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I think that is why buttons were suggested. Presently he has to drive several hours to get reliable supply.

Still doing research but buttons were suggested for their egg size. Trying to get my facts before committing. My area can get down to below 0*f at night a few times a year, last year it was almost 3 weeks straight. I wasn't sure if other small quail would survive well outside.

Thank you, I appreciate the advice

Hi every one, I keep chickens and sell their eggs to the community. A friend of mine takes care of snakes and reptiles and does educational programs in the area. He would like to get Egg eater snake and is looking for Button quail eggs and also knows of a few people who would be interested in...

Thank you, I will try the hydrogen peroxide

I've been trying to grow a little fodder for my flock but I keep getting gnats. I don't think the chickens mind but it is annoying. What am I doing wrong? I soak the seedsover night. Rinse them in the morning, then rinse them evening and morning. About 2 days later I start seeing gnats. Any one...

Good new. All three found safe places to be for a few days and have now returned back to the coop. I wish I could spread hay but with the rate snow comes down here I'd need a round bale. First day we got 12in out so that night we got 3 more, it stopped for a day then we hit another 6. Yesterday...

Today was the first day of heavy snow and my young guineas, less than a year old, are confused. This morning they were fine. Walked in the snow swooped over the snow, visited the porches and tormented the younger chickens before I went to work. The normal routine while I shoveled around a foot...

Question, I let my chickens free range even in winter and they follow me around every where, sometimes I have to do them out of my truck to go to work. But yesterday we had an ice storm to which I was entertained by watching my flock skip and slide around the yard. It was fun to watch but it got...

I don't have a dirt floor in my coop but I let my flock free range daily. They have access to running water in a small ditch that runs through my property but I'm thinking of doing this for additional water source when it gets cold in January and February. How thick/ deep is the manure to keep...

Looking to raise a couple chicks for taking with me places for field trips. To church, schools and stores etc for education and fun. I know this may be a little controversial but I will be putting the chickens safety and health first, that's why I'm asking about raising a chick properly for it...

Thank you all for the great answers and pictures. I understand a bit more now and will do my best not to over coddle my chickens. I did close up a bit of the vents at top by the first poles because when I turn the porch lights on at night some of my hens play peekaboo over the top of the...

Thank you for the article, it is very informative. I understand about the ventilation needing to be there. I have about a foot gap between the walls and the roof for ventilation in the summer but when the cold started coming this is not letting any heat in. It hit 35* (ferenheit)and the coop was...

Hey everyone, this is my first winter with chickens in wondering what to expect. I live on the northern PA border with NY south of Buffalo. Winters start anywhere from snow in October or late December. Halloween costumes are made to go over winter coats. Once winter starts we expect light snow...

The base of my cup is 4x6 and 6 ft tall with 4 roost polls and 4 nesting boxes. How many chickens should I keep in there?

So I have 21 chickens 20 of which enjoy the accommodations I provide for them one I thought was dead. She is my one bantam hen, I call Clove or wild child when I describe her. She had been gone for around a month and a half. I had seen her twice in that time come to the feed in the morning...

Thank you everyone, I waswondering about Easter egger but I didn't realize they came in white and black... cool. I'm looking forward to seeing what these gangly teenagers will turn into.

Gemamma - teach your pup "leave it" like drop it you can apply it to any thing, like chickens. Life saver for Rosie.

Rosie loves playing with the chicks, she examined them all when I bring them home. When the chicks get tired of her we tell her to 'leave them and she will. The little ones I can set on her back and she'll give them rides but as they get older they leave her alone and she let's them forage...

Tractor supply is a dangerous place to go... last chicks of the season got me a collection of random breeds. Can some one help me I identify these teenagers breed wise?