• Last updated Yesterday by JenniO11

  “Handcrafted Coops Best Advice” Contest OFFICIAL RULES   Sponsored by Handcrafted Coops (“Sponsor”).   NO ENTRY FEE.  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  The Contest begins at 12:00 AM Pacific Time (“PT”) 2/22/12 and ends at 11:59:59 PM PT 2/29/12 (the “Contest Period”).   1. Eligibility: The “Handcrafted Coops Best Advice” Contest (the “Contest”) is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia, aged eighteen (18) or older as of the date of entry, who have an active e-mail account and Internet access. ... read more

• Last updated 2/12/12 by Nifty-Chicken

Save A Chick Baby chicks can be a wonderful part of any family.  Unfortunately every year thousands of the chicks don't receive the care they need.  For this reason our forum community has come together to create the "Save A Chick Campaign".     We need your help! Below are a few brochures and postcards designed by our forum members.  Print these and hand them out to new chick owners or give them to your local feed stores to pass out to their customers.  Click the image below to download the main pamphlet file in PDF format.  It is two pages designed to... read more

• Last updated 2/13/12 by Nifty-Chicken

BYC Member Created Coloring Book!   You can download the BYC Coloring book as a PDF or browse all the images: 1)  The Official BYC Coloring Book (500kb PDF): http://www.backyardchickens.com/attachments/102 2)  All the submissions have been placed in the BYC Gallery: http://files.backyardchickens.com/images/gallery/index.php?album=BYC-Coloring-Book                                                                  read more

• Last updated 1/12/12 by support

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• Last updated 1/12/12 by support

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• Last updated 1/12/12 by support

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• Last updated 1/13/12 by Nifty-Chicken

1.Should I buy pullets or straight run chicks?    Pullets have been sexed by the hatchery and are usually sexed 90% accurately. Most hatcheries or feed stores will refund your money or buy back the cockerels which exceed 10%. Straight run chicks are usually less expensive, but they are 50% pullets and 50% cockerels (more or less). 2.When can my chicks go outside?    You should wait until they are fully feathered to put them outside.Depending on the temperature, they can go outside when they are from 5 to 12 weeks old. Will racoons hurt my chickens?    Yes. Racoons... read more

• Last updated 1/11/12 by support

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• Last updated 2/16/12 by Nifty-Chicken

Hi Peeps!    Welcome to the new & upgraded version of the BackYardChickens.com website!  (If you have no idea what happened or why, read our post: HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT - BYC SOFTWARE CONVERSION )   There are a ton of exciting new features and areas of the site for you to explore.  To help get started we suggest you watch this video that walks through the main parts of the site, especially the forum:         For those that want a quick idea of the different navigation options, here’s an example of the “Forum” list with notes on the various links and... read more

• Last updated 1/10/12 by support

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