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I'm back to being active on these forums, because my parents said we're likely going to be expanding the coop this year! Meaning I need to get to ordering baby chicks pretty soon. We've got 4 chickens now- three hens and a bantam rooster- and would likely be upgrading to a 8x16 foot run from a...

So, after revisiting some articles warning about the dangers of Diatomaceous Earth, and now I've successfully managed to freak myself out over chemicals that could make me sick. Any reccomendations for things to prevent mites that won't kill me in the future? This kind of stuff manages to freak...

Featuring Simba :) I took a photo of my rooster and realized it looked eerily similar to a meme I hadn't seen in a while lol.

My rooster, Atticus, has gotten way too aggressive. He was born in June, and started crowing late, and has now started attacking me, my Dad, the hens, and my bantam rooster. I knew he needed to leave before this but now I'm terrified he'll hurt my bantam rooster who I'd be completely devastated...

I haven't been active on the forum for a while, but I'm back now because I need advice. All my chickens have been doing relatively well with no issues until now. Nothing has changed, with the same birds, a bantam rooster, 3 hens, and a standard sized rooster. This was a really odd flock dynamic...

I'm on my way to treating my chickens of scaly leg mites. But I'm curious if I can keep the leftover diluted permethrin? I've read that I can and that I can't. I'm making a gallon's worth but I definitely won't use it all. If I can't keep the leftovers, how do I dispose of it safely? I don't...

I took a break from the forum while I moved my chickens into their coop. Now my chickens look like they have early signs of leg mites. The edges of their scales are peeling and starting to raise slightly. I've got today and tomorrow (I've got school during the week) to clean out my coop and...

I'm back to being confused again on the gender of our Bantam! We got her unsexed from Atwoods so we didn't know when we got her. I thought I was almost sure that Nala was female based off of her patterns. The patterns on her head has very crisp coloring, and when I asked about it a few weeks...

He refused to look at the camera or stay still. The "collar" is actually one of my wristbands, but it makes a cute picture anyways. I wouldn't mind letting him wear it if I ever take him anywhere, or if I'm taking photos of him... :p He still doesn't have a name. Although I'm thinking "Jet"...

I woke up earlier than normal today to check on my chicks because of the amount of noise they were making. They're in my room, and I heard tons of scratching and pecking at the walls of their brooder. When I finally pulled myself out of bed, I looked into the brooder to see a HUGE hole they had...

I'm getting really scared because one of my baby chicks, my silver penciled rock, is acting lethargic. She's very sleepy and isnt eating, even when I isolate her to eat on her own or try to give her food mixed w/ water. She's drinking a lot when I set her in front of the drinker, but she's just...

I was letting three of my baby chicks wander on my floor together for a few minutes out of their brooder, and really suddenly they started making a bunch of noise and pecking very sparratically. When I took a close look, they were pecking and grabbing at eachothers toes, to the point where one...

My baby chicks arrived today! They're all healthy and got home safely, but there's one thing that I'm confused about. I ordered a NPIP certificate with ny chicks and I went through the entire box, but I can't find anything printed. the only thing I can find is on the label on the lid; the...

Some odd circumstances have left me with a mystery, straight run bantam. (The rest of my chicks shipped today, it won't be alone for too long) I think I've narrowed it down to being either a Welsummer or a Brown Leghorn. I'm really hoping for a Welsummer hen because I know that Leghorns can be...

Does anyone have any tips for trying to prevent wasps in my coop? (That don't have to deal with getting near any wasps?) My coop has some permanent vents that wasps are able to come in and out of, and I've been seeing a lot of wasps around my coop. The main problem is that I'm absolutely...

Anyone have any recommendations for brooder heat? I only need something that would work for 5 chicks in a cardboard brooder. I don't really plan on getting any more chicks after these five. Ideally I'd want a plate heater, but those are way too expensive. I considered using one of the DIY...

I want to make sure (Again, lol) I have everything I need before my chicks arrive in June. I made a really similar post a week ago or so, but I didn't know what kind of chickens I was going to get then. Now I think I've got everything down but I want a double check a second time now that I know...

How many of you guys have "Dream Chickens" or "Dream Flocks"? (With names, breeds, colors, temperaments, etc. picked out?) I started building my dream flock since the first day I started researching chickens. I want around on hatchery websites, trying to build up the perfect flock. The flock...

Does anyone have Heritage Barred Rocks from Meyer Hatchery? I'm thinking of ordering from Meyer just so I can get a Heritage Barred Rock rooster. I'm wanting to show my chickens through my school's FFA and I think it might be worth the extra money to start off with a chicken that better fits the...

I've gotten really attached to the idea of getting bantams this June, but I'm still unsure about brooder size. I think I'll be getting 15 or 16 straight run bantams, raising them until they can be put in the coop (so around 6 weeks) and then keeping around 8-10 and selling or giving away the...