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I am moving and need to rehome my hens. I care for them and would like them to go to a good home. They are just past their first molt and have begun laying again. I would like to let them go in groups of two or three at least. They are used to free ranging at least half of the day, so I...

Hello, and Happy Mother's Day! Java girl 2 has been hosting a Mother's Day Hatch-a-long over in the Incubation forum. As part of a week 3 contest, hatchers submitted pictures of chickens (chickens, chicks, and other fowl) with children or pets. The contest is wrapping up, as is the hatch, and...

I had a 3-day old chick who seemed lethargic, so I fed her water with vitamins. Her eyes were often closed, and she would "gasp" with her mouth between sips of water, sometimes breathing normally. I laid her on her back on my hand to rub her crop and stomach to stimulate her and see if I could...

I'm just getting started with Basque Hens (Euskal Oiloa). They are "Columbian lemon cuckoo" or "Columbian barred buff." Basque Hens have Colombian restriction, rapid feathering (k/k), a wheaten base, gold, autosomal red, and mahogany. I'm listing these traits because I don't know what else...

My chick had some trouble hatching and was only able to limp around. He mostly lays on his stomach. I gave him electrolytes and vitamins and made him a hobble. No good. I put him in a cup overnight, and this morning he was no better, just weak. I've been feeding him baby parrot food, and...

ChestnutRidge's Most Ingenious Chicken Design Contest WEEK ONE CONTEST in conjunction with Mahonri's 3rd Annual Easter Hatch-A-Long During week 1 of incubation (17 to 23 March), post a picture and brief explanation of your cool brooder / feeder / waterer / saddle / whatever that you created...

I would like several comfrey plants or root cuttings to grow for my garden and chickens. I am offering one of the books below in trade for maybe 2-5 starts. If someone has plants but doesn't want any of the books below, PM me anyway and maybe we can work something else out. I could send some...

I have a blog, and I often have the need for images of the topics I write about. If I don't have my own picture, I don't want to steal one off the internet either. So, I use Wikimedia Commons which allows users to upload photos and other media to be freely licensed for educational purposes...

I have a broody EE pullet sitting on one egg. She's been setting about a week, and her egg is developing nicely. She's been taking care of herself, too, drinking water and eating. The only problem is that she is nesting about four feet from the floor (in that top box). I'm all in favor of...

My little EE pullet, Olive, is only 30 weeks old and has decided to go broody. Last Saturday, she laid an egg at about 10 am and decided to sit on it and two wooden eggs. (ETA: Her eggs have been a steady 47 grams recently, so I am hoping it is large enough to do well.) Well, I removed the...

I have 5 pullets which are 22 weeks old today. They were hatched for Mahonri's Easter Hatch this spring. Three are Easter Eggers, which I think I've read are notoriously late to start laying, but I thought I might have an egg by now from my Speckled Sussex or Welsummer. Also, I figured I'd...

I keep a mixed flock and am familiar with the main breeds I keep, but I picked up a Golden Phoenix pullet at the poultry sale last month just because I had the room and she was so pretty. I don't know much about the breed, and I don't plan to breed her. The seller said she was about a month...

I have two 7-week old Silver Ameraucana cockerels for sale. They are from a good line, but they may carry a recessive gene for yellow skin, I can't say for certain one way or another; test crosses would be necessary. If they do carry a recessive gene for yellow skin, then (a) if they are mated...

I had used deer netting to create a temporary run for my birds while I began working on the permanent. In fact, I had finished 1/2 of the wire mesh last night and had one more side that was still deer netting to go. I went up to let out my chickens and then sat watching them for a while, and I...

I have 2 EEs, 2 Welsummer, and 1 Speckled Sussex cockerels who are each looking for a lovely flock of ladies to call home. I've posted pictures and information about them here. They were all hatched from Gabbard Farms eggs in April. They have not had any vaccines or medicated feed; they were...

I have been looking for homes for my 11-week old cockerels from my very first batch of chickens. I ordered hatching eggs, incubated them, and hand-raised the chickies. They even lived in my bathroom for their first five weeks! Well, this morning, one of my Speckled Sussex boys found a home...

I've read that OEGs, as opposed to OEGBs or bantams, are consistently broody. (Has anyone heard otherwise?) However, I cannot seem to find anyone who breeds them! (Other than hatcheries, which I don't want.) Does anyone know of anyone selling hatching eggs (or, even better, pullets in VA )...

I have a Silver Ameraucana pullet with off-color legs. My question: Is this what you would call "willow"? If not, what is the correct term? Here you can see her greener legs in the back as compared to the other chicks' legs: And while I'm asking about legs, is this leg color normal for...

I've got 11 9-week olds who need to move about fifty feet from their little coop to the new big coop. What is the best way to try this? They probably wouldn't all come if I brought food or a treat or something. I'd get most, maybe, but the others would be distracted. When I moved them from...

At last, it is time to determine the winners of the Blue Bird Brawl! Judging is open! Please vote above! Judging is open to All BYC members. - Look here to view pictures of the contestants submitted for judging: Blue Bird Brawl Contestants - Voting closes at 7:00 pm EST tomorrow, Sunday...