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It has been YEARS since I've been here! Glad to be back! We are moving to a new farm, and I would like to set up semi-permanent electric netting for my girls. Is there a brand anyone who uses this prefers? I would like to make it as large as I can. They'll be locked up at night, out during...

I have had two sets of white brahmas in two years, and was never able to identify what's taking off with them. Does anyone know why predators seem to like white chickens over others?

I have not visited BYC in a long time, and I'm glad to be back The coop we built several year ago came from so many ideas we liked here. We are moving to a beautiful new farm, which already has a stunning coop, but no run. I thought about free-ranging them. Too much traffic, I have not...

I'm in southern WI, but that sun gets HOT here in the summer too. I planted hops outside my west facing run fence. They are coming up like mad this year. The perfect natural shade, and they grow fast! The hops vining up the run fence sure looks nicer than when I zip tied a tarp to it.

I currently have 26 chicks and 3 ducklings in a 4'x4' brooder. I completely strip and replace bedding every other day. I finally came up with a way to keep the ducks from making such a mess with the water...or I'd be doing it every day! OMG ducks are messy!! The brooder expands to 4'x8', and...

So I've been looking at photos, and some combs appear larger/thicker than others. I have 26 chicks in all, four of them are SLWs. They are only four weeks old. I've raised chicks before, although not SLW, or any kind of wyandotte, and just based on the other breeds I've had (leghorn, RIR and...

I have three, 2 week old Cayuga ducks. My GOODNESS do they grow fast!! Two are crested, one more than the other, and it's growing on me. Hard not to smile looking at that poof on his/her head! Of course I know ducks like water... but HOLY COW are they making a mess. They have a typical...

I have had my chicks for over a week now, and they are absolutely beautiful and amazing. Happy, healthy chicks. I am very pleased! Angie

I had a 100% live arrival of our chicks and ducklings this morning! They all seem to be doing no worse for wear (considering they came from TX to WI), and happy to be out of that box. The brooder area for the 30 babies right now is 2x4 feet, and some of them have taken to using the entire...

I knew people here would understand..... Two weeks from tomorrow my chicks and ducklings are supposed to arrive! I have 5 black australorps 5 Ameraucanas 5 Buff Orpingtons 5 SLW 6 d'uccles (3 mille fleur, 3 porcelain) and 3 cayuga ducks! All birds are supposed to be female except the...

I just wanna say it's BEAUTIFUL and I would LOVE to have something like that! With the last flock of chicks I raised, I had 10 and my brooder was about half your size. Think you'll be alright!

glad to hear these things! I don't know why I've been reading what I have...and then not giving a reason behind it.

I'm in WI, our winter has been brutal this year. Tomorrow's high is still below 0. I'm getting my third group of chicks Feb. 21. I have always raised them in an old water tank brooder in my unheated garage. I will do the same this time. As long as the brooder has sides, and there are NO...

I have never had d'uccles (or bantams for that matter). I have some mille fleur and porcelains ordered. They are beautiful, and I hear they generally make great pets. I'm just curious.... I have done a great deal of research on them, and I am seeing on other websites, and even on the reviews...

I have about 30 birds coming, between chickens and a few ducklings. Unfortunately the D'uccles ARE straight run. I found one place where I could get everything, just the way I needed it...except for sexed D'uccles. I have 3 milles and 3 porcelains coming. I sure hope they aren't all roos...

I know this is an old post, but I LOVE your little coop! We have a nice big one, but I'm getting some d'uccles next month....and then added more to my order, and thinking I ought to consider building something just for them. This is exactly what I had in mind!!

Just saw this thread... I'm excited to have added some porcelain d'uccles to my Ideal order today! Had some mille fleurs coming, and now some porcelains too!! Mille fleurs are cool looking, porcelains just beautiful!

Just found this post and glad I did! I have two boys who want to join 4-H, and I'm considering letting them show chickens. I have to add, I'm with you, chick_girl.... I'm going to be 40 this year, but I grew up in 4-H (with horses), and I seriously CRIED when it was my last year because I was...

So does anyone know? I thought I'd read somewhere once where you need special paperwork for show birds, and that perhaps you couldn't show hatchery chicks. I may be wrong. This would just be for the fun and experience! I'm getting some d'uccles and thought it would be fun if the boys could...