A young rooster was dumped in our subdivision in NW Guilford County. He appears to be a barred rock mix and is not socialized to people. He’s certainly not aggressive though.
If there are any BYCers in this area interested in a free rooster please message me. Otherwise we’ll continue to try...
A family friend is looking to rehome their 3 chickens (free):
1-“Pepper”, 5 yrs old hen still laying green eggs, black & white speckled (not sure of breed)
1-“Red”, RI Red, 10 yrs old hen, not laying
1-“Thor”, RI Red Rooster , 5 yrs old, definitely a jerk according to the family
They are in...
Just found a small pile of these under the roost. They were not in poop. There were 4, all about 4 inches long. I’m thinking roundworms but they also look like earthworms so want to verify. Thanks.
I have been using a Hügelkultur bed for perennials without realizing it until I read this thread. I wanted a more manageable perennial bed than my in-ground one (which is a mess), so I got one of the Tractor Supply 6-foot stock tanks, filled it half way with rotting logs from our wood pile...
So here is her morning droppings. I didn’t see any blood. After I took the photo, I smashed the droppings around looking for small moving things, and didn’t find anything.
I’m keeping my eye on all the droppings I scoop and will be ready if something pops up again. Thanks @Eggcessive for your...
It’s hard to tell because I use sand in the coop, but no, I didn’t see anything moving while I was looking at it, or when I transferred it to the container I took to the vet.
I’ll see what tomorrow’s droppings look like (I checked her location after they went to roost).
I found this this morning and took it to the vet for fecal, then bought Corid. Looks like more than intestinal shedding to me. Fecal was negative. I told them I was looking for cocci or possibly something else. In 4 years of owning chickens I’ve never had coccidiosis, but there’s been a...
We live out between farms and have multiple hawk families that live around us, so we use a covered run and hawk-proof netting over fenced foraging areas.
One day I walked out toward the covered run and saw one of my chickens standing stock still in the run. Usually when I approach they get...
Hi Erica,
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Welcome to BYC from a fellow NC Piedmont chickeneer! This is a great place to find ideas and help for everything chickens.
I also may be building another coop soon and am enjoying all the coop ideas in the Article section. Check them out!
I’ve had 3 blueberry bushes for about 10 years and didn’t realize they can be so picky about soil! They provide more berries than we can eat in a season so I freeze most of them and use them for blueberry buckle and muffins. My neighbor just planted some blackberries close to the property...