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We received our chicks about 12 hours ago and I recently noticed one was cheeping sort of in distress and not being as active as the other chicks. It is drinking, though, and doesn’t seem sick. I went to look at it’s vent to check for pasty butt and noticed two bumps! (One was the vent, the...

Hi everyone! I have been riding horses for about nine years now, and have been training for more than six. I have trained several rescues and I have decided to take the next step and train a horse from “the ground up” out of a beloved mare. It has been a lifelong dream to breed my own foal. I...

Yes you read right! I think I have seen a chicken puke! I was just out in the coop on a matter of a listless chicken. It was standing there, unmoving. After seeing if she would take interest in some bread,(She didn't want any.More strange behavior,a chicken not wanting food.) I picked her up to...

Today I put the 2 month old chickens out in the tractor. The gnats wern't bad,in fact,there where none around so I didn't spray the chicks as I normally did. An hour later one was dead in the pen. Two more where in critical condition. One of the two died and one is still alive right now. She is...

How much do six adult heavy egg-layers eat? We are getting five chicksn and I am trying to persuade certain members of the family that one extra chicken is not going to eat much! We already have twenty-six,who go through a bag of feed in about a month or so,and we finally pushed to get five...

Some of my chickens have been losing feathers,period. I am wondering if it is treading or molting. I have one NHR rooster and twenty-four hens. The hens are losing feathers on their backs,which looks like treading,but they are also losing feathers on their neck and vents. It is starting to get...

Does anyone have a APA 2010 standard of perfection? I have been wanting to read it but unfortunately my local library cannot get it. I think that 50+ dollars is a ridiculous price,but If no one can help me maybe I should bite the bullet. I am studying the breeds so I can show my chickens this...

Is corn good for chickens or not? Is it okay if I give my chickens cracked corn?

I have a flock of 24 hens and a cockerel. I get about 20 some odd eggs a day and they taste very good. However,the yolks are not orange like I like them. Also the yolks do not stand up very high, even when strait from the nest. I feed my chickens high quality layer feed and they have free...

MUSTANGS! A young colt barely three years old walks slowly into the sunset. Banished from the herd he always knew, he vows to get revenge on his father and his herd. He will start by snaking away mares,(Snaking means that a stallion has his head low to the ground and moves it slowly...

My mom and I really like Call ducks and think they are adorable. I have been wondering if you can keep call ducks with chickens. I know they have to have a little pool that they can stick their heads under to clean themselves. Is there any reason they can't live with chickens?

Does anyone know if sunflower seeds are good for a chickens feathers?

I am looking for a fairly priced incubator that will hold a few eggs. Are one of the Brinsea Mini incubators a good choice? Would it be worth it to also get the ova-scope?

I have been wanting to get an incubator that will hatch a few chicks. Is the R-COM a recomended one?

I have been wondering about this and it has stumped me. Does anyone have any tips or tricks?

Everybody knows about scrambled eggs right? It is easy to make,yummy and doesn't take a lot of time. Well has anybody heard of scrambled eggs INSIDE the shells? I saw this on you tube.I thought it was interesting.I am going to try this as soon as I can and post some feedback.

We are getting chicks this week and I decided to consult my friends on BYC about the best kinds of chick bedding.I know not to use straw or whole newspaper,but where do I go from here?

Does anyone breed lavender orpington chicks in the Illinios area?

Is lavender orpington a breed and if so how do you breed it? Does anybody have pics?

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