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Cochins, Orpington or Barnavelders? bantam or full size?

If you are bringing birds or eggs this is the place to post that so people can start to plan your purchasing! I hope I see a big turn out so we can do it again next year. What can you bring to swap or sell? Chickens, hatching eggs, other poultry, supplies, crafts For those bringing poultry...

My Rosey is a cranky pants right now. She's going through a molt so not laying so I was wondering if there might be a hormonal component. like going through menopause. Has anyone ever noticed this in their chickens?

Besides the obvious picking the correct breeds for your area and siting your coop and run where there is some good shade, what do you do for you birds in the heat? I've seen allot of products lately with electrolytes and vitamins. Are they worth it? What do you do?

Spoonflower is having a contest and you can vote: http://blog.spoonflower.com/2013/04/why-did-the-pop-art-chicken-cross-the-road.html

For you that have been doing this for a while now, what advise do you have that wasn't in the books. Time to share the inside info.

I have a small flock and my 2.5 year old EE had bubbles in the corner of one eye this morning. Otherwise she seemed perfectly fine. I watched them as they ranged this morning and the bubbles would go away (pop) and then start forming again in the same eye. Should I be concerned?

It's super cute, but insane. Here's a link to some more: http://www.neimanmarcus.com/christmasbook/fantasy.jsp?cid=CBF12_O5415&cidShots=m,a,b,c,z&r=cat44770736&rdesc=The%20Fantasy%20Gifts&pageName=Beau%20Coop&icid=CBF12_O5415

These days we all have to be smart about how we spend our money. How do you keep your costs down? Here is my list so far: 1. Free ranging at least part time keeps feed cost down. 2. I get free coffee chaff from a local roaster to use as bedding. 3. I use raked up pine straw instead of...

This morning I was convinced that there was a plot afoot in the hen house. I let the girls out to free range a bit, but when it was time to go back in their evil plan was clear. One would run into the run to get the bribe then slip back out as number 2 was coming in and so on till I was loosing...

Is this wry neck or something else? She's a 2 year EE.I've isolated her. Help!

I keep reading about all the benefits of making a structure that the south half is greenhouse and the north is chicken coop. The wall between provides ventilation between the spaces and both chickens and plants benefit by the exchange of CO2 and Oxygen. I want to build one but I am yet to find...

or will she squish the little things? She's a big girl, 7 or 8 pounds.

Can you do a search by location? It use to be helpful, but I can't find it any more.

I'm in the planning stages of building the dream coop. I've read about the concept of a structure that the south side is a greenhouse and the north side is coop. the ventilation between the 2 benefits both chickens and plants. the chickens breath out CO2 and the plants make fresh oxygen. They...

I have a sick one year old Orpington mix. She's always been super healthy but saturday evening I noticed she wasn't running as fast as the others for treats. Sunday even slower, and so on. No injuries. hasn't laid since Saturday, so egg bound was my first thought. She's had laying problems from...

I was going to blow out some eggs for decoration. Do you need to do anything to them after you blow them out to preserve them? I'm planning to put them in a shadow box so I would hate if they got moldy or smelly.

My broody's eggs are starting to hatch today, and I was wondering if she will be able to keep them warm enough on her own. The forecast calls for some temps in the 40s and maybe even 30s later this week. When she did this before it was Spring . I could but the heat rope under the nest box. Thanks.

My very determined bantam cochin went broody this spring and after trying unsuccessfully to break her I let her sit on eggs. She hatched 15 weeks ago and raised the chicks, and now is back to Robo-broody. I just can't have any more chickens. If I let her sit on eggs, but give the chicks away...

I have one chicken trying to move up the pecking order and it's chaos out there. I have her in chicken jail for the moment, but I was wondering if there was something herbal I could use for transitioning her back in. There is an herbal product called "Rescue Remedy" made for dogs in transition...