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Hello. I have a question for those of you who might know. Some background...I have a bielefelder hen that started broody about two weeks ago. I have been removing the eggs from under her every day and she is still hanging in there. She will get up for a short time, every day, in the mornings...

Hello everyone. I have a rooster that I need help with. We were told he was a bielefelder but we only paid $10 for him and he is much redder than you see in a bielefelder. I wanted to see what everyone here thinks.

This looks like an incredible solution to run grass grazing. I'm just wondering how well they work in actual practice. Here is a link for anyone who might be unfamiliar with the idea. http://www.thegardencoop.com/blog/2012/02/07/grazing-frames-backyard-chickens/

Recently, after a move back to Ohio, our male American Buff gander wandered away from the place that was fostering him while we settled into our new place. At the time of our move i was in the process of a miscarriage and we were unable to physically go out and search for him but my friend, his...

A year and a half ago we built a small coop to house our 4 chickens. Since then we moved onto our 50 acres and began living off grid. We accumulated 33 more birds along the way so started work on a multi function coop/shed that alos serves as a mount for our solar and to collect rain water...

I have a chick that i collected today who has a foot that twists to the side. Her foot is normal in every way excepting that her toes are curled out to the side of her foot instead of splayed in front of her. I have read here that a splint can be made for newly hatched chicks but this chick...

I have been wanting to get a pair for a while but my timing was always off. I ordered a pair from Metzer the other day and i am really anxious for them to get here. I have heard that it is best to have as little as possible contact with them to prevent the male from type bonding. Has anyone...

I bought 8 ee chicks about 4 weeks ago. I have suspected from the start that two are male because they had distinctly shorter wing and tail feathers. Recently, those two have been creating quite a ruckus posturing in the brooder. Here are a few pics of the suspected boys. What do you...

I wanted to share some things i've picked up using the sand in the brooder. We will always do this now. It is fantastic. I agree with the recommendations about covering the sand for the first day or so to ensure they are aware of their food and water. The sand keeps the birds feet very...

We're just beginning work on our new larger coop. We currently have 5 adult birds and 9 chicks in the brooder. The first week of April we have an order coming in from Hodges farm with 25 chicks with 10+ more coming from another BYC member. We will also be assimilating 5 more adult birds...

I have heard that dirt works as a type of innoculation in deep bedding to jump start the breakdown of the material. We have been putting very rich soil, which has recently added compost material, into the coop along with straw and pine shavings. We immediately noticed that the coop smells...

Hello all. This is my first time with a potential broody hen, well pullet actually. She is approx 9 months and we had removed her because our young roo kept biting onto her crop while mating and she began to bleed. The weather where i am is pretty chilly but she had been spending the last...

I have always been fascinated with the self sufficiency of those who lived before us. I collect books relating to their care of home, self and family. Although modern advancements are crucial to the health and well being of our society there are some skills that have been lost along the way...

I am not sure if this is the right place for this but i was wondering if anyone has a cross of these two breeds. This spring we are planning to run a rotational three section garden/run. First year, one section...garden, next section...green manure and third...compost run over with chickens...

We've been waiting for what seems like an eternity. The lady on the right is the one we think will go first. Any guesses on how much longer our wait may be? Thanks.

I have an older (red sex link?) hen that i got from a couple near where i live. She was already laying when i got her and the conditions she lived in were not ideal. There were too many birds living in a dark and dank barn. This was our first time ever holding a chicken let alone spotting...

I love these birds but they really mucking up our back porch. I have been letting them range most of the day and they seem to really love it. I don't want to keep them penned up all day. I have been squirting them with water when i find them but any other suggestions would be much...

I have three young BOs. I suspect they are around seven weeks old but they may be a little older. Here is my predicament. I was told they were all female but i know that it is a difficult thing to determine with absolute certainty. Two of the babies are bigger than the third by a...

I had jumped right in and didn't see this introduction page until just now. Needless to say, i am already addicted. This is an incredible site. I am the stay at home mother to four fantastic children. I have three daughters, ages 17, 13, and 11 and a son who is 2. My husband and i are...

Hey Everyone!!!!! We have been working on our coop in our spare minutes for the past few weeks. I got impatient and couldn't wait to share it. This is from today... The kids sealed the cedar trim and shingles with linseed oil and it really brought out some color. We made the coop with a...