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We have a silkie who hatched out 5 babies... she’s always been super friendly. She’s actually a house chicken since her mate died in a hawk incident about 7 months ago. We actually had her hatch out babies hoping that she would have her own new little flock and be able to go back outside...

We just got a roo from a family friend. They have a backyard flock in a decent size coop/run. All the chickens looked decently healthy when I went to pick this guy up. He had a messy bum and feathers missing from his chest. We have him quarantined in our garage in an XL dog crate. He’s...

I need realistic ideas on what it’s going to cost to build a decent coop and run. We currently have 8 chickens who are in a tractor supply coop (box said fits 12-14 chickens but I think it barely fits our 8). My girls free range for the good portion of the spring/summer/fall. But stay locked up...

does this look it’s from molting or bullying? None of my other girls looks like this. I also found a chicken a few days ago with a bloody comb. Do I have a bully bird on my hands?

let me start out by saying that our chickens are 100% pets. Especially to my children. The eggs are a bonus. We are pretty new to chicken owning. We got our first flock on April 1st, 8 Dominique hens. In July a local chicken mama gave me 2 bantam hens that had been raised together and they...

We are feeling a bit sad tonight... In April we ordered 6 chickens and on a whim we decided to add two female pekin ducks. We got them, loved them, they grew and soon we found out that one of our females was actually a male. A few weeks back he started coming after me and my kids. Now this past...

So I have a bantam d’uccle and a bantam sizzle who get picked on from time to time. I brought them in the house this morning and they were preening on the back of our old couch. I noticed that they had lots of flaky skin coming off and a few feathers as well. Is this just because it’s getting...

First time chicken owner here! Our girls are about 6.5 months old. They have all been laying eggs for maybe a month. All of them lay in the morning, they are typically all done by 1pm. We found one girl in her nesting box last night when all the others went to roost. We put her in the coop not...

So I ordered 2 FEMALE (paid extra from a hatchery) pekin ducklings on a whim when I was ordering chicks. Got them raised them, held them a lot, my kids handled them often.... I found out when they were about 3 months old that one was actually a Drake (by the sounds of the quacks). Well both...

I have two chickens (my only bantams) who would rather be inside. When I open the door they immediately come rushing in and catching them to put them outside is quite the task. They also like to snuggle they fly from the brooder (we bring them in at night) and try to come in my bed. They...

This chicken has been abandoned on a local hiking trail (not near any houses). Is it male or female? I thought female but the lady who found it keeps calling it a rooster. Also can you tell breed from this pic? He/she seems nervous and flighty they’ve been trying to catch it for a few days.

Sooo we live around a lot of woods. My chickens free roam from about 830am - 8/9pm. They are locked in the coop at night. We’ve had a feeling they’ve been laying for a few weeks. We have 1 chicken (out of 8) who lays everyday in the nesting box. The others we have no idea what’s going on but...

We think one of our girls is laying her first egg. She is 19 weeks. She choose a box and she’s been in there about an hour. She keeps scratching it with her feet and she’s breathing with her mouth open. Her butt also looks like it’s pulsating... is this all normal?

Just about a month ago I purchased 2, 5-6 week old chicks from a local breeder. One of them always had diarrhea or wet stools from the day I brought them home but otherwise acted fine. I asked on the FB page and people told me it could be common for chickens to have a variety of different...

I love the big chickens! What’s the biggest breeds? Not meat birds. Looking for backyard pets.

Two questions: 1. I have an established flock. 18 week old Dominique’s (not yet laying) all females. I bought them all when they were 1 day old. They free roam during the day in our small backyard and then get locked in the coop at night. The past week they’ve been fighting in the coop at about...

I thought I had all pullets but my boyfriend swore he heard this chicken crow today. So BYC what do you say? PS chicken is 16-17 weeks old.

I purchased 2 5ish week old chicks. One is a sizzle and the other I’m unsure. Anybody have any idea what breed? The sizzle is a bantam and he seems about the same size as her. He has feathered feet. Also do you think it’s a female? What about the sizzle, male or female?

So I just purchased 2 4-5 week old chicks. I’m fairly new to the chicken world. My very first flock are Dominique’s and they are basically fully grown and outside already (14 weeks old). These 2 chicks came from a small local breeder. One is a sizzle and one she wasn’t sure what it was. They...

Sooo I have 8 pullets who are 16 weeks old. I just purchased 2, 5 week old babies from a small local breeder. I went to her house and all her chickens looked healthy and the two I purchased were still being kept inside in a brooder. Do I have to keep them seperate from my girls? I want to put...