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Aside from salmonella (and perhaps avian flu ), what direct or indirect health risks do I need to be aware of for my family? What should I look for or what can be used as prevention? Could someone point me to some info? I hate to be paranoid, but when it comes to my kids, I'd like to feel...

Our PR pullet laid her first two eggs! We're so proud of her. One right after the other and only a day apart. There slightly pinkish tan, narrow and medium size (a little smaller than I expected for PR). Ok. Now what do I do? Let her cherish them? Or collect them for breakfast? If I...

Ok. I confess that I'm a newbie to chicken behavior. So, it should not be surprising that I'm stumped on this one. Advice of greater experience here would be appreciated. We had a ~4 mo old pullet go very lethargic with very runny stools. We decided to separate her from the flock while we...

It's really pouring down rain here. We've gotten over an inch or two since this morning. Yet one our birds was standing out in the rain this afternoon. I went out and I put her back in, only to have her come back out. Eventually DD brought the soaking chicken in to dry her. She seemed fine...

Wow! I was doing some research on zoning regulations and keeping chickens in my state and stumbled onto this gem. http://www.co.ho.md.us/CountyCouncil/CCdocs/BA0549vd&o.pdf WARNING: It is a tedious legal document... Frankly, I can't believe that I read the whole thing. But, ironically, I...

You might say that our small flock is a father/daughter project, one started last summer after my DW's science project sort of backfired (a long story in itself) from which my DD adopted three newly hatched cockerels and one pullet. We are grateful that we found good homes for the roos here on...

I am interested to hear anything people might know about shipping chickens across the US. I've heard that it can be done through the USPS, but if this is true, are there any limits in distance? Is USPS the best or safest choice or are there other options? I am mostly concerned about how the...

We would like to replace two extra roosters with hens. We currently have three 5 mo. old Partridge Rock roosters and a hen of the same breed, but would like to give away two of the roosters (See "FREE: 2 Partridge Rock Roosters in Maryland (see pictures)"). Could anyone please advise us as to...

We hatched four eggs last July and got three roos and one hen. They're beautiful birds, and are all getting along fine, but we'd still like to give away two of the roosters to a good home or homes. We are also interesting in obtaining a couple of hens (any breed). I took some pictures of...