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Hello, I am looking for some black orpington chicks. I do not want to have to order 15 chicks just for a few. Does anyone have any? I currently have week old chicks in the brooder right now.

Hello, I just brought home baby chicks, got them in the brooder and took care of any pasty butts... However I noticed this chick has a swollen foot? These chicks are only a few days old from the local feed store.

Hello everyone. About 3 years ago I had asked my grandma to teach me how to make her lasagna, unfortunately, she passed away right as she was gathering the shelf-stable ingredients. I have been craving her lasagna and it makes me cry every time I think of it because we were so close (gardening...

Hello everyone, I am sure this has been asked plenty of times, but has anyone heard of something I can add to a chicken's drinking water for mites? Otherwise, what can I do to help them out? They are not keen on being handled and frankly, I do not want to chase after them. Even when they are...

Hello everyone! Come spring I think I am going to raise some meat birds. I plan on starting with some chickens, then eventually working my way to ducks and turkeys. However, I have a few questions. The first is what equipment do you guys use? I know there are plucking machines, and I think I...

Hey guys! So i currently have my flock on Nutrena Naturwise and I like the feed. It smells nice and my chickens seem happy and healthy. Egg shell quality is good. I was recently in Big R (I normally shop at Tractor Supply) and noticed they have their own line of chicken feed. I wasnt able to...

Hey guys, I am not sure what type of rooster this is, or mixture. I don't know anything about bantam breeds so I could use some help ID this little guy. Sorry for the cruddy pictures, he doesnt like me...yet.... Please ignore the hen in back. She has wounds from my big columbian wyandotte...

Hello, around 5pm today I went to my coop to check on eggs and the chickens for the final time today. Unfortunately i stumbled upon a huge mite infestation in the nesting boxes. I have a wooden coop that is too much for me to clean out on the weekly right now, so i have been looking into...

Hello everyone, I know the law on Colorado eggs has changed, but I am not writing regarding the cage-free ordinance. I want to know what I must do as a small, unlicensed producer. I plan on only selling directly to consumers and no more than 40 cases of eggs. I want to know what I have to...

Hello everyone! I am unsure if this is even possible, but has anyone tried doing a deep litter method in a chicken run? I have a 10x10 kennel I keep my chickens in (of course with extra time outside free ranging as well) but I am curious if it's possible to keep an 'ongoing' compost as the run...

Hello The beginning of August I had a post about mites. I was given advice on what to use and how to use it. I thought my mite issue was solved, but today I decided to inspect one of my hens. The mites are back. I used permethrin 10 to treat them before. But I was also wondering about ivermectin...

Hello! Yesterday I noticed poopy feathers around one of my hens vents. This is the first time it has happened to her and since she does not have a fluffy butt, I figured to check on it. Glad I did! I found mites! Now I have been reading through numerous things and came to the conclusion that...

So I wasn't sure where to post this but I have a hefty rooster. By hefty I mean hes twice the size of my americana hens which are about 5lbs. My biggest hens are my 2 brahmas and my 1 barred rock. I have 2 pullets and 9 laying hens and he seems hefty even for them. Though I noticed some of my...

Hello again! First off, im on mobile so sorry for any weird formatting that may happen. So this last winter was my first winter having chickens. I put down straw in their uncovered run so they had something dry to step on instead of constantly walking through snow. I thought it would all...

Hey guys! So last summer for my run it was just all dirt, the smell wasn't terrible but it definitely was there. Come fall/winter I ended up using straw on top of snow to help my chickens. Now that spring is here and summer is fast approaching, I was wondering if it would be okay to continue...

Hey all! I don't know if there is an updated thread of a garden show off, but spring is here and I know a lot of us will be gardening again. So lets get some 'tours' of your gardens! Big, small, raised or in ground, cheap or expensive! Let us know what you're planning on growing. Vegetables...

Hello all! So I am planning on moving towards Greeley, CO and I want to take my chickens with me. Can I get some help understanding the chicken laws? I tried to search it on google, looked at title 7, but I am not really seeing anything that mentions if there is a maximum amount of chickens I...

Hello all! I have a rooster who had been raised around people and whatnot since he was a chick. Well the moment he started to crow, his original family had to get rid of him due to HOA. He was nice for about the first week or so, but then became super aggressive. Now what I mean by that is...

So when I first got my chicks, I ended up with a mystery chick. I thought for sure it was a black australorp, especially as it grew up. But I have noticed that its earlobes (i think?) are white. I thought they were supposed to be black? Could this be bad genetics or is it something else? The...