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3 days until the scheduled C-section for my Sis-in-law...and I will have 3 new little nephews! I am so excited...on pins and needles...I can hardly contain myself. My sis-in-law "T" has been doing awesome...and has made it to 34 weeks. The boys are estimated at just under 5 pounds each...

I have a very depressed Silkie rooster, and was just wondering what might happen with him, and if there's anything I can do for him. He's making me a little sad. This is what happened - We didn't start out expecting roosters, but ended up with 3 from the beginning. They have always gotten...

***Gone now, found a new happy home...Thanks for looking!*** My silly broody girls keep hatching out roos, and I have way too many now. I have 7 roos (4-5 months old) that need new homes, and most are mixed breeds with "interesting" characteristics. The 4 Silkie mixes are goofy-looking with...

Hi Everyone...I know there are hundreds of great dog people on this site, so I hope you can help me with my rescued shelter dog. A little background about me: I'm not a dog expert but I love dogs and have never had major problems before. Last year, I took in two 3-year old Chihuahuas who were...

I have a Silkie hen who has been sitting on 7 eggs, today is Day 20 and they are hatching I went in the little Broody House to get pics of the babies, and I noticed a little bug crawling on her. Then I saw more...I'm pretty sure they are feather lice because we've had them before. I already...

I have a Silkie sitting on 7 eggs, and she's due in the next couple of days. YAY When she first went broody, I moved her to a Broody House, separate from the coop so she and the babies would be safe and comfortable. She's been setting GREAT. Well, now I have a young Buff Orp who's decided...

She's the sweetest little thing! I adopted her from a Rescue group that saves dogs from shelters who are about to be put down. I can't imagine why this sweet adorable baby wasn't adopted from the shelter in a heartbeat! As soon as I saw her pic on Craigslist, I just had to have her. Here...

I just got the call that my chicks are here...I'm running out the door right now to go pick them up. 15 new little peepers...I'm so excited! I'll be back later to post pics!

Good morning. I went outside a couple hours ago to collect eggs and toss some scratch around for my babies. When I went in the coop, Lisa (my Ideal 236 Leghorn, 1 year old) was sitting on a roost all puffed up and looking miserable. I offered her some scratch out of my hand and she ate it. I...

I am in a funk today...shocked, mad, confused.... Yesterday morning I heard 4 or 5 gunshots. I live in the country, not a lot of neighbors, but lots of corn fields and cow grazing pastures on my road. I've heard gun shots in the distance before, but not this close. It wasn't extremely loud...

My favorite 8.5 month old BO "Opal" had a purple comb yesterday, so I carefully inspected her and a couple other of my chickens to try to find the problem. I didn't see any lice eggs at the feather bases, nothing icky around the vent areas...eyes, ears, nostrils looked clean...but then I found...

I was so excited when my Silkie "Sammie" went broody 3 weeks ago. I set 6 eggs under her...mixed eggs from my own chickens. She always laid her eggs on the coop floor, and chose that same spot to "set". I was worried about the other hens messing with her and/or the babies, so we "caged in"...

My sister's birthday was last week and my birthday is tomorrow...so to celebrate, my Dad and Step-Mom rented a boat and jet-skis for a fun day on Lake Travis. We did the same thing last year and had a blast... Today was just as fun and exciting...until the very end... It was getting close...

The belly on one of my wethers is very large and round and feels like a balloon. Can push it in a little but feels like it's full of air. Is this Bloat? Should I feed him Olive Oil? I'm new to goats and just feel very unsure...I don't want to do the wrong thing..... He is laying down right...

I lost my first hen just now...a beautiful 5-month-old Rhode Island Red who has been laying an egg every day. I went outside to check on my chicks, and found Rebecca laying under the feeder dead. I was just out there an hour ago and sprayed down the coop and run to help cool things off. In...

I knew my girls were getting close...I have 10 pullets and recently started seeing lots of growing, reddening combs and wattles. Especially on my Leghorns. I've read that other's have gotten eggs from Leghorns as early as 17 weeks, and mine are now 19.5 weeks. Sooo...I've been watching...

There are several BYC'ers who follow a Low Carb lifestyle, so here's a thread where we can hang out. Here, we can ask and answer questions, share Low Carb recipes, celebrate our success, or just chit chat. Quotes from Dr. Atkins: * It is not true that the only way to lose weight is to limit...

I need some ideas for my husband's lunch. He is "mobile"...at different locations every day, and mostly works outside. He takes a cooler with drinks, so he can take a cold lunch, but usually does not have access to a microwave. Right now he usually does a drive-thru lunch, which he's...

OK, so I saw AHappyChick's amazingly beautiful cement birdbath here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=177512 So I decided to try it. I've never worked with cement or concrete so I'm completely unsure about everything I'm doing. Surprisingly, so far so good I did 2...

I don't think my chickens know how to swim. Ugh, I'm tired of all the rain...and my poor chickens are probably wet I haven't been out to the coop yet, but I bet it's wet inside...my coop is on the ground with a dirt floor covered with pine shavings. I'm sure most of them are just fine...