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I have 5 week all chicks that have been with Momma and the rest of flock. Today I noticed chicks on their own. I have a smaller coop in run and a larger coop. Babies were afraid of Momma today. Obviously separation time. I locked chicks in smaller coop. Now I’m not sure how to handle this...

Hi there This is Happy Feet 14 weeks old. My hen hatched 4 eggs 1 is definitely Hen 2 definitely Rooster. The 2 Roos would chest bump and are crowing. Happy has many puzzled with different opinions. She (I hope) walks, posture like hen. Absolutely no Roo behaviors. Very little comb (pea) light...

Hi there, my Polly hatched eggs I had placed under her. I have 4 they are 15 weeks old. Two aren’t pictured here I know what they are. I’m stumped on these two. Any help appreciated

Cleaning poo box under roost bar today and found some kind of worm. Doesn’t seem to match ID of typical worms a chicken would get. Posted a photo in local group and was told any insect could lay in the sand. I couldn’t stop thinking about it and than a lightbulb went off! Could it be maggots...

Hello I have 6 Hens One just had chicks 2 weeks ago. Mom and chicks have been separated in coop. Separate in smaller coop in run during day. One of the hens has blood in stool. How do I treat as far as mixing powder form Corid? Should I treat tonight? Ugh my Daughters wedding shower is in am Ty

Hi I had a broody that’s been sitting on egg. I had one chick on Wednesday which was hatch date. I had a couple more yesterday. This morning I believe Polly Momma got up of hatching baby. It was still wet. Having a bit of problem getting up and going. Polly had four chicks that were busy around...

1st chick visible today! Hatch date was today. Anyway It’s my understanding you can possibly sec a cuckoo madam by white spot on head. J can’t have food where I live. I’ve been eggcited all day until I read up sexing. Do you think Roo of girl

Please advise My lady has been on eggs expecting to hatch next Thursday. I have her in a large dog crate in coop with everything she needs. Yesterday was the first day she took a large stinky poo. This morning all was fine. Went in now to see if she ate and drank. She was just standing up. She...

Hi there I have 2 ladies that unfortunately have bumble on both feet. I’ve followed instructions and made incision into foot around scab . I removed the scab , but I don’t see any corn. It just looks like flesh. I’m not sure if I need to remove the flesh. I’ve used Prid and neosporin than...

Hello I live in Rhode Island. My coop has a sloping roof made with preformed compost. I was doing great with ventilation although I was concerned my Ladies we’re getting some drafting from it. We just has a blizzard and unfortunately when I checked in Ladies next day the coop had snow in it. My...

Hell I have a buff Orphinton that’ll be 1 year in April. She went through a pretty good molt. Her head was last. She seemed a bit off but I’ve asked in other groups and the assured me it was molting this was around 1-15 enclosed photos. Yesterday she went to roost after a free range at 1:45 pm...

So most of us are dealing with keeping Ladies water thawed , but I have additional issue. I purchased Farm Innovation heater which is working great! My problem is that it has all kinds of white particles/impurities on it and in the water. I’m assuming it’s hard water causing this. We get our...

Started up cycling my Son swing set in March and we are just finishing up. I need some advice on my ventilation. I’m in Rhode Island USA Cope is 5’w x 9’ L Currently using broken down pellitized horse bedding on floor . Floor covered with flexiSeal I have 2 poo boxes that are about 8 1/2’ long ...

Hi I was cleaning poo tray today and noticed diarrhea in two two roosting spots and this blood(?) in another “normal”!poo. I have 6 Ladies that all appear healthy. They do free range about 1-2 hours a day. They were all out and about doing their thing today. What could this be from? Sorry about...

Hi there me again So I used wood shavings when girls were growing and first put into coop and run. I really disliked it. I’ve read here and other places about benefits of sand , but I haven’t had a chance to buy it because we’ve spent everyday since March building coop an. Anyway that’s a long...

Hi there I’ve adopted these girls. Need identification The gray Black is Sylvia She has black legs. Incredibly sweet Ruby looks like RIR but she has beautiful neck feathers I call it a necklace It has different shades of orange orange. And like a burgundy My other rir doesn’t have those...

3:53am Est Hi I live in Rhode Island. We just finished coop and I believe I have enough ventilation, but I have questions Coop is 4x8. There’s full ventilation on front at very top as well as the back and eaves. I have 4 Ladies in coop. Plenty of windows that are closed for night Currently it’s...

Hello, I’ve been working on coop for sometime now. My girls are in a 10 x10 dog kennel with a temporary small coop. I started with shavings and dislike them so changed I’ve to horse pellet bedding. I now have what I think is deep litter. The rune is covered with tarps but we did have a hurricane...

Been converting old swing set fort into a coop since March with zero building skill. Everything is salvaged I put cloth screen us along the front and covered with shutters. You can see the Windows installed. I’m using a corrugated roof. The soffits aren’t done because I’m stuck on whether to...

Hi, my coop is almost finish. Long process with recycling of wood from play set. Anyway I was scrolling YouTube tonight and came across video of a homesteader Lime washing (Painting with lime, water and salt) supposed to be great for killing and preventing bugs and mold for older wood. It did...