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So lately I'm becoming increasingly frustrated with "new" stuff. Everything these days seems to be such poor quality! Like appliances, furniture, clothing, computers, you-name-it, if it was produced recently, it probably sucks, or it'll break before too long. The same exact products I bought...

Hello everyone! Sometimes I get really busy with "life" and BYC falls to the wayside. I know this must happen to other folks as well, I'm sure you've all probably got some pretty cool stuff going on, so feel free to share whatever you'd like. Tell me about where you've been, what you did, or...

I think I've got the easy peeling part under control, but now I have this new problem. The yolks are completely off-centered, sometimes coming right out of the white part. AND the big end is shaped like a crater!:barnie (ok, yes I know I overcooked some of these) some weird bubbles on...

My Blue Wyandotte, Blueberry, has been excessively broody all spring and summer. She's only a year old, hatched in May 2018 and was a very late bloomer-- didn’t start laying until March of this year. Shortly after, I noticed she was staying in the nest box at night so I always lifted her to the...

I have a raised coop and currently have ramps up to the pop doors. My birds don't even use the full length, they just hop up halfway from the side or fly out when they leave, so it seems like a bit of wasted space in my narrow runs. I removed the ramp entirely once, but then they didn't know...

I wanted to post some smileys (like a thousand) and wondering how many little images I can fit in each thread posting? And can the entire thread hold an unlimited amount of images?

Currently using maple wood chips in my uncovered chicken yard to prevent mud, but will need to replace soon, maybe next year? I can get locally sourced free chips from a tree service, but may not know the type of trees used. How important is that? I will be able to let them age for a while...

Chicks are very inconsiderate and do not bother trying to keep things tidy in the brooder. Bedding is tossed in the water, food gets scratched out all over the floor and poop lands on everything. I had almost forgotten (since my last batch of babies) how a full feeder is so much fun for...

My dream flock would consist of one of probably every breed (of course!) but sadly, I cannot have what I want where I live. I am totally egg obsessed and trying to achieve the most colorful egg basket (and colorful chickens) with the least amount of birds possible in my suburban backyard...

A little over a month ago I started noticing some feather thinning on my 10 month old BW's neck, which became more pronounced over time. But new pin feathers were present so I thought she might be fine and they would grow back. Well, it seems to be getting worse and now looks very painful. Is...

So, you’ve just purchased some POL pullets, or rescued a small flock of somebody’s unwanted chickens. You can’t just throw them in with your current flock because that could be disastrous without a proper quarantine before integration or even attempting see but don’t touch. So… you keep them...

Not an emergency, but I don't know if I should be concerned. Well I am concerned, I just don't want her to be hurting or unhealthy and wonder what's causing it. She's a 10½ month old Blue Wyandotte. The only thing I think it could be from is chafing from the feeders, which are made of PVC...

So I've noticed quite a few members with an outrageous number of likes and trophy points, but not really that many messages comparatively (say 15-30 likes per post, totally possible on a few, but not for every single one). Apparently it's because all posts in the Games/Jokes/Fun forum are not...

Halloween is the start of the holiday season and sometimes I get carried away. Feel free to share photos, tips on making decorations or anything else Halloween related! Here's a wreath I made by wrapping a styrofoam ring with some cheap dollar store feather boas, glitter skulls & spiders, and...

I'm going to show you some pictures of eggs that are all from the same chicken, a 2½ year old Easter Egger. We named her Jewel with the expectation she would give us beautiful jewel-toned green or blue eggs. Well, we got gypped on color, but she has been the best laying hen ever! Currently...

Winter is coming! And I'm trying to plan out some healthy treats and activities to keep my girls happy through the rain and cold weather. So far, I've harvested some sunflower heads and dried them for later use... to toss out in the run and give the girls some extra pecking and scratching...

I've spent an obscene amount of time writing a coop article and organizing all the photos to go with it (in a separate document). Now that I'm actually adding the files to my article here on BYC, it's limiting my uploads to only 50. Why??!! There are MANY other articles that have way more than...

I've been so busy this spring/summer building a new chicken coop all by myself I never bothered to plant a garden this year. But I did get a few volunteers that I let grow... some sunflowers, roma tomato and ???? I thought it was a cucumber so I put a trellis around it, but it definitely is NOT...

Of my 3 little pullet chicks, the Wyandotte is a week older. But lately I've been having doubts about "Blueberry", now 11 weeks old. We're not allowed to have roosters in city limits, plus I wouldn't want to deal with one anyway. I think my heart is broken! I just lost 2 hens over the last 6...

I brooded my 3 chicks indoors for a couple weeks, then moved them out to the big coop with Mama Heating Pad. The space under the roosts made a perfect brooder. At 4 weeks old I changed out the barrier so they could come and go as they pleased to mingle with my other hens (only 2). At night...