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  1. C

    Tales from the coop... Enjoy

    Okay, I wrote a poem summarizing an event that just took place in my life. Coop Duty+(alt. Spelling) by: Coventry Rhoads Have you ever... Inadvertently transferred... From the floor to a bag And from bag to pant leg Then, with a bend at the waist, to your arm And as your arm is outstretched...
  2. K

    Hello! I just joined...

    Hello everyone, I'm so happy I found you all. I do belong to FB pages, but I wanted something that also was not a fB page. I have 30 chickens in total, and 11 babies. I am specializing in mostly silkies and polish, but just found out I have 3 beautiful non-crowing boys in my coop of girls. Lol...
  3. TheLittleDreamFarm

    Chicks Hatched After 25 Days - Don't Give Up!

    First time hatching chicks from our backyard flock and started to give up after day 23 with not a single pip from our 6 eggs. I scoured online to see what went wrong and even opened a couple as suggested. One was formed but wasn't moving at all and one was breathing with its yolk sac still...
  4. J

    MIXED CHICKENS

    Hi there! I was wondering if any of you would be interested in mixed chickens; I surely am. Feel free to post your mixed chickens! I have one couple (brother and sister) that I got from a friend and they're the only mixed chickens I have at the moment. Their mother is Belgian Malines...
  5. T

    Crossing

    If I crossed a naked neck x cochin, is it better to cross the offspring with the nacked neck or the Cochin? Or should I cross the offspring together?
  6. J

    Quitters all the time

    Hi there, I’ve been having issues with quitters in my hen’s eggs for a third time now. We have a mixed flock with bantam Barnevelders and a Belgian chicken breed, our rooster is from the bantams. When my barnevelder became broody on eggs from both breeds, they all developed very well. Sadly...
  7. CluckkyKrista

    Share pics that make you smile!

    Hello all, It brings me joy to see pics of kiddos with their feathered friends. Please share your favourite pics and stories (with or without kids if you have them). Anything that warms your heart 🫶🏼 We can all use more of this in our feed :)
  8. MegTheHenEggQueen

    Forced molt?

    For the past 4 years I have used artificial light for an extra 3 hours or so after darkness for my chickens. Just started breeding quail last summer so they have been using artificial light since then. Starting this summer I’m going to stop using light however since I have used it for so long...
  9. S

    Need help with winter baby Orpington chicks

    I just got 6 baby orphingtkn chickens. I believe I got them when they were about two weeks old. They are going on 3.5-4 weeks now and I’m not sure what to do with them with the winter weather. We live in a cold climate so right now in February it’s 30-40 degrees in the day time and about 20...
  10. MegTheHenEggQueen

    Older Hens getting Older

    Hiii! I have 3 older hens that are starting to get slower daily and are having some issues and looking a little raggedy. Here’s Oreo our Barred Rock Hen who was named after our 16 year old black lab mixed who passed on hospice a few months before starting our chicken journey. Anyways Oreo has a...
  11. Bluechickens21

    Blue laced red Wyandottes

    Hey, I just ordered 5 Blue laced Wyandotte hens and 1 Silver laced rooster, does anyone know what the chicks would look like?
  12. MegTheHenEggQueen

    Who am I and what is my gender :-)

    Smaller 3 (2 brown and 1 black) are just shy of 5 months old and all the others are almost 7 months old. Ok we will have photo overload today in this thread. I typically know 100% the sex of the chicken. But when it comes to Easter Eggers I sometimes am clueless. I will post some Easter Eggers...
  13. 3

    Chickens, chicks and roosters in need of a new home

    Hello, I'm a property manager and recently began managing a small apartment complex in Phoenix Arizona. Upon arrival at the complex we quickly realized that there are 40-50 chickens running loose at the property. I'm looking to see if anyone can help in finding them a new home as we cannot have...
  14. JoeLStol

    Choose an egg Hatch-a-long

    Time for an other hatch a long. I set 41 eggs this evening. Feel free to chose an or to egg and name it. The eggs are from our flock. I’m not sure what breeds they are. 36 and 37 are OEGB. I think the green eggs are from our starlight green Egger.
  15. noprocess2527

    Newish Member - Hi I'm Neil

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have some chickens that have been given to me. I don't know much about raising eggs or doing care for them as I am still very new to this. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 3 of them! They're pretty neat and I like the...
  16. BroodyBambi

    Purple Corn vs Yellow Corn. What’s the Difference?

    What’s the difference between purple corn and yellow corn for the flock? Is it a gimmick? I know purple vegetables with have different nutritional values than their original color. Is it the same for corn? P.s. I think it would be so cool if the yolks turned purple.. Halloween eggs! :lau
  17. GGx

    Stock Fencing for Chickens

    Hi Backyard Chicken members! I'm involved in a legal case where part of the evidence rests on a claim from the defendant that her father installed a stock fence in front of a hedge to contain his chickens. We're looking for an expert in rearing chickens who can provide a statement as to the...
  18. A

    Flock dynamic

    I'm sure this has been discussed to death but none of the previous answers exactly answer my question. I have a flock of 8 hens. They were separated, 4 in a group, from 1 day old to about 2 months for an agriscience project for my high school science class. After the project, Groups A and B...
  19. fridao

    Freezing Temps!

    Ok so basically, i live in NE texas and friday is our first day with freezing temps. And then on Monday/tuesday it will get down to 10 °f. Is there anything you guys recommend for me to do to keep the chickens water not frozen? There’s no outlets near my coop so i’m trying to find other...
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