Hello BYC community! Hope you are all doing well!! I got a shipment of 22 chicks of 6 different breeds from a hatchery back at the end of April. They will be four weeks old Wednesday. I ordered 18, but they sent 4 extras. They all seem to belong to one of the breeds I ordered, besides for this...
Hi everyone! I’m gonna show broilers in our state fair. The fair ships 25 of them out and they are to arrive this August. I’ve heard a lot of talk about rabbits helping the chickens stay up and eating. Do any of you know about this? What’s the best breed? Best sex? Best age? Etc? Thank you all...
So my chickens are free range and one of them cut her foot. I’m planning on treating it with Vetricyn and wrapping it in vet wrap. Do you guys have any better ideas or recommendations?? Thanks!!
Hi everyone! One of my hens, BO, a little over a year old is sleeping standing up at night and during the day! During the day her head will just slowly drop and her eyes will close. She’s hardly moving at all and she’s acting lethargic! I don’t know what to do! Please help me and thanks in advance!!
I have a Rhode Island Red chick that is 8 1/2 weeks old, (born Dec 4th,) and I would like to know if it’s a pullet or cockerel. Thanks for the feedback!!
Hello everyone!! I’m hatching chicks for the first time. I already have a flock, but I ordered 10 Rhode Island Reds and 4 Easter Eggers off of my pet chicken. We are just finishing up Day 23, and I’ve only had 2 Rhode Island Reds and 1 Easter Egger hatch. I am beginning to worry a little about...
Alright my chicken friends, 23 Buff Orpington pullets, 2 Buff Orpington cockerel, they are all 18 weeks old, I found two eggs in the flowerbed!! Yayyy!! So, should I put straw or shavings in the laying box??
I have 23 Buff Orpington hens and 2 Buff Orpington roosters. They are all 17 weeks. I was wondering, when will they start laying? I’m excited for eggs, I just want to to know when to expect them. Please and thank you!!!!!
I have 23 Buff Orpington hens and 2 Buff Orpington roosters. They are all 17 weeks old. They were all supposed to be pullets when I ordered them but I guess you can’t get them all right!! So anyways, I was wondering should I keep my roosters? I’m not looking for chicks, just eggs. I was curious...