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I'm sure this has been asked several time, so feel free to forward me to a thread with the answers I seek. What is considered a good cockerel/cock? I have cockerels. Yes, I know them attacking the human is bad, but how does a good cockerel treat the ladies? I'm trying to decide if I have...

So, I came across this run/coop thingy, because I need a backup just in case my current build doesn't work. It's new on the market, came out March 2023, and it looks promising. They have a 10ft x 13ft and 10ft x 20ft to pick from. They give you 1/2in x 1/2in hardware cloth instead of chicken...

Does anyone use/have this chick feeder? Can you take better picture of it, please? The ones I see online look like crap.

Is there by chance anyone on here that breeds true SOP Jersey Giants, or perhaps you know someone who does? You know, the ones that get 10/13 pounds, maybe even bigger. Thanks for the help.

Dog attack happened yesterday. Thankfully, they're all alive and most got away without injury. 1 did get many feathers pulled out around the base of the tail. No bleeding or open wounds. It's not visible unless you push the wings out of the way. I've seen her use her wings, but she mostly...

Many electric netting have this 2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-6-8 pattern with the 12 horizontal strands. The vertical strands don't do anything other than support the horizontal-conductive strands, correct? I started looking at electric fence posts at Lowes, but the problem with those seems that they...

I wasn't even gone for 5 minutes. I pull into my driveway and see a chicken running across the yard. Knowing that wasn't normal, I ran to their area, and chased off the dog. I took an hour to find all 20, but I found them all alive, so that's good. Sadly, one ran to the garage for cover (poor...

I've been calling family owned restaurants for their food waste. Even explained that it's for composting, but they all denied me their food waste. Said it's against the law? Smells like BS to me. I feel like I need to go duster diving for such a simple resource. What else can I do?

My flock is 2 months old now. Since the 3rd or 4th week, I've had one Rhode island Red pullet that makes this squeaking noise instead of the normal clucking noise. It's like a whining squeak... maybe like a squeaky toy. However, I don't think she makes other chicken-like noises. She did make a...

By clover, do they mean this flower? https://hancockseed.com/collections/clover-ground-cover-seed

Just curious if anyone on here SOP large fowl breeds. For future reference for myself, that is. Though, I'm not sure what breed I'd want to focus on when I decide to start the flock with SOP breeding stock.

Just a thought that came to mind... Many heritage breeds are cold hardy, take heat well enough (as long as you give them shade and water), and free range well enough. Do you think mutt chickens would be more hardy? Or could you Rhode Islanders or Plymouths (or any breed really become more...

Just curious, has anyone attempted to get restaurant scraps for bug farming? In turn, those bugs are used as chicken feed.

I can build! After trying (and failing) to find someone to hire to help me build my mobile coops, I found a person nearby who cut my 2x4s in half (like what I wanted) for free. Then I asked the guy who does our lawn to help with cutting bigger pieces of wood. Getting all the wood allowed me to...

This is Nugget, the runt of my 2023 starter flock. I'm pretty sure it's a rooster based on how light the feathers are. Like, this chick is white compared to the other chicks that have a barred feather pattern. But I'm not sure if it's a plymouth rock, or something else. What breed do you...

Hello all, Melissa here. This year is the year I finally decided to start my homestead journey, and ordered myself 20 chicks from Hoover's Hatchery. They arrived January 13th... and I totally wasn't prepared. I thought I was, but the lack of reliable people with the right tools proved me wrong...