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I have 5 Light Sussex chicks that I am trying to sex. Will you please help me? The pictures aren't great, it was a windy day today so the feathers ruffled in the wind, and I had to snap the pictures quickly before the chicks flew off the roof of the coop. One of them is obviously a cockerel...

This looks a bit complicated than it need be- but, what a cute little coop! http://www.lowescreativeideas.com/idea-library/projects/Fowl_Play_0511.aspx

My eggs are due to hatch on Wednesday. Today is Monday, and I opened the incubator to take out the egg turner. Lo and behold I heard cheeping, and when I took a closer look I noticed that 4 of the eggs had pips! I quickly moved the eggs, took out the turner, added water to the trough, and...

I feel kind of silly even posting this, but it is really getting on my nerves. I have had hens for 5 years now, and they are pretty clean in the nest box. I have had poop in the nest box before, but it is usually when I have a broody hen in there, or just a random poop once in awhile. I have...

Well, wouldn't you know it, the year we don't have a rooster, and now I have two broody hens! They are driving me crazy! They have been broody for weeks now, and nothing I can do seems to shake it out of them! I shoo them from the nest every time I see them in there, and I have seperated...

I have never had to wait this long for eggs. I have always had pullets start to lay by at least 30 weeks (though I think my Delawares were a bit past that). All of my older hens stopped laying for the winter and I was counting on the pullet eggs to get us through- but here it is mid-January...

We are getting a 6 month old australian shepherd/husky mix next week. We have a large fenced yard, and plan on providing plenty of exercise for this dog, but I am thinking about "jobs" that I can find for this dog so that she will be happy when we are not with her. I am not sure yet how big of...

I order organic feed from a local farmer who is kind enough to share her supply with me. She orders from an organic farmer aboout 4 times a year, so that is when I am also able to get feed. I need to plan ahead to make sure I have enough to last me several months at a time. This past time I...

I have 7 eggs set to hatch this coming week. I also have 14 more eggs set to hatch 2 weeks after that. They are in the same incubator, a Genesis Hovabator which I have had excellent results with in the past. This is a first for me, and I am trying to plan it out so that I can avoid losing some...

I have a Genesis Hova Bator with an egg turner which I have had great success with in the past. However, I am going to be staggering a hatch for the first time and I need some advice. I have 7 eggs in now that are on day 13. I am getting ready to put a new batch in the bator tonight, so they...

from Buckeye Dave, and take a look at some of the care stickers he has on the box! My post office guy was laughing about it when I came in to pick up my box. Way to put a little chicken cheer out there Dave!

Is there a Facebook group for BYC members? I'm new to Facebook and just figuring out how it works~

I am wondering if Delawares take awhile to start laying. Mine are 25 weeks old, and except for the americauna, they are the last ones to lay. I am used to my birds starting around 20-22 weeks, so I am getting impatient! When did yours start to lay?

I have an EE pullet who is 17 weeks. This morning I noticed that she was breathing very loudly, almost like a wheezing. Her mouth isn't open, so the wheezing must be coming from her nose. Every so often she will make a squeeking noise. I have heard this noise before from both her and one of...

I am going to purchase some black oil sunflower seeds for my birds right now as they are molting, and come winter I may get some cracked corn. How much do you all pay for this? I can buy it in bulk from my local nursery (in the bird feed section), but I have a feeling it would be higher there...

Is molting a seasonal thing, or is it more something that happens when the hen is at the end of her egg cycle? My hens all went through a molt last fall, and now it is August and I am starting to notice some extra feathers in the coop. I am also getting a lot less eggs. Should I expect a molt...

We just got our first rabbit, a 5 month old lionhead male. He is the sweetest thing, very gentle with my daughter (she has been not so patiently waiting for a rabbit for months), I am very pleased with this rabbit. I was wondering if any veteran rabbit owners would offer me some tips or...

I ordered a custom saddle from Marion at www.mbldesigns.com and I am so thrilled! My poor EE hen's back has just been shredded by my roo. She is his favorite and none of the other hens are having problems, but she is a mess. Maybe it's because she is a little smaller than my other hens and...

I am so confused-I need some help from you folks! I hatched some chicks in the incubator this year, and I timed it so they would hatch about the same time my hatchery chicks arrived. In the bator I had some White Plymouth Rocks, and in my hatchery order I had 3 Delawares. The chicks are now 4...

I got my order from Meyer Hatchery yesterday. I had a Golden Comet in with my order for my daughter as it is her "favorite", and ours was killed last year. Anyway, I have had Golden Comet chicks before and they were a plain light red/tan color with no markings. This chick has red stripes...