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I recently was gifted some chickens, a brown leghorn, and a buff polish. I put them in with my three Ameracaunas after dark and everything seemed fine. There have been a couple spats but nothing serious. I am just wondering when things will normalize and the newbies will start laying. They...

I got some full grown Ameracaunas in the fall and added to them this week with a buff polish, brown leghorn and old English game hen. April 2nd I got a shipment of chicks, they are hanging out in the garage. I'm waiting to find out how many of my chicks are roos. I have a costco chicken coop...

Check out their availability list to see if they are hatching what you want, I know I was hoping for ducks, geese and turkeys but there aren't any of those available for shipment till the end of April. So it might pay to preorder in advance a bit, Tookietoo.

Mine are passing around a bad case of brooder pneumonia, you should watch out for that and take preventative measures. I lost ten chicks before I was able to diagnose what was happening. I got Tylan and dosed their water and added some granulated garlic to their feed. Fingers crossed that...

Hi! @mamabear72 Our flock just grew exponentially! I received our cackle hatchery surprise today and now I'm brooding 46 assorted chicks, 2 turkeys and 2 ducklings. The cuteness threshold is bursting here. As for predators, we are in town so coyotes aren't a concern but I have worried...

They STILL haven't started laying. Ughhhh! I hate waiting. But I am just trying to be patient. The only one that sits on the decoys is the drake. :/ maybe things will change when things warm up a bit more, we have been going through a cold snap.

Pre ordered this two months ago after looking at the hatching calendar and thinking the March 31st ship date would be optimize my chances of getting ducks and geese. Package shipped at midnight weighing 5 lbs. today USPS delivered it to my door at 1030am. 46 chicks, I haven't ID'd them all...

Yeah, I would warn you against keeping chickens in the house because as they feather out they shed a kind of chicken dander and it will cover EVERYTHING. Which it sounds like you are experiencing already. If you have a garage you may want to move them. You can take them for day trips outside...

Hey Reno/Sparks! Any of you chicken lovers interested in participating in a Backyard Chicken Tour? I am not planning anything elaborate but I am curious about other peoples set-up in town and think it would be a really fun way to spread awareness and encourage other interested parties. This...

Hi! I have backyard chickens and live in Reno, how's it going? You get your chicks yet? HOAs can be a pain in the butt.

Hi! I am doing backyard chickens in Reno too! Welcome to BYC! What kind of chickens do you have?

Hey there! I am doing backyard chickens in Reno (close to Renown). How's it going so far?

Thanks, I ran into some other muscovy owners at the feed store last week and heard that their ducks weren't laying yet either so that made me feel better. I am impatient by nature so this will just be a test of my character. My question now is should I leave the decoy eggs in the nesting box?

I don't have a timer system and have just been leaving the light on all night. Where could I find a cheap/easy light set up with a timer? And is it bad to give them 24 hours of light all at once? Should I give them a few days without supplemental light and start over by gradually increasing it?