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Hi guys, hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. :) I got a few TSC cards per my request, lol, so this morning I'm looking to see what to do to gear up for spring. Here's my question: I have an LG still air that I've used before, but I wanted to add a fan to it and a turner too. I can add those...

Hi everyone. :) I am new to chickens (had them for about a yr now) and want to start planning to hatch some. (Preferably something of a gold-laced persuasion.) :) However, I only have experience hatching ducklings (X3 hatches). Now from what I have heard, duck eggs are a bit more fussy than...

Hi everyone.. I'm starting a new thread here-- long story VERY short, I had one chicken seriously injured several weeks ago by what I suspect was a dog. Wasn't sure she'd even make it but she did with lots of TLC. However this week (only 2-3 weeks after I re-intro'd her to the flock), my entire...

Hi all, wasn't sure whether to post this in injuries or predator, so here I am. (I have a "flock" of six.. hens are BO, RIR, Black Star and SLW. Then I have two roos, a SLW and BR- long story, I know it's a bit much but for now it works) Just wanted to share, we were gone from about 4pm until...

Hi everyone!! I have google searched this and didn't find anything to match what I'm saying, so decided to start this. :) My Black Star started laying about two weeks or so ago. At first she laid shell-less eggs, then started laying normal after the first week. The first shelled egg she laid...

Just a brag on my rooster, who I am just foolish over. I know he's still young, (~4months), but so far his personality is just tops. Got a few shots of him this past week, while talking my hens through the game plan for next week.. (this is the week they will start laying, we've decided...

Okay, I do have one SLW who was purchased under the assumption that he was a roo.. and by all indications, that is quite correct (crowing, protecting, strutting, etc lol). BUT. I also have two RIRs, who I have assumed were hens. However, the RIRs are not developing the same. One is noticeably...

Hi guys, just thought I'd share a couple of pics from our playtime this evening. The ducklings are about 2.5 weeks old now and still doing great. I took them out for their walk this afternoon and decided to let them play at the edge of the pond. They LOOOVED it, of course. Here's a short (<1min)...

Took the babies for their first outing around the side yard today and thought I'd share a video and a few pics. They did wonderful and I think they enjoyed it. pics to follow..

Like the title said, this is for fun. I've been musing over this all evening as I clean up after my babies. And I love to type and do so quite quickly, so, here's what happens when those three things combine. So you have some baby ducklings. Cute little buggers, aren't they? You are already...

Wish I'd thought to ask before I sat mine out to warm up.. Anyone setting/recently set eggs?

Hi all, I'm new to chickens and though my hens aren't yet laying I'm thinking. Is it common to date mark eggs as you collect? I mean, is it something most of you do? Just a thought as I've gotten so used to marking my duck eggs as I collect them this week for hatching. Thanks!!

He makes me giggle :D Finally got him on video this morning. These are my first chickens and reading other threads it makes me so sad to know he may "turn mean" on us. But for now he is so fun to watch. :)

? I just kept feeling like something wasn't right, so I made the pip larger to see.. I see a lip of membrane there, is he stuck? He is breathing and still moving plenty, but just doesn't seem to be making any progress whatsoever. He also had a piece of membrane across his egg tooth, which I...

So I was shocked when I went to check my eggies ten mins ago and one was popping OUT! I had no idea he had unzipped all the way around, I thought he was just starting to zip! Haha. Anyway, he's all over the place in that bator.. I flattened out my wet washcloths so he won't be able to bump the...

So I was shocked when I went to check my eggies ten mins ago and one was popping OUT! I had no idea he had unzipped all the way around, I thought he was just starting to zip! Haha. Anyway, he's all over the place in that bator.. I flattened out my wet washcloths so he won't be able to bump the...

Hi everyone, just thought I'd post a cute pic of my guys from yesterday. They were apparently feeling pretty chill after a day of exploring in the pasture, lol. I just *knew* they'd all jump down when I came to take the pic but I got lucky! So here they are, two RIRs, a Buff, my SLW roo and my...

Hey guys!! I am so tickled right now. A few months ago I was riding around our pond and found an egg IN the water. I thought it was just a fluke and tossed it. Well, fast forward to this week- I am almost daily finding an egg in a random spot in the grass right by the water, and it has a hole...

Hi guys, I'm hoping to get some advice/reassurance here.. I have searched and am not finding exactly what I'm looking for. I am incubating 8 (domestic) Mallard eggs (from a stash of TWENTY-TWO I found that Mama had been hoarding, lol).. decided to try my hand at an incubator. I'm using the LG...

Hello!! I have FINALLY joined BYC, though the amount of help, reassurance and knowledge you guys have helped me out with already is awesome. Every google search I type regarding anything chicken/duck-related leads me here to just what I'm looking for. So, I decided, why not join? :) I had...