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... and kind of related. Has anyone asked anyone in charge of BYC if we could have a natural chicken keeping forum instead of confining it all to one thread? It would be so much easier to organize/find information and any threads we wished to ignore, we could just, well, ignore! But other...

Right... I try to do that. And really, do we need to reply with "cute!" at all? Do any of us need that kind of ego stroking? I get where Stony is coming from... both on defending his position and this thread devolving into a "look at my cute chickens" thread. There are 50,000 "look at my...

Thanks, these pictures are really super helpful... I should be able to tell more with mine in a week or so. Only my rooster is solid white.

My compost pile is just pallets on the sides and open top. No problem keeping animals out of it... other than the dogs themselves, who feel the need to steal as much of the chickens' feed as possible. The chickens do an excellent job of stirring it up and keeping bugs down (not flies, though...

And that is something that has always been totally beyond me, regardless of the species. My brother in law raises show pigs and has fertility issues with his sows... that he tries to AI with super expensive boar semen. I don't get it. An animal, in order to be "ideal," should both fit the...

That sounded really catty... don't worry, I do like to see pictures. I've had a rough couple days (my dog is really sick...) and I'm getting kind of snippy. My apologies.

x2. And I'm sorry to anyone this offends, but all the OMG CUTE! posts annoy me a little. They're easy enough to just skip, so no one should feel like they need to stop posting them on my account (although really, do we have to quote them 50 times? Especially the ones with 10 pictures?). But...

Lots of people here mix their own feed. It costs a little more, but especially for a small flock is totally doable and worth it to those who do it. I want to get there, but I'm taking baby steps. At the moment I'm feeding GMO free layer that is a combo of cracked seeds and the protein and...

I think $8 is plenty expensive... I paid $5 for my buckeye and faverolle chicks and I thought that was high (and turns out I like my hatchery EE's better... go figure!). If I were looking for a super hard to find adult chicken I MIGHT pay 20-50, depending on the breed, age, health, etc, but I...

Thanks! I'd much rather leave them together.

For those who doubt the safety of chicks jumping from a nest box.... the kids and I watched Earth the other day, here's my favorite part-

I'm repeating my broody question from earlier, it was a while ago- will I have to separate my broodies? As we speak they're hatching near simultaneously. So far they each have 2. So I assume they'll be finished at about the same time. Will they be able to keep each others' chicks straight...

I totally get it... not with my chickens at the moment, but I am treating my dog for some mystery disease and I feel like I keep shoving meds/supports down his throat but we don't know what's wrong with him and we don't know if it's working. And since he won't eat, getting him to take the meds...

I don't spin, although I've thought about it for years, but I've heard that a drop spindle is the easiest and most cost effective way to learn to spin, and it's more compact. It's what I plan to start with if I ever get around to it. Then, if you really like it and want to stick with it, you...

Does he think dark yolks are a bad thing???

So my two broodies are hatching as we speak (saw a few little fuzzy faces sticking out earlier!!!). They're both in the main coop with only the 6 turkeys and my one broody with the 2-3 week old chicks. Can I keep them all in that coop together? I've asked this question on the hatching forum...

I agree with you, but it's much harder for me to execute than talk about. I like to have a plan, but I still put it off far too long (as you did with the pig). (I'm not one of the OP, but...) My husband doesn't love culling animals, but when it's obvious I am struggling with it he will do it...

I know, I don't like talking or thinking about it either. BUT I'd rather be mentally prepared, because then I can set it aside instead of worrying about what I would do in that situation and not having a plan. I use (really sharp) large limb lopers to dispatch adults. I won't pretend it is...

This came up with my last broody hatch- not insides out, but the first chick that was pecked by the mama was obviously not going to make it. It died before I had to do anything, but it brought up the possibility of having to cull chicks (which oddly I just hadn't thought of before...). So I'm...

I agree. I have turkeys in with some of my chickens and I can't imagine them pecking a chicken bald unless something is amiss, like not enough space. Do what you have to to get the separarated and get them more space as soon as you can. I thought foxes only hunted at dawn and dusk... is that...