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BYC is GREAT! I like Facebook as well. There is a new group on Facebook called All Things Rural/Self Sustaining/Animal/ECT just left me know and I will add you! it is a closed group, as I've noticed many open groups get a lot of criticism from passers by. Everyone from BYC is welcome!

A few days ago I notices some black spots on my rooster's combs, I took pics and posted on here and a few people said they thought it looked like "dry fowl pox". I did some internet research and read some old forums from BYC, and the most popular thing i seen was to leave it alone. It usually...

I have my first flock this year that is 4 months old that consists of amberlinks, Orpingtons, RIR, Jersey Giants, Barred Plymouth Rocks, and Wyndottes. When I originally decided on chickens it was for eggs and pets. I have been considering raising for meat though. I'm not interested in the meat...

My rooster has these little black spots on his comb and a few on his wattle. Out of the 3 roos he has the most, another only has a few and the other has none. They don't appear to be painful, or parasites. It's like the actual texture bumps of his comb have just turned black. I don't know of...

What is something I can put in the coop to kill or repel bugs? I dont want to spray poison. Thanks.

This may be a newbie question, but I had nevwr considered it until recently. All of my chickens were supposed to be pullets and we recently discovered that 3 of them are roos. They are all 12 weeks old (all 33 of them!) And on starter feed, and i was just thinking that i cant wait to switch them...

Help! I got 7 amber sex link "pullets" from my local farm supply store. They are now 11 weeks old, and I think 3 may be roosters. In the pictures we are focusing on the white birds (everybody kept photo bombing us), in the pictures you can see a couple birds with red combs that are much larger...

I am having the worst time deciding if i want to use welded wire or woven wire fencing. I do know that I am going to be using t posts not wood posts. So, my first thought was that I wanted to use welded wire because I wouldn't have to do all that stretching, plus I didn't want to put in braced...

I've read a lot about moving chicks from their indoor heated brooded to the outdoor coop, and I've found some useful information, but i would love some opinions on my specific situation. I have some 1-2 week old pullets in a brooder in the house with a heat lamp. I know they are too young now to...

My chicks finally arrived! We have 7 amberlink, 6 Rhode Island Reds, 6 Gold Laced Wyandottes, 2 Cochins, 5 Jersey Giants, and 5 Buff Orpingtons.

Does anyone happen to know the laws for Montgomery County TN, in the county not the city. If not, how can i find out? I could not find any specifics on the county website.

Is it essential to have a heat lamp for my chicks in the brooder if they are going to be in my house which is kept at about 70 degrees? I haven't brought my chicks home yet, I have the brooder all set up. I was just wondering if they will still need one.

Hi, I'm Erica and I live in TN, I have been doing a lot of reading and question asking about chickens and other poultry for the last year. This year in a couple weeks I will be a new chicken mommy to a few Rhode Island Red chicks! My coop and chicken yard are almost ready. So excited!