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Hello, Any advice on how to move four ladies to our new place? Anything that will make it less stressful. New house is about an hour away and I want to make sure i transport them safely and I definitely don’t want to stress them out.

So far what I have read on here is making me so anxious. What can we do to prevent or help. Someone said they literally come and kill your flock…that makes me incredibly sad and scared.

Long story short…she had some wet poop on her butt. It had dried when I got to it the next day to remove it and clean it. I picked her up and she dislikes being touched …I held her and cleaned off the dry poop. Her vent looked fine…she sometimes gets poop on her fluffy behind. I noticed after I...

I am not sure if this is the place to post this but as of late I have been reading about the fungal infection growth in the U.S. and if I should be worried about coop dirt or my chickens getting sick? I like to move or dig dirt around for them to pick worms and maybe I’m nervous post Covid but...

Hello everyone, I was looking up toxic plants and flowers to not plant this year in spring…I was shocked to find elephant ear plants as toxic since I have had them around the whole yard and my chickens never got into them. Any advice would be appreciated on if I should remove them and de root...

Hello, It’s snowing outside and my ladies seem to want to be out in the snow. At what point is it too dangerous for them to be out and about in the snow? It’s 27 out.

I am used to battling hawks but this morning we were visited by two eagles. This is a new level of fear for me…my ladies are definitely not coming out of the run for a few days. Has anyone had to deal with eagles 🦅 stalking your flock?

Hi everyone We had tons of rain and I have been battling wet ground in my chicken run. I have a huge chicken run covered yet the ground and bedding is wet since the ground was so saturated in came up from below. My girls coop is inside the run and that’s nice and dry since it’s off the ground...

I have my 4 ladies in a 10 x 20 chicken run in bad weather or rain. The coop they sleep in is inside this run. They usually have an acre to roam that’s covered in poultry netting. Im in south New Jersey and it’s cold rain/snow and I want to make sure this air ventilation at the top of the...

I am not sure what breed my black chicken might be or my black and white one. I rescued them from a hoarding situation and realized I never asked or knew what breed they might be. I know my buff Orpington lol she is so sweet!! Any input would be great!

Hello! I always wondered if you sprinkle pest control ( I have been using first Saturday lime ) and it rains a few days later…does it cancel out the pest control ?

Hello everyone, Has anyone tried this device to ward off hawks when chickens are free ranging?

Hello! How often should I power the coop and run for preventative measures. I use this product and have used to this past summer to rid my coop of mites and it did a great job. I just didn’t know how often to add on roost bars and coop.

First cold season with four lovely chickens. They have tons of cool runs and chunnels to use all day and today is 42 degrees and they came out and went into the covered run. I thought chickens didn’t mind colder temps? I wonder if the wind is bothering them.

I was looking for ideas on what to add into my chicken run. 4 ladies in a 100 by 25 chicken run. I have plants , dust bath and some logs and perches for them but I want to make sure they are entertained! Any advice would be appreciated!

I was hoping to get some feedback. We have covered the whole run but wonder if we should leave the tops open for ventilation?

Is it normal for my ladies to act like I put them in prison? I had a 60 foot long x 10 feet wide run made since they were getting stalked by hawks….but so far they seem pissed and annoyed. I completely understand from free ranging on an acre but I want them to be protected. Will they eventually...

I had my four ladies out in our yard I was there to supervise as I was weeding the gardens and I walked inside to use the restroom and a hawk came and tried to attack my girls. My husband was in the garage and ran out and scared the hawk away and I then put my girls in the chicken run. They are...

I feel so defeated. A couple weeks ago my 4 ladies had some red kites on the roost part of the coop. Caught it early and so far I have not found anything on them or the coop in over a week. I started to feel better about it and this morning I woke up and one of my girls has a swollen eye. She...

Me and my husband built a huge coop and run and it seems my ladies prefer to hang out in our green house. The run has grass and dirt but the green house has tiny pebbles. Maybe they like that better. Either way I work for them obviously 🤣