Hey yall? I got tired of having to dig through tractor supply feed to find decent dates on feed so I decided to just order from chewy. I had never tried kalmbach flockmaker so decided to try it but I can’t find a date on the bag. Anybody have any ideas? No Julian code anywhere I can find on the bag.
Hello everyone! I’m missing being on here but we were hit really hard in my part of Georgia by the hurricane and tornadoes I haven’t had service to get on here. It’s awful here still no power! Lots of crime and people scrambling for food and gas. I’m 53 years old lived here my whole life and...
Had a broody hen for about a month and she just wouldn’t give up. So I was in tractor supply and couldn’t resist getting her some chicks. Put them under her last night and this is her this morning
Hey everyone just a question on how long does a wooden coop usually last? I’ve only been raising chickens for 4 years but I’m already starting to think about my next coop 🤣 I know you all have been there where you didn’t know anything when you built your first coop but then as you figure this...
Hello everyone! Would just like to know what antibiotics do y’all like to keep on hand just incase? I don’t have any sick birds. But would like to be prepared if I ever needed it. Thanks, you guys are greatest😊
Hello! I need some advice on what you guys would do? I have a 4 year old crossbeak hen. Now she has never had any problems eating except that it takes her a lot longer to fill her crop than the others. So it’s like she eats all the time. She is also the very bottom of pecking order. Well she has...
Thinking about adding some silkies to my flock? I have all standard size chickens now though. How well do they do with bigger chickens? Are there other things I need to consider with silkies? I live in Georgia, so are they heat tolerant? What hatchery has decent quality? Any advice on them...
Hello everyone! I usually feed flockraiser 20 percent to my flock but for the last 4 months at my tractor supply the flockraiser has been more than 6 months old so I started buying the nutrena meat bird food and it’s 22 percent protein. Is that ok atleast for awhile until they get some newer...
Is it ok to deep clean coop and pressure wash inside? Or is that a bad idea to introduce water inside a coop? Of course I would wait til the weather is warm but was just wondering cause it’s dusty! I know that’s part of chickens. I usually just scoop out all shaving and sweep and knock down as...
Have you ever been outsmarted by your chickens? Well I have!
My run is set up so that it’s a run on both side of the coop and smaller run behind coop like 3 runs connected with 2 gates. Now the gates are always left open connecting the runs all the way around the coop! Now take in mind that my...
Hello from Georgia! Been a member for 3 1/2 years and never got around to introducing myself. Started my chicken journey in 2020 when my nest became empty. 🤣 ( kids all grown and moved out) I’m now addicted to all things chicken and spend my days with my chickens and on here with you guys! This...
Merry Christmas to all! And just wanted to give a shout out of a thanks to everyone on BYC. I started my first flock of chickens in May of 2020. And I’m so thankful for this place and all of its caring and knowledgeable people from all over the world. Don’t know what I would have done without...
Hey everyone! Do y’all think it’s ever too cold in Georgia for chickens to sleep outside in a covered run? Lowest temp in past 10 years was 11 degrees but average low is in the 20s.
Hello everyone! I have a flock of 26 hens no roosters. I hear people all the time talk about their pecking order and Hen in charge. My question is how in the world do y’all figure out the order or even know who is top hen. Maybe I have too many to figure this out but I’ve been keeping chickens...
Hey all! Just wanted to introduce my little miracles! Ok so I had a broody hen that I wanted to give chicks to so I ordered them and they shipped last week on June 21st. I was expecting them to only take 2 days which is what is normal. Friday came no call from post office. I got a little worried...