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    Official BYC Poll: How Many Chickens Do You Have + How Many Chickens On BYC?

    1 Silver Laced Wyandotte 509 + 1 = 510 Actually, the math is way off from the last page. This might take a minute to get back on track...
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    from Portland, OR

    Thanks for the welcome! As for our hens, It was my fault for not checking the latch on the run door. I feel so guilty about that! I'm not 100% sure what killed them. My neighbour, who has 7 hens, says it was a raccoon, but I'm not convinced. There was a trail of feathers all the way from the...
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    Given the choice, should I add new hens as chicks, pullets or full grown hens?

    Last summer, we got 3 chicks- a Rhode Island Red, a Buff Orpington, & a Silver-laced Wyandotte. They were doing fantastic, getting 18-21 eggs/week (way more than I was expecting). Sadly, 2 of the girls (RIR & Orpington) were killed by a predator and our Wyandotte is lonely. She was the baby and...
  4. Marijke2389

    from Portland, OR

    Hi All, I'm no stranger to chickens. I grew up on a hobby farm in east-coast Canada where we had 10 layers (not sure on the breed, but they were brown/red) and 20 broilers (white) along with every other tradition farm animal, except ducks. My husband and I moved to Portland, OR for work and have...
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