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Looking for other backyard chickens in the San Jose, CA area that bought feed from Sam's Downtown Feed on San Carlos Ave. They sold a game bird mix (VitaMix) in a white nylon 75# bag. Now that Sam's is closed, I can't find that feed and I don't recall the manufacturer. Any chance there's another...

I have six young chicks that are only 5 weeks old. One or more of them is making noise that sounds like a roo only between 6 and 6:30am. When I went out to see who is making all the ruckus so early in the morning, they all hung out at the feeder, cheeping and eating. Could my neighbor be...

Here is some history. 1st death in 2009 We bought new chicks from a private party verses directly from a feed store or 4H club. The first night on of the blue cochin chicks was dead. Only culprits could be the other five chicks in the nursery. 2nd death in 2009 One of my black sex link, hatched...

What happened to the peaceful area of my garden? I finally got tired of all the pecking and feather pulling. I removed the hen I identified as a trouble maker. My hens lived with her abuse for one long year. I did not want my new cochin and australorp to have their feathers broken and pulled. I...

Hello BYC users. I am new to your forum. I have always just read a book or looked online. I have had chickens in my backyard for over 20 years now. My flock has grown from 2 in 1988 to as many as 18 hens in 2008. I have experience dealing with aggressive hens picking and pulling feathers, hens...