.com/the-cut-dry-truth-about-diatomaceous/ Anyway I am going to TSC this weekend and I need to find a product. Also...

So I got MPC eggs and I let them sit in a cool dark place. For three days the air cells keep on getting looser. Why? What can I do?

Hey y’all! So I need a bit of help from fellow Canadians. Do you know of a feed store near St-Mathieu de Belloeil.

So my little egg is not hatching and is 2 days late. The sibling just hatched yesterday. The air cell is getting so big and soon will be at half of the egg. What should I do? Should I assist?

So my neighbour has a light blue clear waterer and it gets build up very often. They were thinking about fish in it which it is 3.5 gallons of water. Would this work?

Hello! So my little chick is hatching right now and I am setting up the brooder. I have a heat lamp with a red bulb that won’t get hot enough and I just changed the bulb! :he So what should I do?

AHHHHH! WE HAVE A PIP!!! So I have a couple questions. *cough* A lot *cough* 1) How long is it from pip to zip? 2) When should I assist? So like max pip length break till I need to help. And how long until I need to help if no progress has been made? 3) What should I use for bedding? 4)...