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I keep excess cockerels in cages. I have 3 cages on two levels - upper level has two 30" by 5' cages, bottom has one 30" by 10'. Each cage has 2 cockerels. Is it better to remove the divider on the upper level and house 3 on each level?

I am extending my run & coop to include a pole shed to host cages including a bachelor grow out pen. I am thinking about providing access to an area that is only protected by electrical netting? Mostly concerned about foot based predators... How effective is electrical netting? Thank you.

I have a large coop & covered run plus a 8' x 5' x 3' cage I use for overflow, currently holding bachelors. I hatch at least once a year to refresh laying hens and to expand/refocus what breeds I have in the flock. My plan is keep cockerels for at least six months then process for eating. I...

I created an article showing my coop build that is ~95% pictures. I am doing a major interior rebuild of nests coupled with a roost expansion. I will like to create a second article that is co-joined with my first. Is this possible (I saw mention of a "series")? Any help appreciated.

I expanded my 3+ year old flock in 2023, added 12 Chanteclers and 8 mixed coloured egg layers. I moved 5 males to an external cage but multiple males amongst other pressures arising from increased flock size required a change/expansion to my nest box arrangement. This is what I had (actually...

I visited Tractor Supply in Ogdensburg NY yesterday. Main reason was to buy PDZ, got 16 bags (not sold in Canada). My get list also contained a permethrin powder, I could only find Sevin dust. I have looked online, see use for chickens mites/lice is off label & quidelines for "safe usage". I...

Any experience with this product? Is it effective? Thank you.

This article appeared on the CBC this weekend. For most of us who live in a proper winter climate, growing fresh vegetables and greens in the winter does not happen. The designer of this greenhouse claims any "cold weather" plant can be grown throughout the cold season without spending money on...

I bought five 6 month old Chanteclers in January of this year. I isolated them for a month but did no formal testing. I have recently discovered I have worms in the flock. I cannot say the two are related but I cannot say they are not. I never thought about this until faced with the reality, as...

Note yellow thin dry looking strand on left side This was found beside a separate 'poop'. It is dry and doesn't appear to be a live worm. Size reference

I received photos from an iPhone, have downloaded. Image shows up in my photos app (Google) but when I try to use the "attach" button I do not get the prompt to select a photo. List of threads below does update?

I sell and deliver eggs to folks around the two lakes where I live. My sister and BIL are away with my car this weekend so I used my tractor to deliver today. Farm fresh eggs delivered by tractor, does not get any more authentic than that!

My sister and BIL arrived last Thursday along with 13 coloured, hopefully fertilized, eggs. While my preference and largest group is White Chanteclers I greatly enjoy inserting a sampling of colours into each dozen that I sell.

When I built my coop I decided to elevate it off the ground; rational was twofold - gain more run space and deter pests from easy access to the coop. I researched and decided on 3 feet of elevation, the contours of my location resulted in 3-4 feet underneath the coop, mostly to facilitate easy...

@aart What is the white plastic piece on your feeder (I tried to buy hanging fixtures for feed/water for chickens, could not find)? Questions: 1. Is the "no straw" regime designed to make things uncomfortable?

@TudyBOT Why are chicken breeds determined by the SOP "not" genetics? What are the pros and cons of the SOP approach?

@TudyBOT What is a typical mortality rate for hatched chicks in non commercial setting?

@TudyBOT I have 13 Chantecler 5 day old chicks, some are pure yellow others have a greyish hue. What does the SOP say is preferable?

@TudyBOT I have just hatched 13 chicks that I believe to be White Chantecler. Some are pure white others have a greyish hue. Why the differences?

Yesterday my hatch began, 12 hatched and 12 still living, 2 eggs pipping. I will set up my brooder box today. I try to keep water in supply and will add new grower feed when I move them to the brooder on day 3. Will run the incubator for a couple more days. Am I missing anything? (A group...