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  1. BirdaMay

    ??? Pre-made Coops and space requirement inconsistency

    My ultimate wish would be to design & build my own coop(s). Meantime, I procured a coupld of dog houses to modify. As Murphy & his law would have it, freak accidents and incidents have conspired to zap me of the necessary time & energy to complete the projects in time for my chickens to get into...
  2. BirdaMay

    Is my rooster being protective of me?

    I've had a rooster in my bedroom for almost 2 weeks now in quarantine. He's become very good at stepping up to perch on my arm when I'm handling him, and we've bonded over some carbs and other treats. I notice that when I leave the room, he will crow. Is that him calling to me, because he...
  3. BirdaMay

    HELP! What breed are my new chickens?

    I'm brand new to chicken keeping (not to keeping birds, though! :-) & would like to know what breed these free hens I got are. I also have a RIR adult for free & 8 chicks who I got as day-old chicks (4 mille fleur d'Uccles and 4 white silkies). The lady who gave them to me said they were...
  4. BirdaMay

    HELP! What breed are my new chickens?

    I'm brand new to chicken keeping (not to keeping birds, though! :-) & would like to know what breed these free hens I got are. I also have a RIR adult for free & 8 chicks who I got as day-old chicks (4 mille fleur d'Uccles and 4 white silkies). The lady who gave them to me said they were...
  5. BirdaMay

    SPACING PERCHES

    How far apart should my perches be so that the chickens don't poo on a perch while they're standing on the one in front of or behind it? I'm assuming the spacing would be different for bantams. Should I just measure from the feet to the vent and add a half inch? Trying to figure this out so I...
  6. BirdaMay

    Chicks with gapeworm?

    I've seen my chicks at 3.5 weeks old stretch their necks up and opening their mouths, looking like they were yawning. I thought maybe it was roosters practicing crowing early, but there was no sound. I didn't think of it as a symptom of gapeworm at the time. They had never been exposed to the...
  7. BirdaMay

    Free-ranging chicks question & fertilized lawn

    So I asked my landlords if I could raise chickens, and he said OK. I told him that they would be in the grass aerating and fertilizing the lawn. They are still in the brooder box at 4 weeks, but yesterday I was going to take them outside with me into the grass to check it out. Just before I...
  8. BirdaMay

    HELP? early & late quits questions!

    My questions are in this brief video. Please watch and help me if you can. Much appreciated!
  9. BirdaMay

    20 YR. OLD U2 HATCHED CHICKEN EGG! Breaking broody U2 & Treating U2 with Corvid?

    Hi there! I'm new to the forum, and posted about my U2 hatching a chicken egg for the first time. The same day the blue Americauna egg hatched (the cochin egg did not hatch, and the d'Uccles egg was infertile), I got 8 day old chicks (4 white silkies & 4 Mille Fleir d'Uccles). Good thing, too...
  10. BirdaMay

    A COCKATOO'S DREAM COME TRUE!

    Hello everyone! Today is day 15 of incubation of our first little brood of eggs! My 20 year old umbrella cockatoo, Birda So-Cute, has been yearning all her life to hatch eggs, and for over a decade, I've wanted to try letting her hatch chicken eggs. Well, this year, we decided to do it! I'd...
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