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    Official BYC Poll: Do You Feed Your Chickens Cicadas?

    We are in the middle of brood X and the chickens are satiated with cicadas. There are several trees in the run and the first emergers were picked off as soon as a hen spotted the hole. I fed some to 6 week old bantam salmon Faverolles and they went wild over them, however, the subsequent out...
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest 05-28-21 Pic by Violeth

    Just hanging with me sis
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest 05-21-21 Pic by Knighstar679

    Are we also dining with the felines this evening?
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest 05-14-21 Pic by StarBurst

    Just another COVID hair grow out
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest 05-07-21 Pic by EmmaRainboe

    Really my dear feathers are in this year.
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Hedemora

    These are Hedemora höna from e-bay claimed to have greenfire parentage
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Hedemora

    Hatched 10 chicks from 13 eggs
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    mature tree in possible run?

    My run surrounds a large silver maple about 70’ tall. Thought about net to hawk proof but decided to provide some fence wire arches covered with hay as shade and shelter instead.
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    Virginia

    Yep
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    Virginia

    I have adult pair calico bantam for sale in Fairfax
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Built another compost bin from a hog panel and shoveled partially finished compost from another bin center out outside in mixing in garbage, red worms and small amounts of chicky poop. Added more boards to the raised beds. Dumped rotten wood chips from the paths into the raised beds.Spread year...
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    Hands on hatching and help

    Probably not some recommend sealing the crack but I have found cracked eggs in the incubator soon begin to smell bad. The smell may be your first clue that there is a crack.
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    What's out there?! Scary noises curious & nervous

    Fox
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    Virginia

    The free Faverolles roo turned out to be a hen
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    Comment by 'Grisbeard' in article 'At what age do Barred Rock hens start laying eggs'

    I would start getting excited at about 20 weeks but it can vary
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    Leghorn pullet or too??

    Leghorn hens have large floppy single combs
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    Virginia

    I’m also in Fairfax we need to meet
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    Virginia

    Ed here in Fairfax County got our true green and true blue with a Faverolles roo as packing material In April. We need a group here in NoVa.
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    Official BYC Poll: What type of COOP bedding do you like best?

    Linoleum floor with wood chips in a chickshaw. Clean out twice a year the hens keep it stirred up only used at night.
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Modern Game Bantam

    I hatched 2 modern Bantam eggs many years back. Both were hens. One died the other feathered and flew out of the brooder box and circled the room. She became very attached to me. She would fly up on my shoulder in the morning and steal a sip of coffee then nibble on my ear. She went broody but...
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