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Hey BYC! So, I've been having a great time naming my 8 new babies, but I need one more name! I have a 5 week old Golden Laced Wyandotte that needs a name. She is absolutely gorgeous, and needs a name that suits her. Since my brain has been fried (school and stuff) I need a little help. Any and...

Hello B.Y.C! I have a serious question for you guys. I am planning to get two little baby Cream Legbars from my dads friend... who lives in Arkansas. I am situated in Iowa, and we were wondering if shipping the little chicks would be a good idea (if at all possible). The questions we have are...

I'm in a bit of a sticky situation... My dads friend is offering my family some cream leg bars, and they hatched last Tuesday, and we won't be able to make room for them until this weekend, and we wouldn't be able to get the rest of the chicks we need until next weekend (if you're confused...

Hey BYC! I've been looking into getting some new little chicks to add to our family, and I need your help! I've been looking online, and I can't find any that ship that have a minimum order of 15 or more! I can only have 6, so I need another solution. Let me know of anyone you might know around...

Hey B.Y.C, This should have come up to topic about a month ago, but my chickens stopped laying, a month ago. I'm not talking gradual here, they just one day, out of the blue, STOPPED! This all happened when we decided to start giving them a natural feed with cracked corn and all that good stuff...

I just got 6 cream legbar chicks... and I really want to be able to tell them apart! Would the leg rings be too big for them, and would it be safe to paint a toenail on each chick until they grow up and I will find ways to tell them apart? Thanks! -Ellochicken

Hey BYC! I've been looking at some new chicken coop designs for my future fluffy butts, and I saw that almost every coop I looked at was raised of the ground. Why is that? Is it for winter, bug protection, or does it just look better? Thanks! -Ellochicken

My Buff Orpington hen Sunshine has been getting some black spots on her comb, and I was wondering if it was some kind of disease? I really have no clue, and I'm pretty sure it isn't frostbite because my RIR Penny has frostbite, and it looks nothing like this. They're little black spots on the...

My family is planning to get 4 chicks and add them to our existing flock of 5 (To make 9) but we don't know who to contact to figure out how many we can have in our backyard.... So if anyone from anywhere in the U.S found someone who told them how many they could have (Prefferably in the Des...

My Yellow Buff Orpington hen, Sunshine, has pus coming from a hole in her back. Is there anything I can do to help her? And I can't accept any vet advice, my family said no to taking chickens to the vet, so any home remedies or things I can order online are all I can do for her. Thank You...

Hey BYC! I'm writing a farming journal, and I have a section on hatching & incubating eggs and I want to know what YOU use, and on a scale of 0-10 what you think of that incubator! Thanks BYC! -Ellochicken

Hello BYC, I have some questions for you.... I am considering making a bucket with 4 nipples (Look at the picture below) and I'm not sure if my birds will know what to do with it.... Will they automatically go to pecking at it and figuring out that there's water in there, or is there some way...

Hello BYC Members! I need a little help... I am looking at chicks for next year, and can't find the pictures I want! As you might imagine, it can be quite frustrating, so I need your help on finding pictures for these 4 breeds. 1- Blue Cochin Hens & Chicks 2-Mahogany Favorolle Hens & Chicks 3-...

Hello, and thanks for stopping by. I was wondering about how to insulate my coop, as temperatures get pretty cold here in the winter, but I don't want to insulate it too much. Thanks! -Ellochicken

So, my lowest hen in the pecking order is being pecked, and winter is almost here! I really need some help, I've ordered a chicken saddle and I'm thinking about calling a guy called the Chicken Whisperer, what else can I do to help her? Here are some pictures.... Thanks! -Ellochicken

Hello Fellow Chicken Farmers! I was wondering about keeping my hens warm in the winter time here in the Mid-West, I know they can go into the below temperatures, but I want to know how to keep their water un-frozen, how long to keep the heat lamp on, where I can find a heat lamp timer, etc...

My hens are now 4 months old, and have been laying for a little while, but I am expecting more eggs from my other hens, and only one is laying! Is that bad? And what can I do to speed up the process? Or do they start to lay alot when they get older? Please reply soon! -Ellochicken

My neighbors that live in front of my house have a little Schnauzer that keeps coming around and trying to get in the chicken coop in the backyard, but one day, when I decided to let them free range on their own, that little dog came over, and killed one of my Rhode Island Red's! My father beat...

I've read in many other books that there are herbs that you can give to your chickens..... But I'm kinda clueless as to what to give them! I want to be sure before I set out any herbs for them to eat.... I don't want to have any risk of poisoning or sickness, because I'm just getting eggs from...

When I was watching my flock the other day, I noticed a weird discoloration in my hen ,Star, her comb and beak flaps.... They are a peachy color instead of their normal bright pink/red... Is this bad? Or is it just natural when hens start to lay? Please answer! -Ellochicken