I have a very large squash plant in my back yard, and I absolutely love it! However, we are having work done in our back yard, and they will have to kill the plant if I don't transplant it...within the hour. So I was wondering if I could possibly cut down all of the large stalks and vines so...
Hello everyone, I hope you are all having a great day. We recently adopted a 12 week old German Shepard Dog/Lab mix puppy named Charlie. He is a great puppy, very relaxed, doesn't chase the chickens, doesn't bark or whine, and very loving. However, he HATES his crate. Whenever we put him in his...
Hey everyone, I hope you are all doing well! This Summer (around July) my family and I will be getting a puppy. I am trying to decide weather a male or female puppy will be best to start off with. You see, we will be getting another puppy (adding up to 2 puppies) the next summer. I want to know...
Hello everyone, I hope you are having a good day. My flock consists of two groups, my 26 week old Wyandotte hens: Susan, Penelope, and Lailah. The other group, 23 week old mixed breeds: Sunflower, Henrietta, and Pat. Recently Susan and Penelope have been picking on my mixed breed pullets. At...
Hey everyone, I need a little advice on one of my hen's earlobes. This afternoon I was holing my hen Sunflower, polish/red star, and I noticed that her earlobe color had slightly changed. Her earlobes had previously been a light blue/white with a few brown spots, however, today the brown sports...
Hey everyone! I hope you are having a great day! This summer, we are going to be adopting a Great Pyrenees/Mix puppy. The breed is supposed to be good around livestock already, however I do not want to take any chances of my chicken getting hurt. I want to eventually be able to leave my dog...
Hey everyone! I hope you all are doing well, my three Wyandotte's started laying a couple of days ago and I have a few questions about what I should be expecting of my first few eggs:
What does a healthy egg look like?
How can I support my chicken nutritionally (what foods, vitamins, etc....)...
Hey everyone! How are you? I am new to BackYard Chicken and also chicken owning. I have had my flock since July, 2015. I bought four chicks at the store (Wyandotte's) and hatched six chicks at my house (mixes). However, since then, there has been some flock reconfiguration, we are now left with...