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Yay!!!!! :love:celebrate:clap I just left Rural king and had to fight back the urge to bring back some of the new heritage breeds...no rotation for me until next spring at the earliest.

I give apple cider vinegar with the mother in their water for gut health basically

Rabbit feeders work great for grit and oyster shell! We were originally using only tuna cans with hose clamps, but I had a young hen last fall laying soft/no shell when she began laying. I thought maybe she wasn't seeing the oyster shell. I had a couple of exta rabbit feeders and they work...

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I was worried about that with mine as well. The tracking was all off, and we had an unexpected cold front move in so I was worried I would get my shipment with no survivors. Then I got a call between 5:30 and 6a.m.. from my local post office telling me they just had a box arrive that was...

I agree. My SLW came from Hoovers hatchery. She's pretty, but not show quality. I wouldn't trade her for anything though. On the right is my SL Polish we had to trim her crest a bit so she could see better.

Yes definitely have the brooder ready. I had to adjust mine a little to get the temp just right. Beware of chicken math lol before you know it you'll be raising more!

Maybe keep eye on Craigslist for free dog houses, depending on the size of it you may not be able you house 7, but maybe 4? It's at least a good way to start. I've seen free scrap wood on Craigslist as well.

I would definitely avoid areas where drainage would be an issue. We bought shade cloths from Harbor Freight to help in the summer months. They are thick almost like a trampoline net, but still allows air through.

I think it will work. Our first coop was an A frame chicken tractor, but we found it to be too heavy to move around with ease. Then we wanted a larger run, in the end we chose to free range most of the time. LOL you learn as you go honesty. We went through a few designs before building our last...

My polish hen was a "creeper" for months before laying her first egg. She would follow the big girls in the house every time a hen went in to lay, and didn't come back out until they were done with their business. Now that shes laying she always comes out if the house squawking away as if...

We installed 5 of these on our coop. Our coop is 4'x8' with a 2'x4' storage area at the end (which has a removable wall if we add more chickens). We did install a 5th after comments on here that it might not be enough. We also have a window, and in the summer we have a wire panel on my big...

The first one with the rose comb ended up being a girl :)

Is there feed in the house?

I personally think they would be fine if you were out there with them. I'm not sure how big your wooded area is, but it would be best to keep them out of there if possible to prevent attacks. We live in a community, and have a little over half an acre fully fenced that we allow them to roam when...

Bird netting may work as well, we had plenty of chicken wire on hand so that's what we use.

I use chicken wire around my beds, and grow marigolds and other edibles for them around it. They will be attracted to anything red, so if you grow tomatoes they will steal them off the vine and devour them if you don't have a barrier to keep them out.

Following. I'm so sorry about your hen. I had something similar happen in 2016 with a 2 1/2 year old hen. No signs of egg bound, but she went down hill quickly. No one else in the flock was affected. I'm curious as to what they find in the necropsy.

They will, just be patient. I got a single 11 week old Chick in November, and it took a while to integrate (due to unexpected health issues and brain surgery) but all are doing great now! I won't ever try introducing a single one again though, maybe a minimum group of 3. We used a extra large...

Yeah I don't expect much out of her in regards to egg laying, but I haven't been able to find much about point of lay. I read they typically lay 20-30 then take a break. My polish was a later bloomer and didn't lay her 1st until about 10 months, that's the only one I have that lays white eggs...