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I am building an orchestra that plays an unwritten symphony. My most recent chicken flock additions provide a solid drum line and I wanted to add a little bit of strings, something delicate and beautiful. Enter the harps. A fitting representation of these birds. Many symphonies don't have...

I like pictures and figure you all might also. At least one or two started trying to crow in the mornings, beginning about a week ago. I don't know which are males/females from the Marans or Sussex, if you see some and are confident let me know, otherwise it's not a big deal because they'll grow...

I'm working on a roosting bar setup. Having trouble deciding so I laid it out a few ways and took pics to see what others think and any other ideas. In all of the pics, it's a bit tough to see, there is a roost bar going across the door which the roost bar crossing the window is resting on...

March is a tough month. 31 long days. Friday the 13th. The ides. Come on April showers!

It was supposed to snow this weekend so I built a brooder instead of working on my coop. The goal was simple, big enough for 25ish chicks for ~2 weeks and it must be modular/movable. My plans are to brood many birds and many types (ducks, quail, maybe others) over time so this should be in use...

Found this online, no idea where it is, looks like heaven

Did not go near my coop or uncovered run. Was on the rabbit trails. Not a print near the coop. No nails visible in any print. I am betting it's this guy, or girl... It's not interested in chickens yet, had my girls outside of protection last time I saw it and it went right on by...

Does anyone have experience with positive negative electric netting and the pros and cons? Have read a lot of online information and believe I thoroughly, in theory, understand how they work and a lot of the pros and cons. What I'm looking for is practical experience using these type of electric...

Hello everyone, I've done a lot of research but cannot find anyone that responded with their comparisons between these styles of heaters when used in outbuildings/sheds/outdoor brooders. Now that they have been out for many years, it seems the BYC crowd has surely done some scientific (or...

My trailer coop project has begun in earnest. I will try to update this first post as I build the coop so all pics and descriptions are here. I have taken a huge number of ideas, plans, etc. from this forum and am happy to document everything, start, progress, end, along with as much cost...

Hello everyone. I joined a long time ago after reading a lot of information and having questions about my tiny flock. It's been a while, a lot has changed, and my flock is about to grow. I am building a new coop and working out the details of my management plan. Pretty much all of my bird...

Hello, two of our four chickens have developed these sores on top of their feet. It does not look like bumble foot or scaly leg, at least to me, so I am hoping someone might be able to help me out. I first noticed it about a week ago and it seems to have gotten a little worse. They are eating...