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Hi folks! I have an Olandsk dwarf hen determined to be broody; she’s been sitting on eggs that unfortunately have turned out clear. Would anyone near San Francisco Bay Area have chicks to sell? She’s lost too much weight and so far broody breaking ain’t working...

Help! Our own broody has suddenly decided she is no longer interested in being a mama hen. We’ve got six baby chicks, just a few days old, who are desperate for a mother. Would anyone know where I could buy (or borrow!) a broody hen ASAP, or would one of you have one available? We’re in...

Dear all, 24 hours after i started incubating bantam chicken eggs, the temperature inside the incubator dropped to 96 degrees for a period of 12 hours. (complicated reasons) I've heard that the first week is the time when eggs are especially prone to suffer from temperature fluctuations. Has...

hi! I have a flock of bantam Faverolles who are really picky eaters, in fact seem completely uninterested in chicken feed. I've tried them on: - Purina Layena Omega3 - Scratch n peck - FM Browns No success so far! They ignore the food and keep foraging around. Has anyone ever had an issue...

hi! I have a flock of bantam Faverolles who are really picky eaters. I've tried them on: - Purina Layena Omega3 - Scratch n peck - FM Browns No success so far! They ignore the food and keep foraging around. Has anyone ever had an issue of low appetite? Which feed do chickens most love...

Hi! I've have been searching all over the country (yes, really!) for bantam Faverolles hatching eggs or chicks. these are just for pets, no need for them to be show quality, physical appearance defects are fine by us. If you know anyone who might have eggs or chicks available, please do let me...

Please, please go vote on November 8 to ban this atrocity! Massachusetts is considering becoming the 11th state to ban battery cages so small and so crowded that the girls can’t spread their wings, ever, for their whole life. For their entire life, each hen has been allocated a space smaller...

Hi folks, we have a first time broody Silkie who has been refusing to get off the nest for any reason whatsoever. It has been a week now, and in that entire time I've seen her poop just twice. (No other poops anywhere) When I do gently lift her off the nest I can induce her to eat a little; she...

So Paris Hilton has a party Chihuahua? Well I’ve got a party CHICKEN. Take that, Paris!

Hi Bay Area folks! We have a charming rooster who we would love to breed with our hens but who, well, doesn’t quite have the technique. I’ve watched all the videos on artificial insemination (“chicken porn”, my fiance calls it) and tried all the techniques in the videos, in Storey’s guide, etc...

Hi!! So... we have been dreaming of creating the perfect city breed: - Small-ish - Quiet (so they don't disturb the neighbors) - Docile and friendly (so they're easy to handle and can double up as pets) - Good layers: laying often and laying good-sized eggs Here are the two best breeds we've...

Hi!! We love the Bielefelders, but they’re unfortunately too big for us, so we’re hoping to find the bantam variety (apparently introduced in ‘83) or perhaps a Biele x Silkie? We’ll pay whatever you ask.

hi folks! Everyone here at BYC has been so incredibly helpful and kind and generous with their advice from the start, we've been racking our brains in what we could contribute to thank you all! This is the one thing we found that we thought might be of interest: Since only two chicks hatched...

Hi! We’ve fallen in love with the beautiful faverolles, and would love to find a source of hatching eggs. West coast preferred (we’ve had bad luck with the USPS so far), but we’re happy to talk with anyone in the US. please let us know if you have bantam eggs available! We’re happy to pay up to...

dear fellow chicken lovers! Gail Dammerow, the author of Storey's guide, said that bantams hatch a day or two early; and said to stop turning at day 17. So at day 17, I checked that the three eggs were alive and well, and shut down the turning. It's now the start of day 20, and I haven't even...

hi! We have two sweet baby chicks at home, about two weeks old. They're doing great, but seem to have decided that people are their flock, and send out the insistent cheeping distress call if we all leave the room!! As long as one person is there with them, they're fine, but within seconds of...

Hi! I’m a complete newbie to the wonderful world of chickens, and will soon be purchasing bantam faverolles hatching eggs (yay!!) - Are there incubators for just two or three eggs? (That’s the number of chickens I’d like to end up with :) - Being a complete newbie, I'd prefer one that is as...

Hi! I saw pictures of the eglu online, and totally fell in love!! I understand from people reviewing it here that it might possibly be overpriced. But it's sooo cute! Have any of you managed to build a really cute coop yourselves? I only have two bantam hens, so it would be quite small. A...

Hi! I loved discovering this forum, because the care you all have for your animals shows up in every page. I‘m a first-time chicken keeper looking for a breed that is really friendly, docile, quiet, (perhaps the chicken equivalent of a sweet friendly dog? :) and good egg-layers. The color of...