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Hello all wonderful BYC members! I am moving from a little town in Northern New Mexico to Southern California. I have 8 birds, one is laying and the rest are about 3 months old. During the move, I might have to live in an apartment for a few months while I get a place with a yard. So in the...

Hello I have a PP rooster. I live in NM and if I can find a good home for him I am willing to sell him. I consider him a specialty breed, and considering the fact that the breed was near extinct a few years ago I hope that I can place him in a home where he will be useful! He is quite skittish...

I have two chicks.. they are 2 months and 3 weeks... A BO pullet, and a Partridge Penedesenca cockerel. I live in NM and it gets around 32-36 at night. Is this too cold for the chicks? How cold can it be and how old do they have to be before I can leave them outside in their coop? Hoping for...

Hi everybody I have a two month old partridge penedesenca and I just can't find out if it's a boy or a girl. There are a few pictures online of the pp breed, but none of the ones I've seen look like my bird. Fluffy is extremely skittish and runs extremely fast. It's a "fun" bird to look at. I...

I recently changed my infrared lightbulb from a 250W to a 100W repti bulb last week. And just now, it exploded!!! My two chickies were fine, but left them quite startled. It was loud and smoke came from the bulb. I have a typical brooder clamp lamp, with ceramic top.. Anyone any idea what made...

(I added a few more pictures. They are now month and a half) Thought I would post a few pics of my two little chicks as a little thank you. After all, I owe a lot of my hatching success to this forum with all the available information and the amazing users in here! I had originally more than 25...

I have a question.. I am hatching my first chicken eggs, and I'm curios to learn what other users in here do with their roosters? I might keep one, not sure yet, but what about all the others that might come.. Where I live there is no chicken/rooster rescue. Any ideas? I'd hate to give it to...

Hi everybody This looks like a great forum for chicken enthusiasts! I've always loved chickens since I was a little boy. I realized the first time I held a chicken I could feel that it like being held. From that moment I decided that one day I want my own chickens! And now, finally, after...