This is Cora, my gold-laced Wyandotte. She's 19 weeks old and I'd noticed over the past couple of days that she had "spots" on her head -- tonight I got a better look and was able to get a few shots on the phone. What is it? What do I do to rid her of it?
As it's Father's Day, I thought it might be a good time to show what a great dad I have! I've long wanted to raise chickens as pets and as a bonus, collect their eggs. The time was right this spring to roll up my sleeves and wade into the water. I bought 10 one or two day old chicks at the local...
Hello everyone -- amazing community here, I'm so thankful to get to follow people's questions and the many detailed and thoughtful responses. My chickens are Farm and Home bought so I didn't have a lot of input into what chick they pulled out other than "one of those, two of them", etc. They...
Hello everyone, BYC seems to want every new person to be more than a lurker and to post something by way of introduction. Alright, here goes: I've longed to raise my own chickens for years and now the time is right! I bought 10 ten chicks -- 2 Buff Orpingtons, 1 Jersey Giant, 1 Black Sex Link, 1...