I recently noticed that my elderly (not sure exact age) Barred Rock hen has some issue in the vent area.
Our dog got into the chicken coop earlier, but my mom said that everyone looked fine. Later, I was adding a new layer of shavings to the coop when I noticed blood. Terry, the Barred Rock...
Hello, I just wanted to let people know about this...
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TTw8x4Uuf8Y
This tells the story of a German family, the Romeikes, who came to America so they could home school their family freely. However, the U.S. Government wants to send them back...
Hey guys! I had just come home from a class when we saw three of our chickens (we have five hens and a rooster) running around outside. Well, to make a long story short, we discovered that something had gotten one of our hens and that two others were hiding in the coop. One had a bloody wing and...
This morning, I was out with our 4 pullets and one cockerel (all about 18 weeks old) and one of the pullets, Princess, started making this high pitch loud squeal/squawk. It sounds like a loud version of the cluck they make when someone else pecks them. She did this six times, took a little...
The story begins here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/675922/welcome-home-chicks-warning-pic-heavy
Chapter 1- Popcorn (Well, it could be called chapter 3 or 4 if you include the other thread, but I'll call it 1 :P)
Two humans, the smaller ones, walked towards the coop, holding something...
Today, we finally got our chicks!!!!!!!!!!! My sister (a.k.a. UnderHisWings), Papa, and I went to our Aun'ts house where she gave us eight adorable little fuzzy guys and their mama!
Sadly, we can't name them until our other sisters come back from a trip... *sigh* But anyway, we will still...
We're moving soon, and I was wondering if I could transplant my cantebury bells. They're starting to bud, and I was wondering if transplanting them might mess up their flowering or something. Do you know?
Okay, so we will be moving soon, and finally getting chickens!!!!!!!!!!! You can read about it here if you want: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/653070/just-one-phone-call So, I am asking you to vote which breed is the nicest but still a great egg layer. I know there's a lot of them on the...
Wow! If I could describe my feelings right now, this is what they would be: YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yipeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! Boohooo!!!! Why such dramatic feelings? Well, our family has had an offer on a house for awhile. It was a short sale, meaning that once the family had accepted our offer, we...
So I read in a farm store website, " Some chickens molt so slowly and gradually that you barely notice. Others throw off all their feathers at once and are half naked for a couple of months." So I was wondering where my "wishlist" chickens are in on that scale. If you could tell me what the...
I know that different breeds molt at different rates- some breeds molt gradually while others molt very rapidly. Which breeds molt more gradually (and less noticeably) ?
Hello! My name is Fluffballs and I've just joined BYC! I've been browsing this website for awhile learning about breeds and such, and I've decided that It's time I should join. I'm really excited to be joining all you great chicken lovers on this site! I plan on having lots of fun! As of now, I...