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Hello all from Michigan. I just obtained two beautiful Muscovy hens and would love to know some information I am having a hard time finding. How often do Muscovy lay eggs? I appreciate your help. I do have some duck experience. I do understand these Muscovys are somewhat un-duck?!

Hello, I have made every effort to predator proof my pen and alas something took one of my ducks last night, I AM SURE OF IT!!! The scenario: A large 8x8 coop with tall perches but my ducks sleep on the floor. I have a feeder and a waterier installed in the coop space. I have noticed...

Hello BYC! I am recently a new turkey'er and have a question about free ranging my two 8 week old turkey's. I currently have them with 15 chickens and 5 ducks. My chickens and ducks are slightly older than my turkeys and all of them get along fine. I am at the point where I want to start...

A dis-agree on an opinion or rather experiment. My daughter's cousin learned about incubating chicks and science in her Kindergarten class this year, located in Cedar Springs, MI. I thought that this was an interesting thing and that it might be very good for the children and maybe even teach...

Hello! My birds are between 8 - 10 weeks old now, fully feathered and ready to be released into their attached outdoor run. My question is: How much space to do I allow them to roam into? My run is a rectangle fully wired space of 20 feet long by 8 feet wide. My birds are still small and not a...

IT WORKS! Complete in Retail package, never opened! My wife has for sale a complete in the retail package IT Works kit which consist of 3 IT WORKS packages for the full treatment. She ordered these with the intent of using them for our Florida trip and did'nt end up using them. The company...

Too Many Chickens My chickens all had chicks and I've got more than I can keep. Perhaps you'd like to purchase one? They're cheap, cheap, cheep! --Kenn Nesbitt Last night I dreamed of chickens, there were chickens everywhere, they were standing on my stomach, they were nesting in my hair...

I am experiencing my new adventure in Hatchery ordering chicks. I ordered 20 chicks + 3 ducks from Cackle Hatchery. As I look at the shipping information. I notice that once they left the hatchery they sat for 3 hours at the local post office, they then left to the sorting facility at then sat...

Hello, I am new to Bantams and just picked up two of these guys 2 weeks ago from the "Assorted Bantam" Bin at TSC. They are about 2.5 weeks old. I have no idea if I got a Mille Fleur d'Uccle or a Buff Brahma Bantam? I do know the hatchery is Mt. Healthy and no their website does not help you...

Venting: I've had my coop materials for over 2 months now. I have everything from the top to the bottom ready to go. I had 3 "friends" offer to help me build this thing and with their offers I was sure it would get done. Why not? All three friends have years of building experience and were ready...

Hello. I just picked this chick up from TSC the other day and it already has a problem. I have attached pictures of the problem in question. I DO NOT know what to do to fix this or if I should just expect the poor little gal to pass away soon. Can anything be done at all to fix this? Please help!

I have a coop question in regards to the height of a coop requirements! Would a chicken tractor (lower cost) with 4 foot tall ceilings accommodate my birds or should I continue building a lean-to shed style coop with 8 foot tall ceilings (cost higher)? I do plan on later building a much nicer...

Hello, I am re-entering the chicken world and in discovery of how I want to build my run I found some suggestions to use electric fence around the perimeter of my run. Does anyone have any experience with a similar setup? Has anyone seen the effectiveness or lack of it in effect? Does the...