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Hey guys, after spending months and months working on my coop, I’m sad to say I’ll never use it I’m working on trying to get it sold, and I came here to see if any of y’all have an opinion on what I should price the coop at! I built it with my dad who knows all the dimensions and smart words...

Hey guys, I was just curious to see if there is such a thing as a self sufficient brooder... one that regulates temperature, humidity, rotated eggs, all that good stuff on its own without maintamience. I’m asking around because I’m interested in an incubator, but I have an issue.. I have to keep...

Hey, I ordered 18 BCM and I just got the voicemail that they’re being held for pickup. Do I need anything to show proof they’re mine?? The lady I ordered from sent me a picture of the packaging that has all the info and the tracking number.. so I just need to provide that picture?

sorryguys, I have no idea what category to post this in. Anyways, I have somebody bcm chicks from Painted EGG farms shipping June 18th, and even though they won’t be laying eggs for quite some time, I want to be prepared. I plan on breeding these chicks and starting a business of my own. I...

Hello, I have some questions in poultry netting. First is, can I make a run entirely out of it? I was thinking of getting some 6’ posts and spacing them it and then draping the netting over them and using zip ties and a staple gun to secure it? I want the netting to cover the top as a roof too...

Hey guys, I just ordered 12 BCM eggs and 6 Ameraucana eggs for the grand total of $110... that’s a lot of money!! I’ve only incubated a total of three times, the first time confusing humidity and temp, second time I left for a week and the person didn’t read the instruction, third time power...

hi! I’m looking into fermenting my chicken feed. I’ve read a lot of conflicting things. So can I pour the whole 50 pound bag into a container and pour water till it covers all of it? Can I leave the food in there till it’s all gone (a typical dry food bag lasts me 2 weeks or so) or can it only...

So, I’m very confused. What’s the different between black and black copper marans? I just bought a breed duo and the top and the hen are both solid black. No copper. Now I’m very confused to as if I got the wrong breed.. worst of all they cost me 75$!! With black marans, do they lay the same...

Hey guys, so I’ looking into building a new waterer and feeder for my bantams. There’s so many designs, I don’t know where to start. Just looking for suggestions on what y’all use and why, the pros and cons to it, and of course a few ideas of what I could do!!

Huey guys, I’m almost complete and it’s my new chicken coop and I’m looking to get some chicks in the brooder so when the coop is done I’ll have some little guys to go in it. Preferably a day old to 4 weeks, but I’d consider older. Also, preferably sexed. Some breeds I’m on the lookout for...

Hello there, I have some qesutions on incubating eggs. First off, fertility. I have one rooster for about 8 hens. How do I know when the eggs are fertilized? Secondly, I wish to incubate a mixture of duck, bantam, and standered sized chicken eggs. I have read little into what it takes to...

Hello, so this lady is selling some bantams off of Facebook and I'm not really looking for breeds, just a little personal collection. She doesn't know the breed, but perhaps you do. Picture below.

Hello, my Rooster was gotten by a dog. His stomachs is a little clawed up, and his back is bruised bad. I know how to treat this, but I was just wondering if there was anything I could do to help his bruise heal faster and take away pain?

Recently I noticed my bantam buff Cochin rooster seemed sickly. His face has a slight whitish crust on it, his comb is slightly pale, and his normal straight, full comb is limp. Aswfter scanning him over, I noticed he had little bugs on his skin. I will take care of that right away, but could...

I got this fella today in bad shape, and I was wondering what breed it is? I have no idea if it's purebred or not, or if it's coloring is even right. She was muddy when I got her so her feathers my be slightly stained. From what I can tell she's a greyish-brown, and cold-hardy based on how...

My moms boyfriend brought me this chicken saying he found his dog toying with It. There's patches everywhere we're the feathers are gone and the top layer of skin was ripped off. A bite mark on its shoulder and it looks like it was sliced in between the shoulder and the main body. The bottom of...

Hey, my mother's boyfriend brought over this chicken early this morning, saying his dog had attacked it and was toying with it. I checked out the poor things body and the only thing I found was patches where the top layer of skin was gone, and bare spots everywhere. So far I've washed it off in...

about a month ago I ordered 2 White Crested Black Polish bantam pullets (WCPB). On arrival I checked all the chick to make sure all was fine, And I noticed one of the Polish was half the size of the other. At first I thought they gave me a standard size by mistake, but then I realize one was...

Living in a small, rural town it's hard to find chicken breeds I want. I was wodering if anyone knew of any hatcheries/farms that sell chicks/chickens near me? I live in Cleveland, Tx, near Houston and I want to find a farm that sells what I want within an hour or so of me.

I've done my fair share of googling, and I'm turning to the extensive knowlage of everyone on BYC for a little help figuring out these breeds of some of my chickens. First, is this one. I saw this poor baby dying of a heat stroke at a flee market a time ago, and the person I saved it from...