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I have 15 meat birds and 15 layer babies I ordered, I have 2 ducks and 7 chickens in my coop now. I plan to process meat birds between 6 to 10 weeks or sooner depending on size, are they ok to hang in the coop for that time being with the layers or should I get a tractor or outdoor pen for them...

I ordered layer hatchery choice from hoovers this year, I need help in ID, the gold ( 5 of them) am assuming are white leghorns, the light brown stripes are brown leghorns is my guess, the darker ones and the darker brown and brown stripes i am unsure..maybe welsummer. The chick ID pictures I...

Got new babies today. 15 cornish and 15 mixed bag of layers, cant id them yet...they look alike,..lol

What does everyone do in the frigid lands with compost after coop clean up. I dump it in my back property but it just sits there, sometimes I offer people.to come get it for free for gardens, is it ok to maybe put it in the coop yard and let the chickens work it down to dirt. I justdont want to...

Hello, I am looking for ideas on what may be wrong with one of my birds. I will list symptoms, behaviors, etc. Birds is possibly 5 to 8 years old (Unsure of breed, large hen, Red/Black, Rusty in color) Bird will still eat, walks around ok but is very calm and does not run from me anymore, I can...

I know they are not chickens but we have added two Rouen Ducklings this year. 3 weeks old now and man are they messy. Chickens are sooooo much easier. still cute and fun though.

They love their tires filled with sand and garden dirt! I let them out to the main yard to have some grass from time to time but not often. You can see what they did to their coop in no time that used to be full of grass. They will be having babies and some ducks join them soon.

Hi Everyone, I know I can identify a handful of breeds after a few years of doing this now but my boss gave me three chickents, I havent been able to ID them myself, any help appreciated. Two look the same and then one is brown with big mutton chops. I am thinking could the brown be an...

Hi Everyone, I am new to ducks too. I got 2 Rouens this year with some more baby chicks. I am currently feeding them a duck and gosling brand starter feed. I do have some questions. Can they go to chick feed (unmedicated) later on and when they are bigger, say 12 to 16 weeks would they be ok...

New babies this year. 2 Rouen Ducklings 3 White Leg Horns 2 Buff Orpingtons What did everyone else get?

Hello Everyone, I am interested in raising two ducks this spring. I have a coop of 12 chickens (all hens). Does anyone here integrate the two, do they all get along or is there issues? Can they all live in the same area together? Do ducks typically bully chickens or vice versa or not at all? I...

I found some great ideas online from other chicken fanatics and I made new nesting boxes out of 7 gallon buckets. I work in the food industry so these buckets come free to me. The Hens enjoy them. The top one is their favorite and they often fight for position and time in that one. The one right...

I am raising up 2 WLH, 2 Delawares, and 2 BOs Lots of fun, cant wait to see how the Delawares fill out and the gold color of the BO.

Hello All, this is my second time now getting some chicks, Last year I did feed medicated feed through 12 weeks or so and no issues, all healthy great birds, but I have seen so many mixed reviews. I am getting them vaccinated for Mareks. Now the medicated feed is only good against Cocci right...

Hi all, quick question, has anyone in MN not had eggs in a while? I am thinking I am going on two months now. I know we have had plenty cold and no many days above 30 lately in most areas. I have been reading the cold has a lot to do with it but I have at least five or six good layers and have...

Hello all, I have a question about slaughtering. I have some birds I do not think lay anymore and I know are between 2.5 to 5 years old or more. I have put some out of their misery when nature took its course, (My house came with a coop and some original birds I have no idea how old they were)...

I would like to thank people for the ideas from here and Google images of making nesting boxes out of five gallon buckets. (I can never think of things on my own to often that are really creative) It sure beats paying 60 to 200 for a super nesting box from online retailers. I get my buckets...

I would like to thank people for the ideas from here and Google images of making nesting boxes out of five gallon buckets. (I can never think of things on my own to often that are really creative) It sure beats paying 60 to 200 for a super nesting box from online retailers. I get my buckets...

Hi Everyone, I raised babies for the first time this spring. I got them April 13th at one day old. They stayed in the dog kennel until right about week 4 when they ran out of room. I know most say around 10-12 weeks to release to the coop but I integrated sooner. What I did was take our rabbit...

Hi Everyone, I have my chickens food and water up on cinder blocks and there is not much room for them to stand on the blocks but somehow they always tend to get their feces in the waterbowl, etc. These are probably a good foot off the ground. Should I try to go higher or does this just happen...