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Well, it's time to start "doing" and move on from "talking". Our family made some commitments to change a few things in our household back in early fall. One of the outcomes of that was a commitment to start raising "backyard chickens". Our only pets at the time were some fish in a tank, some...

Here is a rendering of our current layout for our Urban Homestead. Any feedback / comments are appreciated. Here are some background comments for orientation of our plan. * South of the lot line is parking for nearby apartment units and the alley runs behind the parking. * East side (bottom of...

No turning back now - without financial penalty , lol. 1st flock order has been placed with My Pet Chicken - 7 chicks are going to make their way out to the Southwest. 1. Australorp 2. Barred Plymouth Rock 3. Easter Egger 4. Rhode Island Red - (may be changed out for Cream Legbar if they become...

to have a pure breed set of chicks you want the rooster and hen to be the same breed ? If you have the rooster from one breed and the hen from a different breed, what is the type of breed of the chicks ? Just wondering how this works .

What is your preferred feeder type ? DIY or store bought ? I'm planning for 7 hens in the spring and wanted to ask 1st hand from those who have had chickens for at least a year . I came on to this forum specifically because i'm a vecino (neighbor) of yours over here in New Mexico . Thanks for...

I've seen a lot of corp. feeders as well as diy feeders and sorry to say no closer to deciding on how to go about this . What is the most efficient feeder out there to 1. minimize waste and 2. allow for 1 wk. or more time between filling with feed 3. can't cost an arm and two legs either ? My...

Here is my planned 1st flock - any thoughts ? 1. Rhode Island Red. 2. Australorp. 3. Plymouth Rock. 4. Speckled Sussex. 5. Golden Laced Wyandotte. 6. Easter Egger. 7. Welsummer.

I believe I saw a picture of a "Buff Sussex" somewhere on BYC - but can't seem to find them in any of the hatcheries website ? Do they exist ? Really rare ? or what ? Would really like them to be in my 1st flock (starting in spring 2014). Any thoughts or direction would be appreciated. Thanks !

My family and I are planning our 1st flock for spring 2014 here in Albuquerque, NM. I believe we are settled on the following breeds for our dive into urban-chickens: 1. Australorp. 2. Rhode Island Red. 3. Plymouth Rock. 4. Easter Egger. 5. Golden laced Wyandotte. 6. Buff Sussex. 7. Wellsummer...

How large should a brooder be for 6 pullets to last the estimated 6-8 weeks before moving out to their coop ? Thinking of a plastic storage bin solution so far - any better ideas ?

So do your one day old chicks stay in the same size brooder until they're old enough/big enough to move into the outside coop? what age should they go to a coop ? Thanks.

My family and I are thinking/planning for our 1st flock. Six girls is our target right now. We are considering the following different breeds to all be members - pros / cons to having 6 different birds in one flock ? 1. Austorlorpe. 2. Wyandotte. 3. New Hampshire. 4. Plymoth Rock. 5. Rhode...

Any info on chick providers in the albuqurque area ?