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So one of my girls has mites....... I just purchased Country Vet Farmguard Permethrin Concentrate. How much should I dilute this into a 32 ounce spray bottle? I plan on treating all 3 of my girls

I would never complain but can someone tell me why I have 3 chickens and got 4 eggs today? Zero yesterday? I left at 6:30am and just got home and found 4 eggs in the nest box......????

How on earth does everyone deal with wild chickdees/sparrows whatever theyre called?? I have hundreds waiting for me in the morning. I hang new feed every morning when I open the coop to let the girls out. The minute I walk away here come the chickadees. By afternoon the feeder is empty. I've...

I've had my little flock of three chickens for a year now and its time to build a slightly larger coop. After combing through numerous plans, I've finally chosen one I think I can build-with my limited abilities. Here are the plans: https://www.construct101.com/4x8-chicken-coop-plans/ And...

I just wanted to share a few photos of my girls. Got them last spring. Here they are this morning, scratching around in some grass clippings. From left to right: Gretchen in the font left (EE), Thelma in the back (BA) and Rocket at the right (SS) This afternoon laying eggs in the same...

I have a 1 year old EE. I feed Purina layena pellets-they have been getting treats which I have cut out of their diet altogether. Anyway....last Friday when I got home from work I noticed my EE straining a bit, I watched her mope around the run, straining for about 20 minutes, she then laid an...

So....I purchsed my chickens last year as babie chickies. Due to the anialation of my vegtable garden, berry patches and flowers by the chicks/ chickens I decided this year to contain them a bit so I moved the coop and run to the other side of my yard, which also gets more shade in the summer...

This will be my 2nd spring with my girls. Last spring I made the mistake of letting them free range the whole yard, I really didn't realize how destructive they can be in a garden. As a result I was not able to grow anything which defeats my purpose of being more self sufficient. I spent this...

Its a beautiful day and I'm starting to put up more veggie beds. The girls were happy to help.. Gretchen (EE) and Thelma (BA) Rocket (SS) Gretchen (EE) and Thelma (BA) Rocket (SS) my "special" girl, she has some neurological/balance issues.

I went to my local feed store today and saw some chicks listed as Rainbow Dixie chicks? Does anyone have any experience with these?

This is Rosie Rocket. I bought her as a day old chick last April. She has never laid an egg. I know she is really pretty. UNTIL TODAY!!!!!! She finally laid her first egg, its the lighter one in the middle. Freeloader no more...

The jar on the right is wheat grass seed and the one on the left is lentil beans. I thought I would try and sprout my own greens for my girls! There sprouting!!!

This is my first winter with chickens, surprising every thing is going well. We've only had a few days of snow here which the chickens took one look at and stayed in their coop and run until it was gone. I have been cleaning the coop daily and have hung a couple treat cage things in there to...

This is Louise, she was re-homed today, boo. Louise had grown into a pretty big bully, most of her aggression was directed to my SS, who is a super sweet girl. Last night at bedtime I heard a rucus in the coop and discovered my SS cornered in a nest box with Louise pecking her pretty savagely...

I went to a local antique show yesterday and picked up a chicken cookie cutter and that cute little chicken dish! So I decided to make some ginger bread cookies and use my new vintage cookie cutters. So cute!

Okay, I have a 7 month old Barred Rock who started laying a couple months ago. She was laying about 35% of soft shelled eggs which is normal to have problems at first. This week she laid a normal egg on Monday. Tuesday I got home from work and she seemed a little quiet. Upon further...

This is Rosie Rocket. She is 27.5 weeks old has not started laying eggs yet. She is also at the very bottom of the pecking order. I have 3 other chickens the same age, bought at the same time, they are all laying. I'm thinking there may be something neurologically wrong with Rosie. I've added...

I decided to make my own flock blocks! Recipe was: 1 c molasses 1 c coconut oil 6 eggs-shell and all 4 c scratch 2 c layer feed 2 c oats 1 c sunflower 1 c wheat flour 1/2 c flax seed 1/2 c cornmeal 1/2 c crushed oyster shell 1 tsp cayenne pepper 2 tsp cinnamon Bake at 325 30 minutes and let...

Update: Here is my flock of four, they are all 24 weeks. From left-right.. Rosie Rocket, SS. She is the lowest on the totem pole and not laying yet. I'm a bit worried about her come winter time as the others don't let her onto the top roost so she ends up roosting alone :( Louise, BR. She is...

Hi There, I have 4 hens, all about 6 months old, an EE, BA, SS and BR. My EE and BA are laying eggs and have been successfully, my SS not really even squatting.... My concern is the BR. She has been laying for a few weeks now and I would say 50% of the time I get great big brown eggs from her...