I am going to be starting a meal worm colony to supplement my flock's diet. I have a 15 gallon aquarium with a screened lid. I have 25lbs of Wheat Bran and plan to order my worms on Monday. How many worms do I need to start my colony? My flock is 5 hens who are in need of more protein and calcium.
My chickens have been pulling and eating each other's feathers. I thought they were moulting but I can't find any feathers so the must be eating them. I noticed today a huge wound on my chicken, I think the others (one in particular) were eating her. It's circular about as big around as a nickle...
Can anyone put a link on here for a good Guinea Pig forum? I can't find one anywhere close to as good as BYC. When I first got my chickens this forum has been so helpful and wonderful. I am hoping to find one like it for the Guinea Pigs I plan to get in a couple months. Any help would be greatly...
Hi everyone, I am looking for a Guinea Pig Breeder in the Phoenix, Az area. Does anyone know of one? I am going to add 2 Guinea Pigs to my family in July.
I am curious to know what are people's favorite breeds of chickens and why they like that particular breed? If you could post pics of your favorite bird that would be great :)
Thank you
I'm pretty sure this one's a Black Sex Link (just like the store said)
The store said this one is a Red Sex Link.
We were told she was an Ameraucana.
Rhode Island Red?
This is our chicken Sugar. Can anyone tell just by looking at these pictures what sex it is? We are first time chicken owners and have no idea how to tell boys from girls. We got all our birds as babies.
Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any advice or suggestions for a ramp up to my coop. The entry is 2' 4" off the ground. What kind of slope up do I need? How long of a ramp would I need? How wide is recommended?
I live in Glendale, Arizona and it doesn't get cold here this time of year. So I was wondering what everyone's opinion is about when they can move to their coop? The feed store that we got them at said when they are 4 weeks old. They are 2 weeks old now and are trying to fly out of their brooder...
We got two 3 day old chicks from our feed store this past friday 8/17. One of them is starting to get wing and tail feathers and the other one isn't getting any feathers at all. She keeps sticking her head in the air and gaping. She seems like she's choking, she makes a funny noise sometimes...
Hi, We are building our coop and run and I want to make sure it is big enough. We are thinking for the coop to be 4'x4' with 2' under for shade. And the run to be 4'wide x 8'long x 6'high. We are thinking to have 6 hens total. What does everyone think?
Hi, I just joined Backyard Chickens. I've browsed the site before though. We have 4 baby chicks, they are almost 2 weeks old. We have 2 Rhode Island Reds, 1 black sex link, and 1 red sex link. They are in a brooder made out of a large plastic tub lined with paper towels. We are new to raising...