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We are thinking of turkeys now instead of guinea fowl. Is there a breed that tends to be the friendliest? Royal Palm? Should I get a male and a female or just two females if I don't want to breed them? Would they need their own house or could I raise them with chicks and house together? Are...

Hi there! We are thinking of getting guinea fowl because the mosquitos are so bad out here. Does anyone here raise them with other chicks? I have some in the incubator now so I was going to order some guinea chicks but do they need their own coop? I read they bully chickens and can be quite...

I am incubating for the first time and have the Sailnovo 20 egg holder, although it only holds 16 of mine and many are small. The settings are 100 degrees and 61% humidity. Is 61% too high? I don't know why it would default to that but I can lower it if needed. Thanks for your help! Just started...

What do folks here do to keep the goats and other livestock out of the chicken run and coop? Our young nigerian dward goats (3 months) are obsessed with the chicken feed and will even go up the ramp from the run to get their food inside the coop (it's raised). It's stressing the hens out so they...

Can anyone tell me what breed this hen is? I was told sapphire gem but I don't think so after looking them up. She has black eyes and around her eyes is black and her feathers have an emerald green hue. I have a couple of australorps that came from the same breeder (local) so I'm guessing some...

We currently feed our chickens (8 months old) Kalmbach Organic Layer feed crumbles which they all love. Is it ok for the rooster long term? They don't have an organic all flock and I love the eggs we're getting, plus they're all super healthy. Before I order more, I'm hoping for some advice on...

It's starting to get cold here in SE North Carolina, but only in the evenings. Our chickens are 8 months old this is our first year raising doing this, so I'm unsure when it gets to be too cold for them at night. It got down to the 40s last nigh. What temperature is too cold at night? When...

I changed from Reedy Fork Farm feed because it's tough to get. Got some Kalmbach Organic 17% Layer Crumbles Chicken Feed which they love. A couple of my good layers are dropping eggs from the perch and laying soft eggs now. The calcium is 3.5% - 4.5% listed on the bag. I put oyster shells out...

I'm new to chickens and five have 6 month old hens and one rooster. Something is wrong with one of my hens. She is lethargic and has been sitting in her nesting box all day. No eggs under her but she did lay this morning. Has a few little white bumps on her cheek. I didn't feel any eggs stuck in...

We have one rooster and five hens. Considering hatching some chicks and raising them with the flock under the protection of the mama. I am curious what happens when those chicks get to the age when the rooster gets interested though. Since they'll be his offspring, will he still try to mate with...

Our 4th rooster is not making the cut. We had to cull three others that were raised together with the hens and we were hoping the barred rock would be more calm and friendly once he didn't have competition. He does fine around my husband but comes after me when I'm near the coop. So, I think...

I have a mix of construction sand and Sweet PDZ in the coop which I've been loving because I can scoop the poop out every day easily. Is it ok to use the poop that has both the sand and PDZ in it in my compost pile? I just want to make sure there are no chemicals I need to worry about since it's...

We are down to two roosters and five hens and one has to go, but we're having a hard time deciding which one. They are about 17 weeks old. One barred rock (alpha) and an easter egger. The barred rock is the flock protector but has also become more aggressive lately. He has come after me a few...

I can't get in touch with the couple who bred our chickens to find out what kind he is. He's really beautiful with sheens of emeral green and black especially in his tail. Some of the other chickens we got with him at the same time (same incubator) were sapphire gems, barred rocks and black...

Is anyone in the SE North Carolina area in need of a rooster? We ended up with 4 roosters and now only have 5 hens, so we need to find a home for three of them. We raised them from a couple of days old, bought locally and they've been fed an all organic diet from Reedy Fork Farm. They currently...

Hi everyone, 'm new to raising hens and got 9 chicks from a local husband and wife who are fairly new to incubating eggs. They thought they identified 1 as a rooster and 8 others as hens but at 15 weeks, we are finding out that 4 are roosters. The last one in question just started crowing the...

Hi all, Thank you for having me. I'm new to raising hens and got 9 chicks from a local husband and wife who are fairly new to incubating eggs. They thought they identified 1 as a rooster and 8 others as hens but at 15 weeks, we are finding out that 4 are roosters. The last one in question just...