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Hi, Pictures of our coops below. Please let me know what changes need to be made to make them predator and weather safe. Blue coop is for the chickens. Gray coop for guineas. We are painting the insides white and want to put down a waterproof/easy to clean flooring. Any suggestions on...

Hello, Any advice on where to put a guinea house on our property? Are the guineas likely to stay located near the house? Do they hang out in the trees? We have hawks/owls. Is it best to locate the guinea house away from trees/house/barn where hawks could perch nearby waiting for opportunity...

Hello, I have 9 week old chicks. I'd like to get them out of the garage and safely grazing outside. Any recommendations for a chicken tractor.....plans or pre-made? Anyone have the Farm and Yard one? https://farmandyardproducts.com/products/mobile-chicken-coop-chicken-tractor...

New chicken owner. We have 5 Wyandotte hens 9 weeks old. Bought from hatchery. Healthy. They are not vaccinated for Mareks. We also have 8 Guinea keets but I was planning to house them separate. I need a coop for them ASAP and found a nice 2yr old used one for a great price. But I just...

Anyone have an Egg Cart'n Chicken Tractor? Any thoughts on using this in NJ with an electrical fence around it?

New to chickens. Live on a large farm in NJ. We do get some snow in the winter. Known predators in area: Fox, hawk, coyote, racoon, skunk, ground hog, rats, owls, possum. Fox and hawk are the biggest problems. Need to buy coop for 5 Wyandotte chickens (8 weeks old) and possibly 8...

Hello, My 5 chicks are now 8 weeks and thriving. We need a coop asap. I've considered converting a shed or buying a used coop or buying OverEZ. I found a used used 12x5ft walk-in coop (looks like about 6 feet of it is caged open run) for $1500. She is selling it because they are moving...

Buying chicks from hatchery. The property where my chickens will be kept possibly had chickens and horses on it about a year ago. Its unknown if there was a Marek's problem or not. The hatchery basically discouraged the Marek vaccine, but the internet paints a very scary picture of the...

Hello, 5 day old keet has white diarrhea and is not eating or drinking on his own. He's just standing and not moving around much. When I pick him up, he doesn't fight much. Temp in brooder is 85 on cold end to 92 on warm end. I tried cleaning off is poop with a warm wet cotton ball and put...

Hello, We just received our keets and chicks in the mail on Friday. All the chicks and keets were moving around this morning. I left for 2 hours and came home to 1 dead keet at 11am. The temp was at 90F and all the other keets were running around. The hatchery told me it was okay to...