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me and my partner rescued 40 from a battery farm 2 days ago here is a photo of the worst looking one this is what happens when you buy cheap chcicken at the supermarket. I was talking to the farmer who said he gets the birds at point of lay all 16000 of them (he said he had paid £55000 for...

does anyone know how long a duck can stay fertile away from the drake? White Aylsbury Ducks by the way thanks Steve

Just thought i would do a little update i ordered aload of fence posts and pig wire (cheaper than chicken wire) so we started putting the fence up but go snowed off This is where the gate is going to be big enough to get wheelbarrow through something i learnt from my other run PS i...

well its been a long weekend managed to get it cleared! found a shed at the bottom that had previously had chickens in it pic below Site now fully cleared My partner working hard the old coop Stylus

i have been offered a Goat for sale What type of housing do other goat owners have can anyone please post some photos to give me a idea of what i am going to need to build Thanks in advance Stylus

after expanding my flock the people who live next door are starting to get a little upset with the hens in the back garden so i decided to look for some land. This came in the form of a Small Holding of 1/8 acre in size that i am renting off the local goverment for £61 a year thats $123 here are...

Well this is me my mum (on BYC as Jeang) and my nephew Dylan (who helps with the chickens at the weekends) in spain last summer Stylus

i give mine spaghetti but i chop mine to about 2inch lenghths easyier to manage aswell as to eat! Stylus

what is the ground size of your coop including the run thanks Stylus

I bought 6 Khaki Campbell Duck Hatching eggs off ebay they arrived all intact i already had my incubator on Its now 7 days on and i candled them i used a christmas projector that i bought from B&Q (a DIY store) for £8 thats $16 BARGIN And heres the results I numbered them 1 to...

When i hatched out my chicks one of them got stuck and i decided to help it as a result Lucky (her name) has a bent toe It appears not to cause her any pain or problems but just thought i would share the photo Happy New Year Stylus

Mine is currently under my bed but when i have eggs in it lives on my table in my dinning area so no dinner partys for a while

hi based in the north east of England place called Middlesbrough anyone around the same area?

from what age do I give my chicks to an outside run? We have been having frosts here in the north east of England I have no intention of taking the heat lamp away at the moment but I thought I would give them access to the run! They are currently sox weeks old Stylus

thanks for they reply kingscalls found the information very helpful!