I don't describe myself as "cheap"...just frugal :)
Everyone here knows chickens cost money (coop, birds, meds, feed, bedding...etc etc etc.). I don't think we should skimp on the important things - if we're gonna keep chickens, of course let's do it properly. I love keeping chickens! But I...
Hello everyone!
I have eight feather-footed bantams from TSC. All are about 6 wks. I only have two breeds in the whole batch - this "blonde" breed and the "brown" breed (as shown in photos). I'm including photos of only 2 chicks, 1 brown and 1 blonde. I also need help determinining if these...
Hey everyone,
I have a 6wk bantam (I'm unsure of sex - leaning toward cockerel) that has some pretty severe neurological symptoms. Main symptom is lack of control of the neck/head. He ducks his head dramatically up and down, in circles, in a slow-motion way (think like slow-motion pecking...
Hi everyone! I'm WannabeHomsteader (I know I misspelled it - it was late at night when I made it, and I can't change it. it's fine lol). I have been a longtime lurker for various chicken health issues, care recommendations, housing suggestions, etc. This community has already been a fantastic...
Hey all,
I'm new to BYC (I'll post introductions later!) and thought I'd ask here for guidance on my pullet.
I have eight 6wk (ish) old bantams from TSC. They've been in a plastic tote with pine shavings, but it's been getting hard to keep clean. Today I was moving them to wire cages lined with...