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I know this won’t work for everyone, but it suits my situation with a small flock. I was really happy with the small auto fill cups, but they freeze up really fast. I have been reading reviews and ideas, but I really don’t want to risk a fire with an electrical device. The items are the bowls...

I’m reposting this here from the Virginia thread... Hi people in Virginia! I’ve just moved to Roanoke County from Florida and I am loving my new home! I rehomed my last two hens before leaving FL to a woman I know who will provide a safe and loving forever home. They were 3 and 4 years old so I...

Price REDUCED! Save his life!! Very nice temperament cockeral. I just do not have enough land to have a rooster. He crows only in the early morning, so far, at dawn. He is not abusive to hens, though he is young enough to still be dominated by the older and bigger girls. He was 10 days old when...

I love chickens and I love science. I love reading about the science done with chickens! So below are links to interesting studies. Hope you enjoy them and get some ideas for caring for your chickens! Enteritis...

Hi chicken experts! My 16 week old lavender Ameraucana started showing symptoms yesterday. It was not clear what was going on except she was walking like a drunk. I looked at the illness chart first, and suspected possibly encephalitis (we had mosquitoes active until just two days ago), or...

Offering a pair of 10 week old Easter Eggers in Brevard County Florida. The two are bonded and must go together. BYCers have judged them to be pullets, but that is not a guarantee. These are birds that are not human oriented. They would be best in a covered area because they fly very well, or...

I have three pairs of chickens: two hens of two years age, two EE pullets 10 weeks old, and two Lav Ameraucanas (sex unknown) of 6 and 7 weeks age. The hens are next to, but separated from all the youngsters. They have had very limited and supervised get togethers that consisted of very...

Corid 9.6% Liquid Dose measuring for chickens I was not satisfied with the conversation between US measures and metric measures...it was difficult to get a clearcut US measure amount in my opinion. For this method use a clean 2 liter soda bottle (it will fill it more than halfway) Use the mL...

Please come chat! I realized there was not a thread for those of us in Central Florida. I like the Florida thread, but since we are such a long state, it would be nice to connect with people who are less than a three hour drive away... We can talk about our more local farmers markets and produce...

Merry Christmas BYC!! 'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the coop Not a chicken was stirring (not even to poop!) The girls were tucked up on their perches with care

This is in response to a poster who refused to start this thread, instead insisting upon continuing to post in a thread where this was off topic. The poster took the view that this particular study was flawed. I disagree. The study is sound and the results should concern anyone who eats food...

I got some cuttings of a plant when I picked up the new chicks in St. Pete: longevity spinach, or gynura procumbens. I researched it to see if it was actually the plant the lady thought it was, then I researched it to see if the many health claims about it have scientific support (I use Google...

I got some spray paint to update some aging decor items and to paint 1 liter bottles to use as planters. Got the paint all over my hands and arms. I did not want to use paint remover on my skin, though. I figured I would be running around "decorated" for a few days. I decided to try some olive...

I have been fighting fruit flies, unsucessfully I am afraid. I made a vinegar trap, bought traps that turned out to be vinegar traps, put everything in the refrigerator (usually keep some of our thick skinned fruits and onions/garlic out until they get cut open. Nothing worked. Traps were...

Anyone interested in a thread dedicated to the peculiarities of gardening in the South? We have fungus, bugs, and soil different from other places, on top of the weather issues: We are so topsy turvy from everyone else and many plants do not take our heat. I still have much to learn about...

I have struggled to have a garden here in central Florida... Bugs, moles, heat, and drought or flood have destroyed my efforts every year, not to mention family problems that have kept me from planting correct things at correct times for the past two years. (Florida is backwards growing seasons...

Hey all! I think my main question is if you can acclimate year old chickens to a new site when they have been on only one site for a year? My girls have decimated the greenery in my yard and my mom offered to let them range on her property (in a controlled manner--hah ha!) i did a mini...

I have some homemade containers of the "Earthbox" style and here in Florida it is still temperate enough for growing. Unfortunately, the chickens decided these were faboulous places to dine and scratch, and they destroyed my bean crop, leaving naked soil with not one green thing left! They were...

I typically use an iPad my dad gave me, and came on today to find I had been pushed to a set up for mobile devices. I appreciate the need for the change for some folks, and I appreciate the work you put into it. That said, I hatemobile pages! (Yes, I really feel that strongly negative about...

I was in a quandry over nest material. Out of desperation, I just crumpled up wide strips torn from newspaper. It works great! No mess from getting tossed out, the chickens are fine with it, it does not stain the eggs, it is free, easily replaceable, it cushions the eggs, the hens still can move...