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Chickens of the woodsI saw your note on my review about the black light and an LED one. Did you wind up trying that? If so, hopefully it worked out for you! We...- Debbie292d
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14 Chicken Myths You Need to Let Go OfGood article and I agree 100% with everything. Nothing new to me, but after raising poultry since 1973, I should be expected to know it all...- bigzio
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14 Chicken Myths You Need to Let Go OfYep this is true. I have had many of these same experiences. I wait to figure out their personality before giving them a name.
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14 Chicken Myths You Need to Let Go OfThis is the third time I have had to start with baby chicks for a flock. This one is by far the most entertaining. There are two things which...
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Get Your Chickens Ready for WinterWell written article that was easy to read and well formatted. An image link is broken. On the part about encouraging chickens to go out as much...- Lacy Duckwing
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Molting: All You Need To Know
- BYC Project Manager
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What is molting and what happens during it? In late summer/early fall, your coop is full of feathers, and your birds are half-naked. First, if... -
Why Join Back Yard Chickens? The Benefits Of Being A BYC Member
- BYC Support
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The Top Reasons To Join BYC: Becoming a BYC member is FREE (click here) Fewer Ads Ask Questions - Get Answers Post Pictures / Show Off Your... -
A Grade Eh Canadian Woods Coop
- MiaS
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I had thought about getting some backyard chickens for my acreage a few years ago and then for whatever reason decided that I didn't want the... -
Aart's Hoop Coop / Chicken Tractor
- aart
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Aart's Hoop Coop / Chicken Tractor I've always been intrigued by the livestock panels as a structural material for a coop, and love the curved... -
Frostbite: What to Know About Injury, Care and Recovery
- Allsfairinloveandbugs
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Each year numerous frostbite threads appear on BYC where individuals seek information and advice. In most cases the frostbite is to the comb, the... -
What a Chicken's Comb Can Indicate
- Mountain Peeps
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What a Chicken’s Comb Can Indicate The comb, or the red crown atop a chicken’s head, can indicate many things. But before we look at these... -
Deep Litter Method - The Easiest Way To Deal With Chicken Litter
- Dawn419
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The Deep Litter Method DLM is basically a method in which you allow your coop litter to build up over a period of time. As the chicken manure and... -
Using Sand In Your Chicken Coop
- DawnSuiter
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Using Sand as a floor covering in my coops has been one of the BEST decisions I have made in terms of how to properly care for my chickens... -
Does Chicken Keeping Ever Get Boring?
- Mountain Peeps
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Does Chicken Keeping Ever Get Boring? Can or does chicken raising ever get dull? I’ve been at this chicken keeping business for years now. I... -
Oxytocin as a bonding agent between us and our chickens
- azygous
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What if there was a magic potion to get our chickens to love us? Perhaps there is. It’s called mesotocin, the bird version of oxytocin, the... -
Diy hobbit house chicken coop
- chickencheeper
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In this article I will be going through the steps to building our hobbit house chicken coop. First we laid down the concrete footers and put the... -
Difference between Easter Eggers and Ameraucanas! With Review. (Optional)
- EmmaRainboe
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How To Use a Chicken Harness
- cluckmecoop7
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Learn how to use your chicken harness! Updated: Sadly, Kiwi the Buff Orpington has since passed away. :( I know most people don't own a... -
Top 50 Herbs for Your Chickens
- BYC Project Manager
- 8 min read
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Herbs can provide a lot of health benefits to your flock of backyard chickens. Furthermore, they can save you money, keep your coop clean and... -
Ms Biddy's Cattle Panel Hoop Coop
- Ms Biddy
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Our cattle panel coop was inspired by multiple designs, including several here on BYC. Thank you to everyone who has shared their photos and... -
My Mid Life Crisis Coop
- todtrac
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My Mid-Life Crisis Coop My wife says that most men going through a mid-life crisis get themselves either a new car or a mistress -- but lucky... -
How To Fix A Muddy Run Chicken Coop
- patandchickens
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Pat's Big Ol' Mud Page: How to Fix A Muddy Run When chickens spend a bunch of time in one area, a common consequence is bare dirt, which in wet... -
10 Joys of Keeping Backyard Chickens.
- Kuntry Klucker
- 12 min read
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I’m almost about 10 years deep into my backyard chicken hobby and have loved it every step of the way. From ordering chicks, getting the coops set...