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I am in awe of all the lovely big hearted helpful people here! This place is seriously amazing and I am blessed to be apart of it. Thanks to everyone for helping everyone! So many birds helped and loved. The kindness you all show to us beginners is so much more than we could ask for! Patience...

Happy Thanksgiving to all those celebrating! Please share what you are thankful for, it can be 1 thing or 50, whatever you want to share! You can include pictures, it can be a bullet list, or however you’d like to share what you are thankful for. I hope you all have a fantastic day!

Hello, I have been concerned with feed lately since it feels like my Chickens, Chicks, Quail, and Guineas are eating it too fast or being messy with it. I mainly want to know how much feed they are supposed to eat (each poultry type) and how conserve it. I have 12, 8 month old chickens, 11 6...

Hi there! We have some chickens that will be 12 weeks old tomorrow, Lord’s Willing! Sadly, a raccoon got into the pen a few nights back and got one of them :hit Praise The Lord, the others all seemed okay, but we noticed one laying down more than others. She (he) is still eating and drinking...

I am looking to buy 2 puppies at 8 weeks age hopefully, and put them in the pen with our chickens. I have two Chihuahuas that guard the outside of the pen, and a lab mix that watches and guard the whole 5 acres. What breed should I get to raise around the chickens, and safely have it running...

Which layer pellets do you use or think is better? Purina LAYENA Layer Pellets DuMOR Layer Pellets Nutrena NatureWise Layer Pellets

I got 6 isa brown chicks from my local tractor supply but 4 of them are reddish brown and 2 are speckled color. I’m thinking their a different breed but idk what. Any ideas?

I'm sorry if this isn't the right place to ask this, but I wanted to know if you could butcher a chicken, cut head,wings,thighs, legs and breasts. Then remove feathers or skin it and feed the rest of it (the whole carcass without taking guts and stuff out) to a dog raw? I now you can feed the...

This is an ameraucana rooster I got today, I just can figure out what his color is. He almost looks like a blue wheaten but not exactly the same coloring. Any help is appreciated!! Thanks in advance!!

so we bought 18 chickens, not sure their gender but hopefully mostly female.. I’ll insert some photos of the set-up. Please tell me some improvements and should I add a big rock to help scratch their beak/nails? we’re wanting eggs! I saw the hen massage, when should I start doing that? Tell me...

Hi, My name is Elijah and i was wondering what is the best duopurpse duck breed for me. I live in a small acreage with neighbours close by so i would need a quiet breed, also a big breed because it can get pretty cold here in Canada. Thanks

What breed of chicken do I have? Thanks in advance! :wee:jumpy:welcome

Hello new chicken buddies! This year we are starting the adventure, finally, after years of wanting to and never having the guts to just do it. My friends offered to raise the baby chicks until it’s time to go to the coop, knowing that raising babies was the thought holding us back the most. We...

So I'm in the middle of researching pigeons, their food, their lofts, and the like. Many say that they let their pigeons fly free during the day and the birds return in the evening for their second feeding. I am interested in fancier's breeds, probably not homing pigeons, so would fancier...

Hello everyone! One breed that I personally find to be very beautiful is the Speckled Sussex, just wondering if anyone could give me any general information on them. What are your guys' experience with them? What are things you like and don't like about them? What are the temperaments of the...

Hia everyone!! I just have a few questions about chicken eggs, if you can help :bun Also, can you please explain these in a non scientific way, so I can understand it, haha So, what does it mean if your backyard chicken lays: 1. Wrinkled eggs It is common for me that my chicken lays eggs that...

Hello everyone, I own two chickens, (Soon going to get another 1 or 2) and I was wondering how much space should chickens get in their coop? How often should you clean out their coop? Thank you, I appreciate all your help :)