healthy chickens

How many butternut squash would it take to feed a flock of 12 for a day? 2-3? 3-4? And only adding about 4-5 cups of layer pellets and they are also free ranging if that helps any. Just want to know how many butternut squash I would have to feed 12 chickens/per day in order for them to be...

I’m from the UK and was wondering what vaccinations people recommend for day old chicks which is available over here. We hatched chicks a few times but they are only a hobby and we didn’t vaccinate but this year we were thinking to. Any help would be brilliant

Hello my fellow backyard chicken friends. I am meeting with county officials next week to discuss backyard chickens. Currently poultry are only allowed in agriculturally zoned areas. (Backyard chickens only hasn't passed bc of 1 vote!) I am asking for your research and knowledge on this topic...

I am fairly new to backyard chicken raising though I came from an Illinois farm where we had thousands of them, mostly leghorns. Here is my question/problem; I now have 2 RIR and 2 black sex link. A few weeks ago they got coccidiosis which I treated with Corid which worked great and they look...

I live up in Alaska and we have started having backyard chickens. We have a flock of 18 chickens and 1 rooster. The flock consists of 5 australops, 1 silver-laced wyandotte, 5 aracanas (amerucanas?), 5 red stars, 1 golden star, and one mixed breed. These chickens have been with us over 1 year...

Very new to owning laying hens. I've heard people talking about supplement lighting during the winter months to keep hens laying. Its nice to have a constant supply of eggs and all but do the chickens not benefit from a break over the winter? I wouldn't wanna go burning them out, as they're pets...

Hi there, We've had our new point of lay hens now for 4 days and they've pretty much stripped the run of most vegetation. The run has to be permanent due to space. We're now putting down straw for them to rake through to make finding their scratch a bit more exciting. Any have any suggestions...

Hi! I wanted to introduce myself to the group before I send out my plea for help lol (but really though). My husband and I are both military and have decided to plant our roots in South Georgia. We're both close to retirement, and decided to settle away from the hustle and bustle of the city...

Looking for advice. I received 4 young hens (10 weeks old) from my neighbor. She had already mixed the young ones with her old ones. We're putting our 4 new ones in a separate run until they get a little bigger. A day later we noticed one of them had blood in her stool. We gave that one back...