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Submitted by John Riddell.
A chicken can open it herself by stepping on the platform.
"When she stands on the platform the door opens. It means pests can't get to the food, so less wastage. She took about three weeks to learn to use it."
GENERAL INFORMATION
Mountain lions (Felis concolor), are the second largest native North American cat (the jaguar is slightly larger). They are known by a number of different names - cougar, panther, painter, catamount, and puma. Mountain lions are mainly nocturnal, preferring to hunt at...
General Information and Description
Widely considered a pest in homes and farms, rats are long-tailed rodents in the biological superfamily Muroidea. Their large size distinguishes them from mice. Rats like to live alongside humans, and take every opportunity to prey on their food and...
Everything you need to care for and keep happy, healthy chickens
With directives on diagnosing and treating sick or ailing chickens, as well as general information on how to keep chickens in peak condition, Chicken Health For Dummies is your go-to guide on how to best care for and keep...
Mites
One of the most common problems encountered when raising and keeping poultry is mites. They can be introduced by wild birds or visiting rodents, or get picked up when your birds get into contact with other, infested, birds at places such as poultry shows, sales or auctions. There are...
Paradise Valley Arizona Chicken Ordinance
Are Chickens Allowed in this location
Yes
Max Chickens Allowed
20
Roosters Allowed
No
Permit Required
No
Coop Restrictions
Yes-80 feet from residence
City/Organization Contact name
City of Phoenix
Additional Information
Paridise Valley is...
General Information
Ask any farm or poultry breeder and he will tell you, without hesitation, that dogs and chickens don’t naturally mix. Unless trained to recognize the chickens in a barn, dogs are generally considered predators.
Dogs, whether domestic or feral, descended from gray wolves...
Ingredients:
1 cup butter (divided)
1 onion, minced
1 tbsp garlic, minced
1 (15-oz.) can tomato sauce
3 cups heavy cream
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 tsp. garam masala
1 1/2 lb. chicken breast - boneless, skinless, cut into bite sized chunks
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp tandoori masala...
The following warnings may be given by staff for violations of the BYC Rules. If you receive one or more warnings, you can view them on your profile under the "Warnings" tab. Warning points are active for 3 months from the date that the warning is issued, after which they expire, but the...
Building a Treadle Feeder
Auto Waterer
Fang Dangled Automatic WatererAutofill Bucket Waterer
Automatic Wood Chicken Feeder
LRG's Chicken Feeder
Chicken Nipples Anyone?
mikki717's Automatic Waterer
Homemade Wood Chicken Feeder
Bucket Feeder
Neil's Feeder
Trash Can Feeder
4 Dollar Chicken...
Jarhead's CoopGwenDellAnno's Coopkycklingar's 4x10 TractorBirdsinBethel's Coop BG's Little Egg Factory
Work of Art
Hen Hideout
On Golden Coop
Coup D'Etat
Dark Dozen's Chicken Tractor
Chicken Menagerie
Building a Tractor Coop/Run
Wee Kirk Coop
blueridge's Coop
Reclaimed Chicken Coop...
BYC Member Created Coloring Book!
You can download the BYC Coloring book as a PDF or browse all the images:
1) The Official BYC Coloring Book (500kb PDF): https://www.backyardchickens.com/attachments/102
2) All the submissions have been placed in the BYC Gallery...
BYC Page Creation Tool
BYC has an amazing community ofl 63,080... no wait... 63,081... oh... now it is 68,082 tremendously smart and experienced members. We've got a great forum, but a forum isn't always the best way to organize helpful information.
For this reason we've created the...
Size:Bantam
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Colors:VariousEggs:?Temperament:Tame & Docile
Silkies or silkens or "Black Boned Chickens" are one of the most popular breeds despite not being acceptable meat or egg laying chickens in the United States. Observing them one can see why as they are one of the...
From Message Board member Kent in WA:
"You can make free waterers and feeders for about $4. Check at your local grocery store. If they have a deli or bakery then ask for their buckets. My local Albertsons has all the free buckets you'll ever need. I've picked up a couple dozen 2.5 - 5 gallon...
Practical how-to advice for raising chickens in virtually any backyard!
Are you ready to join the hundreds of thousands of peeps that are raising backyard chickens? Maybe you already own a flock of egg machines and want to know how to properly care for them. Raising Chickens For Dummies...
Lice
General Information and Description
Common poultry lice are pests or ectoparasites infesting the skins of chickens. Lice are often 1/25 of an inch to ¼ inch long, and are straw-colored or yellowish brown. Lice are generally scavengers that feed on the dead skin.
Various species can...
Size:Standard and Bantam
Colors:VariousEggs:Light Brown to BrownTemperament:Calm, but can be aggressive
Photos by Alex Brill
Submitted by Gary Lawrence
The Wyandottes are beautiful chickens from the American class. The history of the Wyandotte is extensive. The first type of Wyandotte was...
Crop Surgery Performed - Truly Graphic but Informative Pics - By Ruth
Well, you can add one more thing to the list of things I never thought I would do in a million years. I operated on a hen tonight and performed crop surgery.
She has been impacted for at least three weeks, getting more...
Weasel
General Information and Description
Three species of weasels can be found in North America and Canada. The long tailed weasel, which is sometimes measure as long as 24 inches (61cm), the short-tailed weasel, which measures up to 13 inches ( 33cm) and the least weasel, which measures...