We just got a pair of bull snakes in the act of mating in my bantam run. I am not scared of snakes and threw them in the grass outside the run, they came back through and into the wall of our RIR house. The RIR's are full grown but I also raise bantam chickens (live in a seperate coop) and am...
Hello lets start another photography thread! I myself am an amateur photographer and would like to see some others farm photography Here's one straight out of the camera of our pony stud DeLux
EMERGENCY: I have a silkie bantam hen that appears to have a broken neck, she hold her head to one side or upside down, she kind shuffles around but keeps her head that way. She cant eat or drink obviously! I have Probiotics and Electrolytes, could that help? I have no idea, she was fine this...
I want to pick an exact date to hatch chicks. I have a cochin bantam hen that goes broody about once about every month as she's three and has never laid and egg so goes broody frequently ( vet says she's healthy). I want to know exactly how and when to order and when to give her eggs to sit on...
My cochin banty hen is broody and I desperatley need hatchin eggs for her to set on. I'd prefer bantam eggs or call duck eggs, we'll take almost anything. Please help us. She's getting old and I fear this will be her last brood. She's never laid an egg in her life and she's about 5 years old...
Hello! I raise bantam chickens, and I was wondering if I could purchase a pair of California Valley Quail and keep them with my bantam chickens. They live in an enclosed run with a builiding that they are free to go in and out of. Are there diseases I should be worried about? I don't want to...
Okay first of all Lemon is a chicken. She is a buff black tailed japanese.. or so I think she is japanese. She is very pretty and petite. I am guessing that she is about 1 year old. I bought her at an auction with her sisters. Okay so at night DeLaney sleeps in the coop with the big hens (by...
Hello! A couple of months ago I bought a pair of snowy call ducks from an auction. I made them a pen with two pools, a house,and there very own dock. I want to give them more room now as my hen is setting and I want there to be more room IF she hatches ducklings. Can you PLEASE post pictures of...
Help! My call duck drake Owen, is balding. He has scttered patches of bald spots on his tiny duck head. I dont know how old he is. I have been assuming it was molting. I sprayed them to rinse them off but not that hard! Could this be the cause??? What is wrong with Owen??? I have to take him to...
Hello! I am looking to get some Silkie chicks from this girl. Below is a picture of the ones I have to choose from. She wants $5 a piece for them ( I know kind of pricey) I have one hen Silkie names Estes right now and I want more. What colors are these guys and which ones do you think I should...
Enter as many hens as you would like include the following:
Name of the Chicken
Breed
As always follow all BYC rules, and be kind to one another. No judging between members. I will pick the winner on June 22nd! Enter AS MANY hens as you likes but ONLY HENS. Chicks are okay as long as you are...
I have 9 beautiful Coturnix Quail that I would like to get rid of. Five roosters and four hens (yes I know, a bad ratio) I bought them at an auction and thought I woudl keep them. They are more trouble than I thought and they really need to go to a better home. They are breeding. Message me for...
I was thinking about having 5-15 Snowflake Bob White Quail Hatching Eggs mailed to me to incubate and hatch. As soon as they are grown do you think I could put them with some bantam chickens? I dont want any fighting I just really want them to live in peace :) Any suggestions?
Okay so my momma Snowy Call has been sitting on eggs for about a month now and I am starting to think that her eggs are rotten. I was wondering if it would be smart to buy some baby Snowy's from someone ( I found someone who has some for sale) and take her eggs away and see if she would care for...
Okay so my momma Snowy Call has been sitting on eggs for about a month now and I am starting to think that her eggs are rotten. I was wondering if it would be smart to buy some baby Snowy's from someone ( I found someone who has some for sale) and take her eggs away and see if she would care for...
Okay so my momma Snowy Call has been sitting on eggs for about a month now and I am starting to think that her eggs are rotten. I was wondering if it would be smart to buy some baby Snowy's from someone ( I found someone who has some for sale) and take her eggs away and see if she would care for...
Okay so my momma Snowy Call has been sitting on eggs for about a month now and I am starting to think that her eggs are rotten. I was wondering if it would be smart to buy some baby Snowy's from someone ( I found someone who has some for sale) and take her eggs away and see if she would care for...
Hi I am located in Nebraska and have three Coturnix roosters for sale they are all Wild/ Pharoah/ Brown coloring. I bought 10 of them and out of the nine I have left 5 are roosters. These guys are cute. One is a little bigger than the other two and he is prettier I think. The prettier one fights...
I have 9 coturnix quail. I thought that my two goldens were roosters and all the others were hens, but I thought wrong! I have a brown male too. Im going to look at a color guide in a while. So should I split my males up? there are three and I have three cages. They didnt seem to fight until...
Mom duck left her eggs for about 12 hours today, and I think they are 1-2 weeks away from hatching IF they are still alive and living in there!! What should I do!! Help me!! I have always let my ducks do their thing but I am worried about these eggs, because she is a new breed of duck that I...