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1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? No. 5 years ago, (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 29 (3) What breeds do you have? Novogen layer chicks (4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com? was a member several year ago (5) What are some of your other...

I have been pondering my feed to egg conversion ratio... I have 15 hes about 1&1/2 yr. old. I also have a roster, 10 pullets 3-months old and 20 2-week old chicks. I am getting on average 4.5 dozen eggs a week. (I have found a market that pays me $3.50 a dozen. I also give eggs to my...

I have: 2 Cuckoo Marans 7 Buff Orph's 6 months old. 2 RIR/Lakenvelder mix 7 months old. All laid today. From left to right: White leghorn, RIR, Cuckoo Maran, ???,???. who laid 2 eggs on far right?

I am fairly new to BYC. I live with my wife, daughter, and MIL (ugh) in Wrightsboro. It's a suburb of Wilmington North Carolina. Currently I have: pullets: 2 white leghorns 10 months old. 2 Rhode Island Reds 10 months old. 2 cookoo marans 12 months old. 7 Buff Os 5 months old. 2...

15 standard pullets, 4 laying, the rest are 15 weeks old. I've not been sure about brands so I usually buy equal amounts of Purina layina pellets, the cheap laying pellets, and starch. mix together and feed 1.5 lbs a day. my chickens also free range 2 hrs a day during week and all day Saturday...

I noticed the "sore" on my my leghorn's comb today. He is 9 months old. Eating and acting normal. I am not sure what it is or what to do about it. It hurts him when I touch it.All the other chicken's combs look fine. Also, he never crows. My daughter says that she sees him silent crowing but I...

The rooster is supposed to be a Serama but he looks to big to me. He is a very good roo. he finds food for the hens and watches for hawks when ranging. I have no idea about the other two. Got all three because my daughter thought they are adorable and I thought the hens would brood for me this...

I am gearing up to start breeding my own sex- links for eggs and meat. I understand that concept. I will probably trade or sell most of the cockerels at the local live stock swaps. This past spring n summer I noticed a lot of people looking for show quality chickens at the live stock swaps. I...

new to backyard chickens. 1stv post. If I cross an Ameraucanas rooster with leghorn hens will the eggs be tinted or white? what about a Leghorn rooster with an Ameraucanas hen? Kipp