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Good evening. I hope you all are doing well. I am three months into raising geese and I have a question about attitude changes in my feather kids. Ruby and Jasper have been fun little goslings. Sweet, chatty, a bit nibble, but I was assured that was normal. Three months in and Ruby has...

Hello, all! I'm quite new to raising geese, but this year we have a pair of Embden goslings! Ruby and Jasper are feathering in nicely on their wings and bum, and soon they will be ready for life outdoors! They will co-habitate with my flock of chickens. This brings me to my question. What kind...

Sorry about the long title. I didn't know a good short way to ask! I have let my broody silkie, Dawn, hatch six eggs. Four have hatched and two are pipping. Thing is, I did it at the ultimatum of only if I could find homes for the babies. We found homes, don't worry! But I'm wondering WHEN do...

My black laced red Wyandotte, Layla, has developed bumblefoot. But it's on her TOE. Currently, I have soaked it, cleaned it lightly with Thycerin (sp?) , and applied Prid to it. I'd prefer to try non surgical if possible at first. Regardless, I have no idea how to properly bandage a...

Our chicks just came in. One passed away... but these three seem perky. They have identified the water source, but they aren't interested in the food yet. Anyway, I know one is a Wyandotte. A Blue/Black/Splash Laced Red Wyandotte. But I don't know which is my Lakeshore Egger and which is the...

I was just lying here in bed, getting up the energy to get up and let my flock out, and a strange and possibly morbid thought came to mind. What do you all do when your chicken dies? Do you bury it? Cremate it? Heaven forbid: cook or trash it? I find myself very interested to hear what you guys...

I was not expecting them to lay until next year because of the temperature and dwindling light. But I found the first egg in the coop they don't sleep in!! It's beautiful! I'm not sure which of the six laid it, but woo!! Feel free to add your first egg pictures too! (And because I'm a...

Hi all! I'm relatively new here and I just was told by a few of y'all that my Dorothy is a cockerel, not a pullet. This has, quite frankly, put me in a highly anxious state as I have read here and there on this forum all about roosters. The general idea is that they are mean, mean, mean...

Hi, all! Firstly, I have seven lovely chicks that I got from Meyer's as a sexed as female group. Two of them are Buff Orpingtons. It's six weeks in and Dorothy and DT don't look the same. I'm worried Dorothy might not be a lady. Her comb is larger, much redder, and she has noticeable wattles...

Hey, young'ns and other thirty somethings! (Or other people who use FB or various social mediums) Is there a group on FB that posts fun chicken memes or pictures? I like reposting things like that and sharing them with my friends and family. I'm kinda unsure of what to put in the search box...

I live in Aylett/King William. Anybody nearby? I thought maybe it would be nice to have local friends with chickens. :frow

Just really proud of my Da, so I wanted to share the progress he's making on our coops and run. We bought two premade coops. Bought two because the reviews stated that they wouldn't hold as many chickens as the company advertised. At first, we were just going to join the two runs together. But...

No, really. Sophia has this really odd habit of digging until she reaches the liner of the brooder. Then she rolls onto her side and continues moving her legs or wriggling. She almost looks like she's trying to burrow. Does anyone else see this in any of their chicks/chickens? What in the...

Hey guys! So my girls are growing cute and happy, and I want to feed them some treats. I bought these dried mealworms from Hentastic. Will these be okay? Also, I read that the worms have to be beheaded? Does that go for dried as well as fresh?

My little Blanche and Rose seem to be fond of each other and often sleep side by side. Yesterday I found them practically cuddling. I almost died of cute. ❤

Good evening, everyone. I hope you're all well! Tonight I was thinking about my little girls as I usually do before sleep, and I had a thought. So, two of my girls look like they could benefit from some posterior maintenance. Their vents are clear to poop from, but they still have a little...

Wanted to share a pic of my new shirt. I wasn't sure where to post this, so let me know if it needs to be moved. :D

Just sharing something that came up on FB. It made me chuckle, so I thought I'd share it with you all. If I'd seen this at a younger age, I'd have scooped it up at once!

Hey, all. Chicken newbie here. We just finished our coops and my father decided to help critter proof the runs from beneath by raising them and putting wire against the ground. Now, my question is, will that wiring need to be covered? Will it hurt little chicken feet? And if so, what should it...

So I just joined BYC, since I just started my first batch of chicks and I'm super interested in keeping them happy and healthy. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Super new. Our little ones are about three days old and it's my very first time raising chickens...