Articles by henny1129

Introduction Me, like many other BYC’ers, have experienced or are going through a feather picking problem within their flock. In this article I’m going to cover three main points about feather picking: What Is It, How to Prevent It, and How to Cure It. What Is It? Feather picking is an...

Hello everyone! Throughout my time here on BYC I have seen a lot of members asking about calm breeds of chickens, so I thought I'd make an article completely dedicated to calm breeds of chickens. I'll always be adding to this article as people give me recommendations of breeds and I discover...

Chickens are a ton of fun, but there are a few not-so-fun jobs that need to be done if you own chickens, and one of those would be cleaning the coop. I'm no expert, but I would like to share my family's method of keeping the coop clean as well as including some helpful tips I've found on the...

About year and a half ago we went to TSC to pick out chicks, but we also came home with four ducklings. Honestly, we didn't know anything about ducks, but they were so cute and we, of course, couldn't help it! The point of this article is to be a bio of they're lives and to give you some...

Hello everyone! Through my time on BYC I have made some great friends and met some amazing people and I just want to take the time to recognize all of them. I'm sure that I'll still be meeting tons of great people, so I'll be sure to add new friends as regularly as possible! @Mountain Peeps...

Introduction Whether you're determining what breeds/breed to get for your backyard flock or you're simply reading to learn more about this wonderful breed, I hope you enjoy the article and can learn some valuable things about the Buff Orpington! What is a Buff Orpington? Technically a Buff...

My flock may be small but all the chickens sure do have their own special personalities and I would like to take the time to share them with you! Moo Cow ~ Buff Orpington Moo Cow is by far my favorite chicken! I know, I know, I shouldn’t have favorites, but I do. Anyways, when we got Moo...