I have four Rhode Island Reds that I'd like to place in a new home. We've had backyard chickens for awhile, but discovered that two of our children have egg allergies a few months ago. I'm having a hard time keeping up with eggs when they are not bei
Read more…I have two roosters free to a good home. First come, first serve. They are beautiful and I would love to keep them... my neighbors would love for me to get rid of them.
Please call or text with any questions.
Cori
734-846-7273
Queen Creek (Ellsworth and
Read more…Due to some lifestyle changes around here, we have decided to seek a good home with an experienced chicken keeper for our 4 girls. All are about 1.5 years old, 2 Rhode Island Reds, 2 Buff Orphingtons. We also have a huge custom-built coop with next b
Read more…I just wanted to share with everyone an experience I had this week because I do not know how well known it is. A few mornings ago, I went outside to let the chickens and ducks out of the coop and I noticed one duckling could not stand up, much less
Read more…If anyone's looking for breeding stock, I'm butchering rabbits this weekend. Last chance for a while from us anyways to get some rabbits that will be ready to start breeding in 4 months for breeding. Anyone interested in fresh rabbit, we're offerin
Read more…Okay, just lost my black orphington to heat stroke (2nd time) and wasn't able to revive her this second time around. My girls eat organic laying feed, organic vegetables, and want to add another pullet to replace the lost one. If you have a pullet
Read more…We made it past the first year mark. My cholesterol level is quite high now. We eat eggs in many different ways. The girls are fine, very healthy. Thank you to all of the chicken people who were so kind in answering all of the very silly questions, o
Read more…Hi All,
I'm new to chickens and I have stalked this forum for some time, and recently decided to become a member! :) I have a chicken health related question.
We bought a house this summer complete with a gorgeous coop and run area and 4 bright happy
Read more…We're planning to butcher some ducks and turkeys in the near future.
Would anyone who's thinking about raising birds for food like to join us to learn about it before doing it themselves? This is the hardest part of the process, and experiencing gent
Read more…Here are the chickens.. mystery on what kind.
Read more…Finally! After not laying since late March, our now year old leghorn hen, Cindy, has begun laying eggs again. We have 3 different types of chickens, hers are distinctive looking (large and sort of peachy colored). Yay! We just ignored that she wasn't
Read more…I need some advice about ants...and how to get rid of them in our coop!
We have TONS of tiny ants that bite like crazy all around and inside our coop. We have put diatomaceous earth around the outside of the coop to control them, and it seems to wor
Read more…Hi all, I just discovered one of my hens has a hurt toe. It happened sometime this afternoon, and is not bleeding any longer. On close examination, the toenail, and possibly a small part of the toe itself, is missing! We were able to notice it becaus
Read more…I have a white leghorn cock and two silver laced Wyandottes for sale. All three for $20 or trade for one 50lb bag of chicken feed pellet crumble. Just reducing the flock size by three. These are nice looking birds, and the hens are great layers an
Read more…One of my chickens has been acting strange lately. She does not eat as much, she does not run around, she can't even get off the roost on her own. I have realized that her poop is very green like kind of neon green with white threads. I had a chic
Read more…My situation....
I am starting a new flock of Wyandottes. I picked up my chicks from a very reputable source I have used for quite some time.We brought home six little 5 week old chicks last Thursday. Along with this healthy group of six, in a separat
Read more…Any suggestions for which breed of dairy goat would do best in the valley? I like the Saanen and Toggenburg, but those are alpine breeds and I worry about their hardiness and ability to make it through a Phoenix summer. The nubian is from the middl
Read more…We're considering building a chicken plucker. I'd like to find out what pluckers other people use and what are the pros & cons of each?
Does anyone have a whiz-bang type (like this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kt_ries/3775395621/)? From what we
Read more…I wanted to share this because it works on so many levels! I bought two plastic kitty litter bins and fill them with water every morning inside the coop. The chickens will stand around in the water almost all day, at least when they are not laying. E
Read more…I have been searching for materials for the chicken coop I'm building and so far I have been lucky with craigslist. Should I be picky about the materials? When building raised veggie beds you shouldn't use treated wood, is it the same for chicken co
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