Morning Glories
I was thinking of growing morning glories near my chicken run , are these poultry safe?
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So I am new to this whole chicken thing and am getting very excited to get started. I am scheduled to take the chicken class in February at the end of the month. Should I wait for the class before I start looking for a coop and progressing in my ch
Read more…Going on vacation
I have a 4'W x 6'L x 6'H chicken coop and 3 chickens (3 months old) and I will be going on vacation for a week. I will have someone come and check every day to see if they have water and feed; however, I usually let them out all the time into the bac
Read more…Is it okay to take the girls out during the day?
My chicks are now 9 days old and they're so much fun to watch. I was wondering if it's okay to put them out in the vegetable garden for a little while during the day when it's so warm. I know it's not the 90 degrees that I have them in the house, but
Read more…Rooster to good home - Organic, corn/soy free
I know it's a long shot, but my daughter wants me to at least try to find a good home for our rooster.
He's a beautiful gold sex link rooster, always fed organic, corn and soy free feed. He's almost 19 weeks old and ready to go to a good home that ne
Read more…Seeking Fertile Quail Eggs for sale or free in Surpise AZ
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We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our incubator and would prefer to get our eggs local. I grew up helping my Uncle raise a variety of chickens and game birds. We are very excited for our 14 year old to experience the foul fun that I gre
Read more…Just begining
I am new to this. I live in cave creek and building a 8 by 10 coop. How many chickens would you suggest and what breed? How high off the ground should there nesting boxes be?
Read more…Buying chicks
I just wanted to throw out some info on my experience today. I went to Pratts pets for the first time ever because they were the only store I could find that had barred rocks in stock and welsummers. I was very disappointed. I still bought my chicks
Read more…Lonely Ameraucana looking for friends
I don't know how to say this gently... my chickens were found dead this afternoon-- 13 of them. Broken necks. Long story short, it was deliberate and a report was filed with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. We have our suspicions and MCSO/An
Read more…Chickens at school.
Looking for others that are raising chickens at school to share ideas, and information about special considerations. The children in my class have 4 chickens that are going to be laying soon. The children are 3-6 years old. So far it has been a gr
Read more…lost a chick, should I be concerned?
The black sexlink chicks I got from Stockmans seem very healthy but the chicks I got from Pratts are worrying me. I'm afraid I may have introduced illness to my little flock. I just lost one of the welsummers. I found her dead under the heat lamp. Sh
Read more…Chicken vaccinations
Do my chicks need any vaccinations? Or other routine veterinary care of which I am unaware?
Read more…Where to buy laying hens and Rachel's book?
I've previously attended class for raising chickens, toured the coops and now, finally, have a coop built in our backyard. We will appreciate recommendations and resources for beginners to buy our laying hens and any must have products to get started
Read more…Ameraucana bantams?
HI all, we're finally adding to our small flock. I'm looking for ameraucana bantams or bantam easter egger hens. I've check feed stores and breeder directories to no avail. I'm hoping to "purchase local" but will order them if I need to.
If I order it
Read more…Chicken Predation
Pardon my ignorance, but I had some questions before I get going with my flock. There is a lot of coop information on here, specifically about keeping it very open for ventilation, with heat being more of a problem than the cold here in Phoenix.
I ha
Read more…hens with dandruff??
we have four hens approx 2 yrs old. they've had white flakes (like dandruff) all over their bodies for approx a month. any ideas?
also, we've only gotten 2 eggs in the past 3 weeks. I know production slows during winter but from 2-3 a day to 2-3 a mon
Read more…The Blended Family (Hens and chicks)
We have 3 Rhode Island Reds that are 1 year old and have been raising 4 chicks in a separate pen that are now about 10 weeks old. The hens and chicks can see each other and have been bonding for about 2 weeks. I had built a chicken tractor for the h
Read more…2 RIR Roosters up for Grabs in Maricopa
So I inherited a flock from a friend of mine...
Isn't that how most of these stories start ou? of 16 Chickens he had 12 that he hatched himself last february. I'm new to the chicken thing and just noticed that two of the newbies are roosters and they
Read more…Turken Chickens - Any Experience With?
The Turken, Churkey or Naked Neck Chicken (no relation to Turkeys!)
OK - So I get that this is not everyone's image of what a chicken 'should' look like, but I've been doing a lot of research on this breed and think that it might be an excellent fit f
Read more…Chicken Tractor Building Plans?
Does anyone have a good building plan for a chicken tractor that I could build myself? We have a great coop but would like to have the hens out in the yard at times and still have some protection around them.
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