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Hello BYC community! Me and my boyfriend have been raising laying hens together for a couple of years now and we'd like to broaden our horizons and look into more ways to bring in money for our small homestead. The more we look into different ways and new animals for our farm we keep coming...

A couple of my hens are laying eggs with rough shells and some with extra deposits on them, I've been told its from my girls not having enough calcium so I bought some oyster shells but they WILL NOT eat them, I've mixed it in with their feed and their scratch. Does anybody have any suggestions...

I have a large flock and I'm wanting to get organized so me and my husband can keep track of all our babies. Anyway, I've discovered that its very hard to find the right leg bands for all my ladies. We're looking for leg bands (any color), must be numbered and large enough to fit my leghorns...

This morning I went to check on my flock of thirty leghorns and I noticed that one of my girls doesn't want to walk and she was limping very badly. I cannot upload any pictures due to the fact that my phone is from the dark ages. Her leg doesn't appear to be broken but her foot is swollen and...

For anyone who's familiar with the club FFA you know that each member has a SAE, a Supervised Agricultural Experience. This year my SAE includes mine and my significant others thirty white leghorn hens. My two ag teachers are coming for a farm visit to see my SAE and begin on the record keeping...

I'm looking into feeding one flock of our chickens GMO free or organic feed for some of our future customers, but I have no idea where to start. What are some places I can get GMO free or organic feeds around Nicholas County KY? What is the best brand? Is it really worth my time to have a...

So guys this is mine and my boyfriends rooster, Martha. (This little fella got mixed in with the leghorn hens we ordered this past February) We are desperately wanting to find out what breed his is (if he is any) or he's just an old mutt. We'd love to pair him with a little group of his own...

I've been using this site for a while now for all my chicken questions and I've finally made and account after discovering I could do so :) I love all the useful information and the kindliness of all the members! So THANK YOU