Categories
-
-
-
Ducks 50
-
Geese 14
-
Quail 37
-
Turkeys 11
-
Other Birds 28
-
-
-
Tractor Coops 253
-
Small Coops 1K
-
Medium Coops 1K
-
Large Coops 626
-
-
Member Pages 10K
-
Recipes 591
-
Chicken Breeds 331
Latest comments
-
Keeping Chickens On A Budget: Tips From 'The Queen of Freecycle'I am new to this and don't have my chicks yet, but I have an abundance of leaves that I am raking up. Should I allow those to dry out and then bag...
- carliciousness
-
-
How to start a layer/dual purpose flock with adult hens (Basics only) (From personal experience.)Awww thank you so much!!- Dominique King
-
How to start a layer/dual purpose flock with adult hens (Basics only) (From personal experience.)Love it domino!!!
- OrpingtonManiac
-
How to start a layer/dual purpose flock with adult hens (Basics only) (From personal experience.)Thanks!!!
- Dominique King
Latest reviews
-
-
Name That Chicken! A Guide to Improving your Identification SkillsWow! Thank you!! I'm all right-ish at telling between male and female, but breeds? I'm terrible😂 Very helpful, especially the pictures.- KtheChickenGal
-
10 Health Precautions For Backyard Chicken OwnersWell-written article and very helpful for those wondering what to do when they have a suppressed immune system. Each point stayed on topic and was...- Lacy Duckwing
-
Just started raising chickens? What breed do I start with? From hatching eggs to chicks to hybrids from pullets, Today, we will find out what to do!Nice article with great pictures. I enjoyed reading it.
- Lacy Duckwing
-
Chicken Behavior The Ignorant Gal's Guide To Things No Sane Person Would Tell You About ChickensAs I read your article, smiling all the way, I began to think of all their antics, different sounds for different occasions and everything crazy...- C Siena
Getting Started Raising Chickens
This section has the most frequently asked questions when beginning your journey to raising chickens.
-
Chicken Behavior The Ignorant Gal's Guide To Things No Sane Person Would Tell You About Chickens
- madwomn
- Updated
- 10 min read
- Views: 162K
- Reaction score: 764
- Comments: 357
- Reviews: 170
Noodle, contemplating scratching, Pepper, armpit deep in a hole, and Salt, who has just found something that needs excavation. The Ignorant... -
Interesting Facts About Chicken Eggs
- Mrs. Mucket
- Updated
- 9 min read
- Views: 1M
- Reaction score: 224
- Comments: 255
- Reviews: 118
Have you ever wondered how a hen can lay an egg every day? Why some eggs are brown and some eggs are white? How many days does an egg take to... -
What Happens When Chickens Molt?
- Mountain Peeps
- Updated
- 6 min read
- Views: 134K
- Reaction score: 148
- Comments: 95
- Reviews: 83
Molting refers to the shedding of feathers. It is the natural process of losing and re-growing feathers. Most all birds do it including chickens... -
How To Raise Chickens
- BYC Support
- Updated
- 7 min read
- Views: 7M
- Reaction score: 45
- Comments: 41
- Reviews: 43
Raising Chickens 101 – All the info you need to get started raising chickens. Choosing a breed, hatching eggs, building a perfect coop & more! -
Name That Chicken! A Guide to Improving your Identification Skills
- pipdzipdnreadytogo
- 12 min read
- Views: 36K
- Reaction score: 55
- Comments: 17
- Reviews: 39
. Name That Chicken! A Guide to Improving your Identification Skills Take a look at the picture below. What do you think? Is this a picture of... -
Common Rooster Myths - Clearing Up Rooster Misinformation
- Pyxis
- 7 min read
- Views: 87K
- Reaction score: 187
- Comments: 144
- Reviews: 46
Keeping a rooster can be fun and rewarding, and they are often great additions to the flock, and beautiful to boot. However, there is a lot of... -
Cleaning and storing fresh eggs
- sumi
- Updated
- 4 min read
- Views: 672K
- Reaction score: 113
- Comments: 179
- Reviews: 68
Cleaning eggs Sometimes, in spite of our efforts to provide a nice clean spot for our feathered friends to deposit the rent in, we'll get a... -
Egg Color Chart - Find Out What Egg Color Your Breed Lays
- Cats Critters
- Updated
- 2 min read
- Views: 620K
- Reaction score: 87
- Comments: 93
- Reviews: 36
I have seen a lot of posts lately about what color(s) a breed lays, so I made a chart to put them all together. If you have any pics to add... -
The 9 Comb Types
- Lothiriel
- Updated
- 2 min read
- Views: 264K
- Reaction score: 57
- Comments: 98
- Reviews: 38
1. The Single The single comb is the most common. It is a simple straight row of spikes beginning at the bird's nostrils and sweeping back its... -
How to Handle the Ageing Process of Chickens
- Mountain Peeps
- Updated
- 4 min read
- Views: 34K
- Reaction score: 65
- Comments: 30
- Reviews: 39
Like any living creature, chickens grow old. They start out as tiny embryos inside an egg and end up as large, clucking birds full of life... -
Keeping Chickens Without Free Ranging
- MyISAbrownhens
- 6 min read
- Views: 51K
- Reaction score: 66
- Comments: 29
- Reviews: 33
Many people out there long to have our feathered clucking friends, but may not be able to free range the flock as most people are able to do... -
Common Mistakes Poultry Keepers Make (And How to Fix Them)
- mymilliefleur
- Updated
- 7 min read
- Views: 64K
- Reaction score: 78
- Comments: 39
- Reviews: 37
If you ask any poultry keeper, they will probably give you a list of things they would have done differently. Everyone has made mistakes at one... -
Common Chicken Sayings Idioms Other Funny Things We Say
- BYC Support
- Updated
- 11 min read
- Views: 526K
- Reaction score: 31
- Comments: 37
- Reviews: 20
Chicken Idioms and other Funny Things We Say We've been amazed at how many common everyday sayings originated from people who owned and raised... -
Things I wish I knew before I got my first chick
- ckhd
- Updated
- 29 min read
- Views: 33K
- Reaction score: 86
- Comments: 27
- Reviews: 31
New chicken owners – heads up I recently got back in to chickens. I previously had them when I was a child (well, my family did and I helped)... -
Heated nesting boxes help stop frozen eggs!
- RonP
- Updated
- 3 min read
- Views: 145K
- Reaction score: 48
- Comments: 80
- Reviews: 17
Last winter was unusually cold for my area, with days turning to weeks of temperatures way below freezing. My schedule allowed me to gather my... -
10 Health Precautions For Backyard Chicken Owners
- CarolJ
- Updated
- 5 min read
- Views: 188K
- Reaction score: 63
- Comments: 100
- Reviews: 28
10 Health Precautions for Backyard Chicken Owners Note: This page is for people who have a suppressed immune system, asthma, COPD or any... -
Chicken-Keeping Tips for City Slickers
- Kat MacK
- 6 min read
- Views: 18K
- Reaction score: 46
- Comments: 12
- Reviews: 21
Those of us new to chickens and living on small city lots aren’t able to follow a lot of traditional chicken-keeping practices. Full-time... -
An Inside Look at the Humble Sexlink Chicken
- pipdzipdnreadytogo
- 16 min read
- Views: 30K
- Reaction score: 19
- Comments: 10
- Reviews: 10
. An Inside Look at the Humble Sexlink Chicken Sexlinks are one of the most common types of chickens out there, sold by most big hatcheries...