Glad to meet you, Sheena, and welcome to BYC. Your farm sounds wonderful! There are a lot of folks here who keep horses, goats, dogs and cats, as well as a huge variety of poultry (including emus!). Best wishes with your farm and flock!
Here are my favorite beginning articles that helped me as...
Glad to meet you, and welcome to BYC. It is a wonderful resource to learn about chickens and other birds. It's also a great community to just share your love of your chickens, and ask questions.
Congratulations and best wishes with your new flock!
Here are my favorite beginning articles that...
Glad to meet you, and welcome to BYC. There is always more to learn about keeping birds, which is part of the fun!
In the Learning Center, I find it kind of hard to locate articles on topics beyond coops. There is so much, I find it overwhelming.
To look for articles in the Learning Center on...
Glad to meet you, and welcome to BYC. As others have said, it's tough to argue to keep birds when there is a law or rule saying NO. But you CAN work to change the law. In the meantime, Janie has a good idea to keep the flock together when you need to rehome them.
Here is a helpful website on...
Glad to meet you and welcome to BYC. What a charming introduction! I loved hearing about Frank. He sounds like a character!
At the Geese forum link, look for what they call "sticky threads" which are the most useful discussions on goose topics. Besides the link to the Geese forum, you may find...
Glad to meet you, and welcome to BYC. Congratulations on doubling down with new birds! So sorry for your lost guineas. If those dogs are able to get into your yard, you may want to improve the protection your new coop and run give your birds.
Predator protection for new & existing coops
Best...
Glad to meet you, and hope you have some sunny days before May is over! Best wishes finding the birds you want. Hatching eggs sounds like the best route, though you will certainly get some cockerels that must be rehomed or sent to "freezer camp." Best wishes!
You may be able to arrange with...
Glad to meet you, but so sorry to hear about your old lady. Here is a link to a list of chicken illnesses/problem and cures:
BYC Lists of Chicken Ailments and Cures
To look for articles on your own:
A. Use the SEARCH button, but use the Advanced Search choice, and select ARTICLES at the top...
Glad to meet you, Reid, and congratulations on your new flock! So cool that your girls are involved.
Here are my favorite beginning articles that helped me as a newbie. I hope you will find them helpful as well. All articles are short, have illustrations, and reviews, which are often worth...
Glad to meet you, but SO sorry about your losses. Best wishes saving that survivor. You have some excellent advice.
If you save him, you should make sure he has some companions. Chickens (and roosters!) are flock animals, and really need others.
You may want to improve the predator...
Glad to meet you, and welcome to BYC. It is full of information, and friendly folks, too!
Here are my favorite beginning articles that helped me as a newbie. I hope you will find them helpful as well. All articles are short, have illustrations, and reviews, which are often worth looking at for...
So sorry about that chick! That is for sure not the lesson you wanted to teach with the incubation for class. :hugs
Welcome to BYC, and good luck with the rest of the hatch. There is always more to learn about keeping chickens. It is not boring!
Here are my favorite beginning articles that...
Glad to meet you, Naz, and welcome to BYC. We'd love to hear and see more about your wonderful flock's adventures. Best wishes from New England.
Here are a couple articles you may find helpful:
Gardening for chickens
BYC Lists of Chicken Ailments and Cures
To look for articles on your own...
Glad to meet you, Mr. Coffee! Congratulations on the most-commented-on user name. And best wishes from New England.
Here are a couple articles that may be useful:
Gardening for chickens
BYC Lists of Chicken Ailments and Cures
To look for articles on your own:
A. Use the SEARCH button, but...
Welcome back, Jenn. May your computer woes be over! What a lovely bunch of birds you have! Congratulations and thanks for sharing the great pictures of wonderful birds.
Glad to meet you, Rene, and welcome to BYC. How nice that you are able to "close the circle" with your experiences with your grandparents' flock. Congratulations on your new flock! You will enjoy the chickens more than you can guess. Best wishes from New England.
Here are my favorite beginning...
Glad to meet you, Darlene, and welcome to BYC. Congratulations on your flock! May they enjoy the mealworms! Best wishes from New England.
Here are my favorite beginning articles that helped me as a newbie. I hope you will find them helpful as well. All articles are short, have illustrations...