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I am looking to see how much people pay for their chicken permits in towns around Nj. I live in Woodbridge and they have recently raised our fee from $35.00 to $75.00 for 5 chickens. I am going to a council meeting to address this issue. I would like to know what everyone else pays and for how...

I am new to chickens and have 6 hens about a year old. I have had this issue since roughly the fall. I had one girl who started losing some feathers in the tuft area. Then another and another. Seems like whatever it is is a slow progression. I have cleaned everything out several times. No mites...

I am in NJ and have been looking for washed river sand but can not find anything with that name. Is this the same kind of sand to use in the run? If not, is there a type of sand I can use that can be bought at a big box store? If so, does anyone have a picture of the bag of sand that is...

First winter with my flock of 6. Today was the day I figured it would be a good idea to put my heat tape on and the deicer in the bucket. Also, I decided to clean the poop board and turn the hemp in the henhouse which I do weekly. Upon turning my hemp I found that is was completely frozen and...

Cold weather and warm water. A feat to beat. So, I purchased a deicer to help keep the water from freezing but do I also need a water heater? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. TIA

So this morning I saw one of my chickens beaks were bloody and thought she was injured. I did not see any injuries yesterday when they were out. I noticed the bloody beaked chicken pecking at another. Well, the other chicken was the one with the injury. Is this from a broken blood feather? What...

I am new to chickens and not sure what is going on with my girls. For the last two weeks I occasionally hear some girls making like a cough or sneeze, I’m not sure. It kind of sounds like a squeaky honk. I don’t know how else to describe it. They are all acting normal. Any ideas? How or what...

So, today was a beautiful day until it started raining. In the morning, I decided to do an entire henhouse clean out before the cold set in for good. As I began my clean out, I saw my one little hen Hedwig (EE), in the run laying behind a container that I put up to give her shelter from...

Hi, Does anyone wrap the 2x4 that your hens roost on so it is cushioned and they don’t get bumble foot? Maybe wrapping in flannel? Is it a good idea or not? TIA

First year with chickens! Yippee! I know the weather is changing but this girl has been looking a little funky. She has light grey frizzy feathers where her back and rump meet. You can see some skin and looks like pin feathers may be coming in. She’s was hatched in late April. She is the only...

What do you use to enclose your run for the winter? Tarp, polycarbonate panels, shower curtains or nothing? Im still trying to decide what is best and safest for the ladies. Also, what do you use for run ground cover? I currently have sand but heard it could be cold in the winter. Getting all my...

Yay! My first two weeks of egg laying. New to this so not sure about the egg thing so much. I have some that are non blemishes and then there are some with little specks on them. I wipe them off with a clean dry cloth and keep them on the counter. Can you believe I haven’t eaten one of these...

I have 6 hens who have been together in their coop for a few months now. I had a group of three babies and a week later got another group of 3. They seem to all have been getting along until recently. Two of the six are beginning to lay. I have 3 EE’s that came together and the other 3 are 1...

I have a hen that started laying 3 days now. I have hemp inside the coop and nesting boxes. Not sure if it is enough material. I was wondering if anyone uses the rubber washable pads or the straw like ones? Think my girl is pecking at her egg trying to figure out what it is but I also want to be...

I have 6 hens approximately 5-7 months old. Currently on starter/grower feed. They are not laying as of yet. Can I or should I change their feed to layer feed or keep them on their current feed? I know you are supposed to wait until they lay eggs but if they start laying while on starter/grower...

I am new to chickens and their behaviors. It seems silly but I was wondering if one hen can be overly obsessive of another? I have an Olive Egger and a Welsummer who are best of friends. Problem is the Olive Egger can never be without her best buddy. My OE “ Olive” is infatuated with Fiona...

Is it okay to use garden soil from a big box store for a dust bath?

We built this coop and put our chicks in a couple days ago when the weather was nice. Now it’s 93 degrees and not sure if it is enough for my chicks. Is this enough or do I need more? Any suggestions welcomed. TIA! All openings are HC. Still some minor work to do and want to be sure that when...

I am in the final stages of building my 4x6 coop which is 2ft off the ground with a sloped roof. The human door is on the 4ft end. I have the roost on the 6ft low side of the coop. I would like to put a poop board under my roost. It would be 6ft long but not sure how wide it should be. Any...

Has anyone ordered Tylosin powder from Jedds fine avian products? Is it ok to use this if birds are sneezing but not sure if it is due to respiratory illness, but just precautionary? If so, what do I do? New chicken momma. Thank you.