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Hi all! I've read so many threads I'm a bit overwhelmed, so I thought I'd ask for opinions! Known predators: domestic dogs, coyotes, red foxes, raccoons, opossums, skunks, weasels. A few weeks ago we discovered a short-tailed weasel nest in our garage (we have tons of field mice/voles, and...

Hi everyone! I can across a book recommendation for Gail Damerow's The Chicken Health Handbook a few times on this forum. It's a great reference - I've been repeatedly checking it out from the library :) I'd like to buy a copy, and on Thriftbooks I can get the edition from 1994 for $4. The one...

Hi all! We are getting close to having our 8x16 Wood's coop "livable for chickens and predator proof".... "Done" to me will mean painted all nice and pretty on the outside and I don't know when that will happen! :p Regarding the roost bars - here's the plan in the book...

Hi all! We have a Habitat for Humanity Restore not too far from us that has great prices on paint. I don't know how old the paint is - any hints on how to tell if it is *not* safe for chickens? (The forum search is in a very strange format for me, so if you know of any threads on this would you...

Hi all! Our chicks arrived yesterday - My toddler and I have been watching live chick TV non-stop! Unfortunately one of our chicks died ~8hrs after arriving home. Gave her nutridrench straight and warm water via a dropper, but she faded away. Thanks to a thread I'd seen on this forum I had her...

So I naively thought I could just go to the feed store and buy fresh feed... apparently I can't. Of the two closest stores to me neither has anything newer than Dec '17. Those are dedicated feed stores (one told me it would be physically impossible to get 2wk old feed). I haven't checked the...

Hi all, I'm a newbie... ordered chicks before the coop is done, oops. We have 5 chicks arriving in either one week or two - waiting on the feed store to confirm when they are coming. The plan is to brood them in the house for the first week (so I can keep a close eye on them), and then move to...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? This will be my first time raising chicks (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Waiting on 5 chicks - they will arrive at a local store early April (3) What breeds do you have? We are getting: Speckled Sussex Buff Orpington...