#backyardchickens

  1. AlwaysARedhead

    ChickCliqueChronicles - new chicken mom

    Hi everyone, I'm a 64 yr old woman currently living in Eastern Ontario, Canada with my husband and I have always dreamed of owning chickens and now I am! I have six chicks, all just over a week old. Theodora is a Norian, Esmeralda and Prudence are Columbian Rocks, Violet and Cordelia are Rhoade...
  2. J

    NewCastle/Bronchitis vaccine

  3. F

    A little too Free, and a bit too much Range

    Hi! I don't post much here, but I read BYC *all the time* I got my first chickens last June. My chicken math started that day, when they said I had to buy a minimum of 4. Granted, in hindsight, I would have done that anyways now that I know a bit more about chickens, but already chicken math...
  4. R

    Dioxins in soil enough to have a negative effect on human health through eggs?

    Hi, we got chickens this year and we are in a rental house. We recently found out that 7 years ago a chemical plant exploded and possibly released dioxins onto our property. Our chickens are free range on this property. Do y’all think that there could be enough dioxins to transfer to the eggs...
  5. Msksjsndjdje

    Taking care of chicks

    I got 4 week old chickens 1 black copper marran 1 buff Orpington and 2 California whites I was wondering if I could put them outside and they could snuggle as they sleep, in the night it is in the 60s
  6. Raunak Dahal

    Chicks sex identification.

    Recently we brought 2 chicks that are around 10 - 12 days old and we are not sure about their sexes. Can you identify their sexes by looking at their picture.
  7. Lspears218

    Beautiful…..hybrid?

    Hello all- I was given this chicken as a baby and was told she would be a welsummer , clearly that is not the case. All of the other spring chicks have doubled & tripled in size and even the bantams are larger. She is so pretty and very friendly, but I would love to know if anyone knows what...
  8. miamibackyardchickens

    New to this! Greetings

    Hello everyone, my name is Luis and live in south florida. We began with 6 baby chicks but lost one the first week to pasty butt. Our flock now is about 8 weeks old and we’re hoping they’re all hens! They have since moved to the coop/covered run area in our back yard and they are growing up...
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  10. P

    Wild birds co-habit with backyard chickens??

    Currently a backyard bird-feeder with various types of seed and nectar feeders. Are there any considerations when bringing chickens to the property? can the two exist together?? 💛 Specifically, will wild birds still consider my home a haven/safe space for them, and visit here year after...
  11. B

    Introduction

    Looking to change the laws. My name is Brook and I have had a few chickens in the past. They were mostly pets with eggs and entertainment as the benefits. I have been wanting chickens but where I now live they do not allow any poultry or livestock within the city limits. Weirton is a small town...
  12. C

    Help super sick chicken

    Howdy all, I just recently went and got three new chickens to add to my coop 2 silkies and 1 polish hens under a year old. The polish since we let her put with the big chickens has been scared to death always running up and down the coop and won’t go new anyone, if something touches her she...
  13. kaylyntheweirdginger

    Meet my birds

    So me and my husband bought a house in the country at the beginning of this year. I've always wanted chickens and he grew up on a farm. We bought 6 chickens at first and built our own 8x8x8 coop. And then we got 16 chickens from a friend and right now we are down to 10 of our friends chickens...
  14. EasterChickens

    Using Sweet PDZ, how does it work?? HELP!!

    Hello everyone, I have been using sweet pdz for about 2 months from now, and I was wondering if I was doing everything correctly (I'm pretty sure i'm doing it wrong). When I add in the SWEET PDZ to my poop board after cleaning the coop, I leave it there for my chickens to poop on it for 1 week...
  15. N

    Chicken Heart Murmur

    I took my Rhode Island Red, Elsa, to the emergency vet for lethargy, loss of appetite, and diarrhea. Turns out she has a bacterial gastrointestinal overgrowth of clostridium most likely causing diarrhea and dehydration. No internal or external parasites. What they were most concerned about...
  16. M

    Egg issues! Is this a concern to their health?

    Hey all! I have a question about the concern of wrinkling eggs and eggs with spots on the bottom that may or may not be blood. The spots do not wash off as I wash my eggs. not sure if this is a health concern or if I should be aware of an issue going on in my flock one of the wrinkling eggs...
  17. duckling19

    How To Get 2, 6 Week Old Pekin Ducks To Like You More

    Hi, i have 2, 6 week old Pekin ducks. This week I’ve been a bit sick so I haven’t been able to play with my duckies, i just went out and tried playing with them but for some reason they dont like me as much as they did before i got sick. Is this normal in ducks? My goal is to get these Pekins...
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  18. Poultrykeeper12

    Please help!

    Hey, I have been raising chickens for about six years now, and my biggest concern is hatching. My question is that can you make a hen go broody on it's own? Because my Hens tend to not go broody at all, if they decide to go broody they sit on the eggs for about 10 days and leave them probally...
  19. Jennyg123

    New member

    Hi, My name is Jennifer and I am new at raising chickens. I live in an Tampa FL. I'm actually trying to saved the baby chicks from being eaten at night. After the hurricane the chicken were abandoned, so I decided to take care of them. I have no idea which chickens I have or how to take care of...
  20. Sarahk2371

    Hello from Seattle!

    hi everyone, I am new on here and 3 months new to having chickens! We are raising 8 in our backyard in Greenlake, wa. We are loving our chicken community and getting to know everyone and even made our girls their own instagram page to document them growing up. Feel free to follow along and leave...
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