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  1. D

    In-coop waterers for chickens and ducks

    Hi, I'm hoping for some recommendations/suggestions here. I recently had my flock decimated by a weasel, and the survivors are spending the rest of the winter in my garage. But come Spring I'd like to set up a few new systems to keep them safe. In the past I've extended the day to increase...
  2. FNF

    Coop/run plans - thoughts on this one?

    Hello - we have 12 chicks coming in the spring. We have one coop already (long story there), but we'd like to build a coop and run for the new birds to live in once out of the brooder since the pre-fab options seem pretty crummy and/or overpriced. Plans are all over the place, and the options in...
  3. B

    What’s going on?

    Hi there y’all, I’ve tried to word this multiple different ways but google isn’t giving me the info I need, so I need your alls help…(skip to the BUTTT if u don’t wanna read the story on why this all happened) I went to incubate some eggs about 5-6 months ago bcuz my dog killed 4 of my girls...
  4. 2025 Predictions! More Chickens, Views and Subscribers on BIG Feathers Farm

    2025 Predictions! More Chickens, Views and Subscribers on BIG Feathers Farm

    WoW! What a great year 2024 was! I was so busy with school. my chickens and the YouTube Channel (BIG Feathers Farm Chickens) that I hardly had any time to be here at Backyard Chickens! But 2025 will be different! I have now over 200 Million views on my YT Channel and over 1250 Chicken Videos! I...
  5. Delphene

    Fanning over Faverolles

    Does anyone else love Faverolles? Or is it just me?! My Favorite breeds have to be Speckled Suxxes and Faverolles. They are just so CUTE and silly, they are all goofballs with different and unique personalities at the same time! Also, such a friendly breed Very vocal in the morning they will...
  6. Sc_chickengirl

    Chicken portraits!

    It's almost Christmas! I have been offering digital art chicken portraits since with shorter daylight hours I'm usually inside more and have more time to practice one of my hobbies....digital art & designing. I'm not a professional but I really enjoy doing it and sometimes makes a little extra...
  7. onagadori

    Pakistani Mainwali Asil (Aseel) pair

    We have a young pair of Pakistani Mainwali Asils for sale. We are in North Texas. We can ship. Shipping quotes available upon request.
  8. M

    My German Shepherd wont stop chasing and eating Chickens!!!

    Hi! I was wondering if y'all had any insight on this. My german shepherd loves to chase my chickens.. and she has also killed a few. We have wanted to tie one around her neck, but she eats them totally besides a few feathers before we can get to them. Well, she attacked our last rooster and we...
  9. C

    Hello from Denmark

    Hello, I’m an expat living in Denmark. I have had chickens for just over a year now and a few weeks ago increased my flock from 3 to 7. I’m looking forward to learning lots from you all.
  10. C

    Cuckoo marans or barred rock and brahma

    I have 2 cuckoo marans or barred rock. Can't tell. And one brahma. Located around bean station tn. Message me with an offer if interested. Thanks
  11. H

    Rooster sitting on eggs?!!

    Hello, I have one of my chickens who is around 5 years old and it stopped laying, except it rarely does lay an egg. This hen always used to come to other hens who are broody and force them to leave then sits instead of them for a few days then also leaves when it was younger. Anyways, now it's...
  12. J

    Free to a Good Home: 3 Male Chickens (Yonkers, NY)

    Looking to rehome 3 healthy male chickens free of charge. Looking for home where they can live peacefully. If anyone would like to take them in or has any information on how I can help them please respond. Yonkers, NY.
  13. Gavin_H

    Predator Protection Program Suggestions

    I am an amateur poultry keeper, keep ducks of various breeds, chickens of various breeds, and some pearl guinea-fowl. One of my guinea-fowl pullets just got nailed by a hawk whilst the others were sounding their alarm and hiding in the bushes. My giant cochin rooster & other roosters couldn't...
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  14. Blue Andalusian

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  15. RossAcres

    Blue Partridge Project

    (Question at the end) I'm posting this to keep track and keep y'all updated on this long project. You guys know, I raise Wyandotte bantams. I have partridge, white, and now black. I am wanting to make the UK's blue partridge. That is basically blue and partridge together. Here is a picture of...
  16. M

    Sick baby chick

    So my mom brought me this americana pullet who’s around 3-4 months old. She brought her to me because she was sick, she was just on the floor laying there looking dead and I noticed when I picked her up, she had her legs tucked in behind her head which was weird, i’ve never seen that before. She...
  17. T

    School looking for hens or pullets - Grayson, GA

    I am the agricultural engineering teacher at Bay Creek Middle School in Grayson, GA. We are looking for hens or pullets to start our farming program. Our students have designed and built the chicken coop and just need egg layers to fill it. Thanks!
  18. The chicken nurd

    A poem to my chickens

    A poem to my chickens I love my chickens it's true and many say they understand but I'm not sure they do how many chickens do you have I ask and they say just 1 or 2 and they ask how many I have and I say feels like 200 but maybe just 22 but chickens seem to multiply every time you avert your...
  19. M

    Incubator temperature

    I recently bought a 12 egg incubator and this will be my first time using it but the celsius on the screen keeps going from 38.0 to 37.7. I’ve had the incubator on for about 3 days and every once in a while, the incubator keeps doing that. I have two hydrometers inside and one marks 97.6 but...
  20. RossAcres

    Initial Necropsy Report

    Attached is the preliminary necropsy report for my white wyandotte cockerel. This is only what they found visually. They are running multiple tests that should be back later this week. A few things that stick out to me: - Green/gray lung - right pectoral muscle has a focal hemorrage: I think...
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