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This is our new addition too our back yard flock we had the bright idea too get our selves some ducks (witch My wife and I did not mind too relive our childhood memories of growing up with them) But once we got them as little duckling I did some reading on keeping them with chickens and I did...

My bird has a swollen lump on its comb now she is getting lazy and she has the runs now she dose not walk with the flock and sticks by her self been going on 3 days now any idea what it is

My chickens butt on the underside of her is bold it is not red or swollen but just completely bare she seems fine running around eating and being a chicken bits there is no feathers starting by her vent up too about her chest please help what could this be!!!

I have 12 new Easter eggers 2 of witch has started too lay but the rest of them are not laying they are 29 weeks old today I live in upstate ny any one know why they are not laying I figured they should be laying by now

I have hens that free range and so dose my nahbor I came home today too find feathers in the yard I lost 2 birds I was able too find one in some bushes and its head and neck was missing my second bird I could not find just feathers from it in different spots and my nahbor lost a bird same day in...

Hello there I am looking for a place too buy blue over red Wyndottes chicks I live in upstate my if any one could point me in the right direction or even has any too sell that would be great

I have locked my birds up becouse we have snow now and they won't go out in the snow but now it's been a couple Of days now and they have started picking on one of my birds they have taken all the feathers out of her neck I have a big coop so they have room I also put a flock block in there for...

I'm new too chicken farming this is my first winter and I have decided not too heat my coop for they are wild animals but will cracked corn help keep them warm?? I have read some that say yes and some that say no I have them on a store bought later feed of crumbles of there main source of food...

I have a silver laced Whyndotte who has gone broody she has been this way for a few days now maybe a week… she has been sitting on golf balls that I had in there too train them where too lay I took the balls out today I'm wondering will she stop on her own? I have no roosters just hens and I...

My question is not too heat or too heat the coop becouse we all agree that seems too be an opinion question but my question is this I have a coop the is about 8 foot heigh 7 foot wide and 9 foot long there is no insulation in it at all it is not too drafty at all but what should I use too heat...

Hello all I have a flock of 6 birds right now I'm going too get another 6 in the spring but not sure on what birds I want too get I haven't 2 Easter Eggers now and 4 Whyndottes 2 silver 2 gold both have been a great bird too me so far was thinking of staying with maybe one of these breeds just...

I know there is lots of reading on this witch I have done my fair share on but can't make up my mind like the title says I live in upstate ny winters can get very cold my coop is very old not insulated and by the time winter comes it should at least be mostly draft free with the use of tar...

Hello all fellow chicken lover hear!!! Just started my flick this year late in the season but they are doing good just started getting eggs now from 2 of my birds I have 2 Easter eggers and 4 Wyandottes 2 silver and 2 gold I'm hooked now I got the more hen desease :) I'm looking too expand my...

Hello all I been following byc ever seance I got my birds I now decided it was time too join! This thread is well like the title says I hove bothwyandottes and Easter 2 Easters and 4 Wyandottes in the spring I want too expand my flock with 6 more chickens now being new too chickens and these...

I have been reading up on my wyndot and it says once they start lying they can go broody what dose this mean?

Hey there fellow chicken people I was wounding how often I will get eggs from my wyndot and my Easter eggers any help would be great