Looking for a new home for 4 happy hens currently located in San Francisco. Sadly, a combination of moving to a new place and needing to take care of my mom who is ill means I have to give them up. They are a little over 2 years old, and are very good layers (though right now they are molting.)...
Went into the feed store and left with an unplanned four chicks! :oops: Two Cuckoo Marans, one Ameraucana, and one Blue Wyandotte.
This will be my first time raising chicks! I got my first 3 girls when they were already laying. So far, so good... but I hope that I'm doing things right by...
Hi BYC peeps! I'm looking to integrate 3 new hens to my lonely flock of 1. Given my space constraints, I plan on using my garage as quarantine for the first few weeks.
I'm planning on getting a small kennel like this for them to sleep in/to transport them in when I need to...
I had a small flock of 3 girls, and sadly recently lost 2 of them. The two went out in similar ways about a month apart -- both started walking like penguins and deteriorated from there. (The second girl I lost seemed to have a swollen abdomen.) All 3 are about 5 years old at this point.
I hate...
Hi everyone! I've been lurking on these forums for quite a while and finally decided to join. Very excited to be part of the BYC community!
I adopted 3 chickens from a friend and quickly became obsessed with them (though I often felt I had no idea what I was doing). I've loved keeping chickens...