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    Looking for your thoughts & advise

    Hello all! Been awhile since I’ve posted & I hope this is the place to do! i have a rare opportunity to acquire & breed a very rare breed of chicken here in Canada & I am looking for adivise, tips, yes or no, etc The breed? The Golden Phoenix. I found a place that has recently be able to...
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    Advise, discuss, & thoughts

    First I’d like to say apologies if I’ve posted in the wrong area, I couldn’t think of what this thread would fall under. I have, as many know, a small, growing flock of beautiful diverse chickens & I have recently come across an endangered species & I would love to help with conservation but...
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    Curious....

    I have a question about egg laying behaviour. I have a hen who lays beautiful speckled eggs, I’d love to breed her to get more but.... I can’t find her. I have separated my hens to find eggs I like but I found they don’t lay these eggs all the time! Why aren’t they consistently laying the same...
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    Need Breeding Advise

    Well hello BYC! It’s been far to long!! how is everyone?! I’m ‘doing’ which is better than not. I have a question regarding my little Blue, some may remember I posted a ‘what breed is she’ post and questions about her broodiness. Well she IS a broody as I posted lol but I’ve had a bit more...
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    Egg laying questions

    Hello BYC!! I have been doing my research and learned some interesting things about the whole egg laying process. It’s fascinating to say the least! now I have found in my research that things like ‘dbl yolkers’ are rare and tend to fix themselves however, I seem to have a hen who only lays...
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    Adopted Momma now mommy

    A month ago we got ourselves a beautiful young broody barnyard mix hen, as ours won’t sit. Today she is a protective mother of two, hopefully soon to be 5 :)
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    RIRs wanted in Canada

    Hello!! Looking to expand my RIR flock. Need pullets shipped to or within Canada, any ideas? thanks!!
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    Breed Question

    Hello all!! I just got a new hen sold to me as a “barnyard mixed” hen who was sold to her as an “Olive/Easter Egger”. I’d like a better idea if I could:
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    The Story of the Hen Who Would be Mother....

    We have had our flock now for almost 5 months; the 31st shall be their 5th month. Everyday since putting them outside we’ve been tinkering with their coop and runs to better their space and safe guard them and everyday we are putting escapies back, It’s been an ongoing project that still seems...
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    New feeder.... for chickens or kids? lol

    So my hubby spent the day in the shop yesterday and came out with this, can’t tell if it’s for the chickens or the kids 😂 He also made these for my breeding pairs, no kids for this lol so far we have 26 eggs between the three of them, hoping they will start sitting soon 🥰 I have one hen...
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    New hen; new to egg process?

    just apic. I have nothing to say but.... um??? (After thought; I did just recently have two shell-less eggs, do not know if it was one or two hens or if this is from same)
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    Is it normal/ok....

    So I was out letting the chickens wonder and was checking some of my worm makers (just some wood over dirt lol) to get some treats for my flock when I flipped over a stack and found a nest of mice. From out of absolutely no where one of my roosters came and snatched one of the babies up and took...
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    Surprised with ‘out of box’ roost 😁

    So the BF has been refurbishing the ‘ol coops left by the previous tenants, it was nasty, so he’s been hard at work because the babies aren’t babies no more and their ‘space’ is becoming reminiscent of ‘skinny jean syndrom’ lmao. here’s what he did to obliterate the old: they...
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    Is it possible?

    Hello BYC‼️ hope everyone’s doing well!! as my title suggests, I have a question lol: Is it possible for a chick to display both female & male characteristics? I have a sweet little brood of RIRs & there is one little peep that I cannot figure if a cockerel or pullet... I thought cockerel at...
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    RIR trait questions

    Hello BYC!! I hope you’re all well! I am curious if anyone might know what to look for in an RIR chick for breeding, like a chick with really dark colors or a chick with long colourful wings, bright yellow legs, etc. I wish to separate my brood into layers & breeders to sell chicks. these are...
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    My chicken cuddle bug

    I realize many of you may have come across this but this is my first time with chickens & this is amazing to me lol So every time I’d put my hand into the little brooder box we have, which has 27 babies in it, this one little chickie-baby would climb up my arm trying to reach my shoulder! On...
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    Is It Poisonous.......

    ..... If any of you have seen my previous posts you know I have just moved to an acerage & am just starting my very first adventure with chickens. On top of them, I wish to utilize as much of the land as I can with ... what else, plants!! From veggies to flowers. My 7 year old daughter & I want...
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    Spring Break hatching ..... We Hope :)

    Good morning peeps! It was suggested that I join a hatch along for my first time adventure, I hope this is how I do it. So this is my very very first time with non “traditional” pets... I’m a cat person 😋 however, as I mentioned in my intro post, I’ve always wanted chickens but never had the...
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    New Member Alert, but I come in peace :)

    Well hello BYC peeps! I am new to the forum & new to being a chicken mommy.... well not quite as mine are still incubating ⏲. I’ve always wanted chickens, as I grew up with them, but never had the option but with a recent move to an acreage, I wanted to hatch little babes with my kids & thought...
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