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How many chickens can safely fit into a 7' x 7' x 8' chicken coop keeping in mind the heat lamp, roost, and nest boxes? Currently there are 5 hens and 1 rooster. Looking forward to your replies! Thanks!

I need suggestions to help my friend make/build some sort of a better chicken coop before winter, because here in WI it get's pretty cold! Here's the situation: The chickens are currently roosting in the horse's lean to, but come winter it will get too cold in there for them. I suggested a...

14 year old white Arabian brood mare or companion horse for sale or trade. Likes men. Very flighty. Make offer. These pictures were taken in mid Sept. of this year. I've got more pictures available if anyone is interested. She really needs to go a.s.a.p.

2 Nubian/Oberhasli doe dairy goats for sale or trade in North Western WI. 1- Apx. 1 year old; 1- Apx. 2 year old. $150.00 for both o.b.o. Very friendly.

We had a house fire early last month and have ended up tearing down the house and planning on moving. In the mean time we've been staying with my in-laws. Instead of driving 35 miles one way to take care of our chickens, we moved them and their coop to the in-laws place. We will be moving them...

I thought everyone would enjoy this...they were all such good helpers. lol!

I've lost 2 geese over the weekend to small hawks. My dog chased it off of the last goose, but it was too late. Is there any way to prevent them from attacking and killing any of the other geese and animals besides penning them up?

My DH and I are planning on hatching some pheasants for the first time. Well, hatching anything for the first time, lol, and we've come up with quite a few questions. We have a little giant incubator with an automatic turner. 1. What is the proper temp? 2. Best way to control humidity? 3. How...

How long does it usually take to hatch goose eggs, and is there anything special you need to do for them?

I'm looking for some sort of list of foods that are good for the chickens? I've read that they cannot have rhubarb, green potatoes, or avocado. Is that really all they can't eat? I've also read that oatmeal is ok, but (please don't laugh too hard at this) I've never cooked it before. Is it...

My DH and I are really looking forward to the fair again this year. (We volunteer and have a blast talking with all of the ppl) We were thinking about entering one of our younger turkeys, and a few other things, but we are a little concerned about where the turkeys stay during the fair. They are...

I have a R.I.R. hen that keeps laying eggs without a shell. Is there something wrong with her? The egg just has a membrane that forms and 3 days ago there was a very light shell formed. This morning the "egg" was broken. All of my other girls are fine and have very nice eggs. They have access to...

I have a grown gander and 6 goslings....how soon would I be able to put them all together in the same pen? The goslings are about 2-3 weeks old. I also have 5 ducks about the same age that I would like to put with them also? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

I have 5 2 week old ducks and have no clue what breed they are. I won't be able to put pictures on, but hope someone will understand my description. All are black with a yellowish colored chest. All but 1 of them has a knob on their head. Any ideas? Thank you in advance... Ok, so, maybe I'll...

Will a 7'x21' outdoor run be enough for 25 chickens?

I picked up my RIR and Black Australorp chicks last Thursday (04/12/07) and was wondering about how old they are. They have all of their wing feathers and have started getting some feathers in the tail area and some around the neck. I was also wondering about a very bright orange spot on the top...

First of all I would like to say thank you to all of you who ask and answer questions on here...it has helped me a great deal. I will be receiving my first chicks in mid-april and would like to be prepared for them. I will be starting out with about 20 chicks. Anyways, we recently moved to an...