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Hello all, Yesterday morning we found a coyote in our backyard trying to attack our flock. After running him off we discovered that he had bitten our bantam cockerel (who had been doing his best to defend the girls). After checking out the cockerel, we discovered that he had a smallish...

Update: After posting yesterday, I read a lot on the site and thought this was tapeworm. I went and got the Safeguard Dewormer for Goats (Fenbendazole) and mixed it per ThreeHorses' dosage and mixed with 2# of chicken feed. They ate it last night and finished it this morning. I wanted to...

Just wanted to add our flock to the mix: Our newest trio of baby orps, Monkey Lord (blue?), Colossus (black) and Coconut (splash): Our mottled bantam cochin pair (Trevor and Cluck) and our resident "mutt" (Cinnamon): Our other roo (Popcorn) and our ee's (Nugget and Brownie): Pumpkin -...

We need to find homes for two of our black bantam cochin roos. They are 20 weeks old. I know the craigslist ad says $5, but if you're from BYC, I'll give them to you for free for a good home! Thanks! http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/grd/1241140332.html

Hi everyone! I've got a mottled bantam cochin who just laid her first egg last Wednesday. From all my reading about cochins and the heat (we live in the Phoenix area) I was expecting MAYBE 2 eggs per week from our little hen. Well, in 7 days she's laid 5 eggs already! I thought new layers...

Hey everyone! I'm getting some Marek's vaccine delivered today to administer to our 5-7 day old orpingtons. I've read that as long as they have been inside and kept away from other chickens, it is still okay to vaccinate. I hope this is correct. I've read all the instructions/links from...

Greetings all from the heat of the Arizona desert! After months of lurking, I've finally joined. I frequent this site daily now that we have chickens, but this place was also my source of information before hatching our first chickies. Here's our rundown: (1) Are you new to chickens /...