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4 month old RIR. It's a hen, right?

I got these at tractor supply approximately 2 weeks ago and they were supposed to be Light Brahmas but the person that was selling them didn't have a clue. Do you guys have any idea?

Hi, I have one quinea that is 8 weeks old. He, or she, whichever it is, was injured by a dog and cannot fly. It is walking fine and eating and drinking fine. I have 3 Buff Orpington day old chicks and 6 day old guineas coming in around 10 days. As of right now the guinea has the whole...

My RIR's just laid 2 of their first eggs today. I was excited till I got a look at them. They are pretty soft on one end and it looks like they are not formed properly. Also, it looks like they may have pecked on the shells. Not sure though. I have 2 hens, and 2 eggs that were side by side in...

My RIR chicks are a month old now and in their coop and run. I have 2 of them. (Lost 1 at around 2 weeks old for no apparent reason.) Right now they get the starter feed and about once a day I give them a few bread crumbs or sometimes a few grains of oats. Their run is 8X8X4. I am sure there is...

I am going to Indianapolis, Indiana tomorrow, on the northwest side. Does anyone know of any place to buy the food grade DE anywhere close to there? Thanks beforehand.

Not sure where to post this so you can move it if you wish. I am trying to purchase DE for my chicks before I move them to the coop. I live in North Central Indiana approx. 70 miles north of Indianapolis. Does anyone live around that area that knows where to buy food grade DE? I know I can order...

I had 3 RIR chicks. They were 2 weeks old yeserday. The temp here has been in the high 80's so I have been putting them out in the run for about a half hour the last 3 days. They were all doing fine. Then yesterday I brought them back inside and put them in their brooder, (the temp in there is...

Our coop will be in a shed with a cement floor in our pump house. It will have the usual door for getting in and out of the whole shed then inside will be a screen door leading into the coop portion of the shed. My question is, can I use some sort of plastic such as visqueen, (sp.) (the stuff...

I have 3 RIR day old chicks. My question is, when they are mature will I be able to tell them apart? Do all the same breed chickens look alike or are there ways to tell them apart? Thanks. BTW, they are just adorable!

Hi, I am new to the forum and I hope I can get some answers to my questions. I had written this out to a chicken breeder that never returned a reply. Thanks beforehand. Hi, I loved your articles. So informational. I am receiving 3 Rhode Island Red females 2-3 day old chicks the first of July...