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I just picked up these barred rock silkie cross chicks last week. I hope they turn out cute.

I am soooooo sorry if this has been asked before or if I am in the wrong place to ask this. I am building an incubator that is 30 inches long by 19 inches wide with a slanted top that is 11 inches at one end and 22 inches at the other. With that being said, I want to use r-board (blue outdoor...

She retrieved the egg so I have no idea what it looked like but she said it was tacky but washed off easily and was white. I have picked up eggs that just fell out of the vents before with the clear liquid on them and then left a finger print on the brown egg as a result. I was just making sure...

I currently rent the land my mobile home is at and my landlord is very picky at times on what I do so pretty much all I have going on is what is allowed currently by his attitude. Makes me sad that I can't be more self sufficient, but greener pastures may be in my horizon (cross my fingers).

I have to say homesteading is my dream also. I want to do this in the worst way, but am worried about failing without a backup plan. I currently am looking for a place to start but with no extra income it is very hard to do. I really think its doable and is a very good idea to be totally self...

Yesterday when my wife collected the eggs from the coop, the one egg from our best layer was covered with white pasty stuff. I thought it was from our rooster since he likes to try to mate with the hens while they are laying, but I want to make sure so I turned to BYC for help. What could it be...

I have been dreaming of a new and improved coop since before I got chickens and have seen some simple and economically built coops and tractors by simply googling homemade chicken coops and looking at the images. When I build a bigger coop I want to have no regrets (hopefully) when I am done so...

I joined in September and am finally getting around to say hello and introduce myself and my flock. I run a small flock of 3 black sex-link hens and a Rhode Island Red rooster that is the biggest, klutziest animal I ever saw. I had white leghorns in the past along with Bantums that were crossed...