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I have a 10 or 11 year old blue laced red wyandotte who has recently become off balanced. She has a hard time staying upright and tends to fall to the side or sometimes front and back. She still comes out of the coop everyday and gets back in as well. I also noticed she has become really skinny...

I've been having an issue with my chickens going through lots of grit. I have a 3lb hanging feeder I use for grit and all they do is spill it out daily. Everyone says a 50lb bag of grit should last a while. Seems my birds didn't get that memo. How do you all offer your grit and how fast does it...

I have some young chicks about 5 weeks old that were shipped to me. On some of them the fleshy part at the front of their eyes has become swollen and they have clear runny noses. They aren't coughing or sneezing and they are still eating and drinking. I came across a post on here from a few...

I have had chickens for a long long time and have always had them on dirt in the run. My parents own a deli so my birds get all the food scraps that get thrown away from the deli. I never needed to buy grit for my birds because they have always been able to find their own. After doing some...

I ordered rhode island reds, white leghorns and Americauna's from McMurray for the last 2 years and have been pretty unimpressed with the size of the eggs they lay. Has anyone else had issues with egg size?

I have 7 leghorns that I am really unimpressed with. I am getting 1 to 2 eggs from them a day. You hear all the hype about how great and efficient they are at laying yet to me they are underwhelming. Anyone else have lazy leghorns?

I have had chickens for quite a few years now and have never had the issue that I have now. I have a 3 year old Americauna rooster that was hatched on my property. He has been the man of the flock for 2 years now and this year during the moult he was allowing the hens to pick at his feathers. So...

I recently had a family emergency which brought me out of the US suddenly and was not prepaired for it feed wise for my birds. My roommate took care of them for me but I ran out of food while away and he bought medicated chick starter by accident. Will the 1 50lb bag of medicated started cause...

So I have a small coop for my young birds which has a wire bottom. I have been rotating babies in it from the spring on this year with no issues. Last night however it seems something went underneath it and chewed of some toes on 4 of my chicks. They must have been hanging through the wire floor...

I am in the process of building my coop and ordered the pullet shut door. It is meant to go on the outside of the coop when being setup. However I am nervous about the freezing rain and snow that might jam it up. I was thinking about setting it up on the inside of my coop and having it swing...

The site of my 10x14 coop. Leveling out the blocks. Floor Joists are done. Deck is screwed down in place.

I am in the middle of construction of a large coop and have seen pictures on here of people with metal roofing for their coops. Where did you go for the material and did you have it made to size for your coop or did you have to do it yourself? Thanks for your time.

I have 2 guineas and they are in my opinion beyond dumb. When I let them free range they end up jumping up and over the fence to my backyard or the short 4 ft chain link fence to my neighbors yard. But can not figure out how to jump back over the same way they got there. They just run along the...

I am going to be starting construction on a new coop soon and really cant decide how I want my poop board. Would love to see some photos of yours and hear about your likes and dislikes. Maybe some advice on what you would do differently. Thanks so much.

I am in the process of buying a house on an acre of property with long 100ft wide lots. I have neighbors on each side. There is a little bit of woods behind the property between the property that backs to ours. I would like to start getting into some meat birds but my biggest concern is getting...

I am planning on getting some meat birds this spring and would like to know if anyone has any preferences on the brand or types of knives they use. I've processed my layers before but on a small scale. So I was wondering if there are particular knives that work better and stay sharp longer for...

I am planning out my new chicken coop and run design and have been thinking about making my nest boxes accessible from the outside of the coop. I would love to see pictures of your outside access nest boxes to help me figure out which design to make on my coop. Thanks in advance!!

I am looking for some pheasants. I need some new blood for my red goldens and also looking for another breed. Anyone selling any pheasants? Thanks

I just had one of my chicks born in my incubator with what looks like the egg yolk attached and hanging from it. I am not sure if that is what it is or what to do about it.Anyone have any ideas?

A day after putting my eggs in the incubator my automatic turner broke down. So I had to take them out of the turner and lay them and turn them manually. I have not been able to turn them more than once a day I know they say you should turn them 3 times a day but that is not possible for me. My...