• Last updated 3/15/13 by Nifty-Chicken

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• Last updated 3/12/13 by BYC Project Manager

  News Articles: Check Out These Chicks from Holliston - (MetroWest Daily News, March 2013) Backyard Chicken Farming on the Rise - (SustainableBusiness.com, February 2013) Backyard Farming Gets Fancy - (Wall Street Journal, January 2013) Littleton Man has Radio Show and Talks About Chickens - (WickedLocal.com, January 2013) Raising Chickens Has Rewards - (Poughkeepsie Journal, January 2013) Bedford Girl Builds Own Chicken Coop in Her Backyard - (MonroeNews.com, October 2012) Urban Chicken Farming Takes Dinner from Backyard to Plate -... read more

• Last updated 3/7/13 by support

Raising Chickens 101   So, you're interested in raising chickens?  You've embarked on a fun and exciting journey! BYC (BackYardChickens) is FULL of great information. If your question isn't answered in our Learning Center Articles then we promise there is an answer on our chicken forum.     Below are the absolute basics of raising chickens. For more detailed information please explore the rest of the site and join our forum.    Why Raise Chickens? Easy and inexpensive to maintain (when compared to most other... read more

• Last updated 3/7/13 by Lothiriel

Why Join Back Yard Chickens? – Benefits of being a BYC Member Why lurk when you can have your own username and forum persona, and let us enjoy your company and that of your chickens?   Membership is and always will be FREE. We just want to let you know about all the great reasons for you to join us as a full-fledged BYC member:   Family-friendly Community of Chicken Enthusiasts   We have a strong sense of community here on BackYardChickens.com. People come here seeking advice about their chickens and... read more

• Last updated 3/5/13 by Nifty-Chicken

How to Access BYC Mobile Be sure you're logged in Go to the homepage Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "Mobile"   While we're in the final testing phases you will need to opt in manually to the mobile system.  After the testing is done we'll automatically switch you to mobile based on what kind of device you're using to visit the site.   First Look: The Mobile Homepage When you first sign in, here's what you'll see on the homepage.   Alerts notify you when you have new private messages, or when your... read more

• Last updated 2/19/13 by Nifty-Chicken

Everything you need to care for and keep happy, healthy chickens   With directives on diagnosing and treating sick or ailing chickens, as well as general information on how to keep chickens in peak condition, Chicken Health For Dummies is your go-to guide on how to best care for and keep chickens.   Inside, you'll get everything you need to know about chicken health and wellness: an encyclopedia full of common and not-so-common diseases, injuries,... read more

• Last updated 2/19/13 by Nifty-Chicken

  Practical how-to advice for raising chickens in virtually any backyard!   Are you ready to join the hundreds of thousands of peeps that are raising backyard chickens? Maybe you already own a flock of egg machines and want to know how to properly care for them. Raising Chickens For Dummies provides an up-to-date, thorough introduction to all aspects of caring for chickens, including choosing and purchasing chickens, constructing housing, and proper feeding. Raising Chickens For Dummies provides authoritative, detailed... read more

• Last updated 12/12/12 by BYC Project Manager

  One of the Many Benefits of Raising Chickens: Composting with Chickens           Recently delivered 30 yard dumpster of hay, shavings & manure - 8-27-2011   After four months of the chickens working the compost - 12-31-2011 (this picture was taken where those trees are in the first picture)       Regardless of whether you would like to start raising chickens or have been raising them for decades, it’s a known fact that chickens love to scratch. That’s how many once green fenced chicken yards become barren brown wastelands. If they... read more

• Last updated 12/6/12 by Nifty-Chicken

History of the BackYard Chickens website Back in 1999 a few baby chicks were brought home from a kindergarten class. Similar to the experience of hundreds of thousands of other children and their families, what started out as a fun project turned into a hobby and then into an obsession!  BackYardChickens is the result of years of collective learning and fun rolled up into the best resource for raising your own backyard flock.   Over the past few years there has been a resurgence in people who want to be more “green”, more self-sufficient, and take part in the... read more

• Last updated 11/20/12 by BYC Project Manager

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