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I moved and now I have to get rid of almost all my chickens. I'm very sad about this, but DH is letting me keep a few of them. Here's what I have: 6 New Hampshire hens hatched in Sept 2014, 1 hatched in Feb 2015, 1 hatched in Aug 2015 (she was hatched from my broody hen; the older ones are...

I know the answer is here on BYC somewhere. I can't find it. Which predator takes only the head of a chicken?

I searched here on BYC and didn't find anything about this. I had a hen (or three) laying under my shed; there were 13 eggs by the time I found them. I washed them and put them in the fridge and am checking each one before I use it (by cracking it into a separate bowl). Anyway, two of them...

Copied and pasted this from a sticky thread: 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) chicken; 7 weeks; normal weight 2) What is the behavior, exactly. They were acting scared and alone (making the "homing" call) in their coop...

I set eggs and only one hatched out. I'm looking for buddies for her (I hope). If you have extra chicks in South Georgia or North Florida, please contact me. I also have eggs set that I expect to hatch on Dec 11th. I would be willing to trade chicks now for chicks then, if you want. Thank...

In my search for a non-broody bantam breed, I have found that information on broody hens is much easier to come by than non-broody breeds. So, I thought I could start a thread and we could compile a list or two of non-broody breeds, then others looking for non-broody breeds could find the list...

Hi, I wanted to share some of the recipes that my family use to make me wonderful dinners. I don't have to cook (mostly, b/c I'm not that good at it), but in order for me to be able to re-create their amazing results, they write down the recipes for me. Since even I can cook these, I thought I...

Did anyone else know this? I just found out today. I watched The Chicken Chick take the ALS ice bucket challenge and in it she nominates fellow chicken keeper, Jennifer Aniston...(among others), so I searched youtube for "Jennifer Aniston chickens" and this came up: There are some other...

I got my first flock last year and I swear they're bulletproof! A fact I took for granted until this year, when I got more chicks and chickens and... Very ominous music, please: dum-dum-dum I've lost half the chicks/chickens I've gotten this year to coccidiosis. My hope in starting this...

Hi! I bought some Cochin chicks in March ('14) and all I have left is one cockerel. I want to get him a couple of girls, preferably who are a little older than he is. I'm in the Deep South. I've never done this before, so please ask questions for any information I should have provided. Thank...

I am receiving a trio of Silver-Laced Wayndottes next weekend, so I looked for a Wayndotte thread. There isn't one!!! So, I started one. Please post about anything and everything Wayndotte, pics, info, conformation, etc. Any questions, comments, brags, stories, etc. Looking forward to learning a...

Well, this is the story of my chickens. I haven't been at this long, and I plan to add to it often, so I guess it's more of a journal. I'll change the color with each entry (probably something to match the season or what the entry is about). Another thing that will change is that I'll keep my...

I want to increase my flock in the spring. I figure I'll be able to hatch out some peeps and wait several months. The ones that lay, we'll keep for eggs; the ones that don't give us breakfast, kind of have to become dinner. On the brooding part of it: I have a black Jersey Giant that went...

Ok, admittedly, this is a little late. Everyone is sleeping happily ON TOP of the coop together. I want them to lay inside the coop, the hens I already had were laying in there, but there were no eggs today. Only about 5 of my 7 have started laying. Should I be worried about my "established"...

She seems fine. Her wing has a minor injury; the skin is broken, but it's not deep. I put her in the hen house last night and she came out with the others this morning. She's keeping to herself, but she's able to fly (at least a little). What do I do for her? The only thing I could think...

I have RIRs, white hens (I think they're white leghorns, but IDK), and 1 frizzle bantham cochin. I'm not holding my breath for the bantham eggs, but my husband is joking about chicken nuggets and chicken a la king. I see ppl posting on here that their 14 week old RIRs are laying, but I assume...

We have fire ant nests in our yard and we free range our chickens. I've tried to convince them that they are BACK yard chickens, but they insist that, not only are they FRONT yard chickens, sometimes they are front STEP chickens. :\ Anyway... We have an excellent method for controlling the...

My pullets R about 3.5 mos old. They R DIRTY!!! The white ones r gray; the reds r dull, like they're dusty. How do I get/keep my girls clean? Or should I let them run around au naturale?

I have 10 pullets, they're old enough were certain none are roos (about 2.5 - 3 mos). I want to eventually b able to have them hatch us more chickens. When is the best time to add a roo to a flock?

Hi, DH has finally gotten me some peeps. We got them about two months ago. I looked online to find out how to "raise chickens in my backyard" and found BYC!!! :-D Everyone has been sooooo nice and helpful here!!! Thank you all so much from the bottom of my heart! I started out with 11: 5...