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Hi, Just wondering if anyone has any ideas on any materials I can cut to size to use as a cover on the hardware cloth to stop rain getting in and wetting the wood shavings in my run. Was thinking of shade cloth but it needs to be sewed after cutting it to stop it fraying and needs eyelets to...

Hi, I have a pre fab coop very similar to the one below and i was just wondering if anyone who also has one similar to this could answer a few questions I have. Firstly, i only have 2 chickens and i want another one because i think they need another friend by what i have been reading. I can only...

Hey I've got a prefab coop it was about $200 and I was just wondering if people could help me with these few problems I have. Wood is starting to fade and look grey and yuck? Should I paint it or stain it for maximum life? I'm currently using construction sand as run flooring and it is getting...

I have been researching ways to dispatch my chicken if she gets sick and I think the carbon monoxide is the most humane and easiest way to euthanize my chicken. i was thinking of buying co2 tablets (the type they use for aquariums) and dissolve them in water, or use CO2 bike inflators and empty...

I stupidly put sand in the run of my chicken coop thinking it would not smell and be the best choice. But after reading about sand in the run on websites I have wanted to change to the deep litter method. What do I do with the 3 cubic meters of sand in the run.

I'm going on a holiday this week for 6 nights and the temperature is going to be 40 degrees c (104f) in Australia its summer now. I'm just wondering if anyone can give me tips on getting my chickens though hot weather which is going to range from 30-40celcius. There is sand in the run also. The...

I have bought a different type of feed than what I normally do, can I feed it straight up to the chickens or do I have to introduce it in increments? I know that with dogs you can't do this but what about chickens?

I want to raise baby chicks and if I do they will be kept in a plastic box in the garage. How loud will they be during the day it at night because I don't want to disturb my neighbours. Thanks

I am getting an instant turf delivered for our backyard and I am wondering how long I have to keep the chickens from ripping it up.

Hi, I need someone's help, I have 2 pol chickens which I have bought 3 weeks ago and have recently started laying. I was surprised when I saw the first egg in the nesting box when I came home and thought that now they have associated the nesting box with egg laying not sleeping that they would...

I bought my chickens 2 days ago and after the second night in the coop they still won't perch. I have placed them onto the perch and they hop straight off. Please help because they want to sleep in their nesting boxes which they cannot do.

Hi, I want to raise baby chickens but I know that it will be about 5 months until they start laying so I was thinking of buying 2 POL (point-of-lay) chickens and 2 1 week old chicks at the same time and then when the time is right introducing them to each other. I'm just wondering how to do this...

Hi, I have recently bought a cheap coop off eBay for about $200 and want to add a run to it. I'm just wondering if anyone has done something like this and has bought a premade coop off the Internet and made a run themselves. I just need some inspiration on how to design the run.

hi, i know you guys are very passionate about chickens in battery cages and i think it is horrible this is why i have started a petition. please sign and pass it on to other people hoping to get over a thousand to present to the senate of australia. also please take 5 minutes out of your day to...

Hi, I have just started raising my own chickens (Oreo, nugget and Mayo). I've just realised that I have not got anything if any of my chickens suddenly fall ill. Also just wondering whether anyone has used paracetamol on chickens for pain relief or ibuprofen? I just need an idea as of what type...

My 3 week old chicken is really sick and is not thriving. She is suffering and I can't stand to watch, I want to humanly put her to rest but all the posts say to either use carbon dioxide which causes suffering or chop its head off which I cannot do. Please help I do not want her to suffer any...

I've read lots of threads about which type of flooring I should use in my chicken coop run. It is going to be 3m wide and 6m long so I want something that is easy to clean like concrete. I've heard that concrete does not give underneath the chickens feet so then I thought of putting some sand on...

I am currently doing a Animal Science class and am thinking of getting chickens as pets. We are currently studying Imprinting, I am wondering when you keep chickens as backyard pets should they be imprinted on the owner of the chickens or should I not worry about it. Also just curious has anyone...