chickens

  1. RossAcres

    Tips For Electric Fence

    Hello all, I just bought all of the items needed (hopefully) for an solar electric fence. I have a general idea of how to construct it, but wanted to see if you guys had any tips for me. I have only repaired barbed wire fence at my old job on the university farm. I'll make a list of my...
  2. D

    Should I stop turning the eggs?

    My chicken went missing, turned out she was sitting on eggs. Not how long she has been sitting on them but she passed so I took the eggs inside to the incubator but I'm not sure if should turn them or not. The babies in the eggs are moving around. Is it better to stop turning them later or...
  3. M

    2 month silkie chick

    I have a silkie chick who just turned 2 months old and i’m wondering what you guys think it is. I know silkies are hard to sex, i’ve raised four but i’m wondering if anyone has any guesses.
  4. lizcourt

    Hi!!

    I am new to chickens! I got 18 chicks about three weeks ago. I have Buff Orpingtons, Wyandottes, Black Sexlinks, Bantams, Rhode Island Reds, Ameraucanas, Calico Princesses and Lavender Orpingtons! Farm fresh eggs and knowing what im putting in my body. My boyfriend and I just got our first house...
  5. TJ

    FOR SALE: WARREN CO., MISSOURI; Black Polish Rooster, Buff Brahma Hen, Silver Laced Wyandotte Hen; 4 Months Old; $50

    Fancy heritage breed chickens Standard size Black Polish Rooster with white hat Buff Brahma hen Silver Laced Wyandotte hen 4 months old Will not separate Cash only Located near Warrenton, Mo. (60 miles W of STL) Please bring pet carrier to transport them home Thank you!
  6. MamaPoult

    Please tell me about your Rhode Island Reds!!

    Hi everyone! So I have been super curious about RIR's for some time now. I owned one RIR rooster a few years ago and wasn't very impressed. He would bite me if I went to collect eggs, he attacked and hurt my hens and had the guts to face my big, adult Australorp rooster. I also spent quite a bit...
  7. MamaPoult

    Brahma Laying Capability Poll

    Hello all! So I purchased a dozen Brahmas for meat this spring but ended up loving them too much to eat😂! So right now we are considering switching out whole flock so Brahmas. The internet is giving me mixed answers on egg laying capabilities though. We are a family of 4 but do not eat eggs...
  8. FunnyBunny89

    New roo seems to have brought peace to my flock

    Hey all! I just wanted to share my experience with my first flock. To start, I will give a quick background: We got EE chicks at 3 weeks old. They were clearly mishandled because they panicked when anyone came near them. I spent a lot of time hand feeding them live mealworms to help them see me...
  9. V

    Help with a Great Pyrenees

    If someone here has any experience with Great Pyrenees I could use some advice. I have 4yo purebred female Pyr who is one of the best dogs I've ever had. I've raised her from a pup and she's never killed anything before. Within the last month she's started killing baby chickens. I thought it...
  10. KathiQuacks

    Chickens from my Sister’s School!

    This is probably one of the few times I will be on the chicken-side of BYC!! 😂 I visited my sister’s school that she teaches at earlier today, and was surprised to see they have chickens?! I was happy to see they seem to be pretty darn well taken care of. It’s an all-hen flock, I think? and...
  11. Elspeth Dinsmore

    Using A Tarp To Lower Ground Temperature

    Hello, all! Today I discovered something that I wanted to share with everyone. With the sudden increase of temperature, my family was trying to figure out how to keep the chickens from overheating. We have been taking frozen, sealed water bottles out to keep their water cold. We have been...
  12. M

    Best bedding for isolation

    We have one chicken isolated because she’s fragile and has a leg issue. I’m just curious during these hot months what is the best kind of bedding to use in the isolation crate which is a dog crate. I’ve been using pine bedding, but it feels like I have to clean it daily because it gets dirty...
  13. W

    Ortho Weed B Gone & Chickens

    Hey all, Our lawn was overtaken by morning glory so my husband used Ortho Weed B Gone spray through our hose to spray our lawn. I keep finding conflicting information about if it's safe for chickens after it's dried or what the length of time would be to keep them off the grass. Does anyone know?
  14. BrahmaBaby

    Using Herbs for Chickens?

    Hello, I was reading an article that was an interview of Lisa Steele I believe. She was talking about using herbs for her chickens, which I’ve been wanting to try. I ended up buying French Lavender, lemon grass, oregano, parsley and mint. Does anyone have experience with these? How do I...
  15. All About Anemia in Chickens

    All About Anemia in Chickens

    Anemia occurs when the blood doesn't have enough red blood cells, which are necessary to carry oxygen throughout the body. See causes of anemia below. Symptoms of anemia include: pale comb, lethargy, weakness, weight loss, dull feathers. There may be other symptoms depending on how the anemia...
  16. crunchygranola

    SGE with weird tail feather?

    I have a SGE with what looks like a weird, Lightning McQueen looking dual tail feather thing going on. None of her other flock members have this. Normal or no?
  17. B

    Keeping grieving duck with chickens

    Hey all! New member here with a question. We have 4 hens and 2 ducks that have been raised together since 1 day old. They are around 3.5 months old. We had a dog get into our yard and kill one of our ducks unfortunately. We are moving soon, and plan to get more ducks when we move to our...
  18. L

    Introducing my baby turkey!

    Hello! I am new to chicken/turkey owning and just had a quick question. I have a baby turkey who is being raised by a chicken I acquired (baby was hatched by a broody chicken and she's been raising him since! they came as a pair). For the first few weeks I kept mom and baby totally separate at...
    • leezalloyd
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  19. H

    What was once thought a pullet

    Is very much a cockerel! I'm not even mad. He's quite pretty but I wish I had known before picking up a mini bantam (I have a lot of girls and thought I had no boys) but he's so cute I don't want to give him up! But he's so little he can't even mount the girls so he just pulls their feathers out...
  20. chicken mother

    Chickens dying of old age or illness?

    My family member bought like 10 chickens from some guy online. They were delivered to us and they were all low energy, pale a droopy combs. There are four left and this is the condition they’re in right now. The rest of them died. Is this an illness I can treat or did we get old dying hens? The...
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