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  1. 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.
  2. C

    Introducing pullets to a small flock

    So I have a small flock, if you can consider it a flock, it was 4 strong but I lost 2 over the past couple months, the two left are well established and healthy, I bought three pullets sometime ago and I’m trying to ease them into the main run and coop, they have a section that’s cornered off so...
    • Caleb341494
    • Thread
    • flock behavior hen and pullets hens pecking order issues pullets pullets and hens
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  3. V

    Is this fertilized? Do i have a secret rooster?

    My chickens fairly recently started laying. They all just turned 6 months old and five are laying (there are 16). Recently, when i crack eggs they look different like they could be fertilized? I will post a picture. There has been no crowing and no chickens that grow up faster/look any different...
  4. NovaTrek

    Austin, TX - Rehome 4 hens by January

    So I'm having to move and, unfortunately, it's not affordable or practical to take my hens with me. I've got 4 free range layers raised from chicks, and currently they're nearly done molting in preparation for winter, so no worries about last minute molting right when freezing temps arrive. And...
  5. Pearlescent

    Tom or Hen

    I have these 2 poults, the first I’ve bred, and I believe it to be a pair. The Tom gobbles and struts, so definitely a little man. They were both hatched on august 18th. The hen also struts, but she had 6 older brothers, so I’m not surprised. I am only posting him on here for comparison, mama...
    • Pearlescent
    • Thread
    • hen hens jakes poult sexing sexing 2 months sexing 3 months turkey turkeys
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Turkeys
  6. Butt_Nugget_Hut092

    18 Week Old Pullets | Mixed Breeds | Laying Age Question

    Hi, So I was hoping someone could give me an estimated time frame in which these chicken breeds start laying. I know the general rule that is seen most often is between 18 to 24 weeks, but that's not a true statement for different breeds of chicken. Various breeds have different time frames. So...
  7. D

    Roosters to rehome- Four

    Hello everyone. I have four roosters that are 4 months old to rehome. We have no room or capacity for more roosters for our hens. They are hand raised and very friendly. 3 are leghorns and 1 is a Wyandotte chicken. All in great health. I am in Monrovia, MD location. Let me know if you would be...
  8. chickenlover0805

    too many eggs! 0-0

    Y'all I have too many eggs! My hens produced this many in the time frame of 2 weeks. We've also gave away like 3 dozen eggs too (I only have like 30 hens)
  9. RoosterJuice

    Why are my hens getting this wound?

    Hello, I am wondering why 3/19 of my hens have this wound in the same spot. There are no roosters among them. They are in a portable tractor so they have access to fresh grass every 2 days. I noticed the wounds fresh 2 days ago, they seem to be scabbing over nicely now. Does anyone have any...
  10. crunchygranola

    What odd nicknames do you give your chickens?

    Everyone has a weird name for their pets— don’t even try to deny it!! What are yours? Mine are (plural)… - Lards - Yickens - Bingos - Binguses - Boinks - Children - Money sinks - Menaces to Society - Sweet Baby Jesuses - Wontons - Future KFC Contributors - Shawn Mendes Incarnates
  11. crunchygranola

    Favorite bantam breeds?

    I’m getting bantams this upcoming spring to integrate into my flock. After some studying and comparing, I decided that bantams may be best for where I live. What are your guys’s favorite bantam breeds? I have 2 picked out already, but I wanna know what you guys like! Looking for docile and...
  12. crunchygranola

    Best time to get chicks?

    Struggling to figure out which time would be best to get chicks… I want to be able to incorporate them into my current adult flock by the time it starts getting warm out. I got my first flock at the end of February, and they went out in April because March was FREEZING for me this year. I want...
  13. Emrosenagel

    Chicken that never stops talking, even at night

    I got a hen that never stops clucking, and yesterday I put a camera in her coop and noticed she would cluck all night long. I don’t know how long she’s been doing that, but it doesn’t seem normal. She will fall asleep, and then wake up and start clucking. It isn’t the alarm call, it’s just a...
  14. Emrosenagel

    Jersey giant layed an egg at 18 weeks

    Hello! I’ve got four jersey giants that are 18 weeks old. One of them matured very quickly, she’s had a big comb and wattles for a few weeks, bright red. And today, she layed an egg! My question is, should I be concerned about any reproductive problems with her, since she is starting laying...
  15. T

    8 month old LGD (Pyrenees) killing ducks and hens

    Hi. I don't think I'm alone in this... We adopted two LGDs back in January. They were pups (born in October), sister and brother. We had them around the chickens and they were fine with them for a couple of months. As they got bigger, that changed and our male became more aggressive. We stopped...
  16. Emrosenagel

    Chicken poop advice

    Hello! I didn’t know where to post this, since it’s not really an emergency or a disease (to my knowledge). My chickens have very inconsistent poops. At night and sometimes during the day, normal poops; sometimes wet poops, but still solid-ish; sometimes just liquid. Sometimes it’s brown...
  17. H

    Is Morning Bird calcium plus liquid supplement safe for chickens?

    Hi all! I have two 5-year-old hens who refuse to eat oyster shells no matter how hard I try. This summer, they’ve started laying eggs with really thin shells and even laid a soft-shelled egg once. I’ve been adding HydroHen and some electrolyte packets to their water a few times a week which has...
    • HannahL
    • Thread
    • calcium calcium defeciency hens molting molting and diet older chicken soft shell egg thin shelled eggs
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
  18. crunchygranola

    What are your guys’s favorite way to keep your chickens cool in the summer?

    A massive heatwave is going through Pennsylvania with nasty heats I’ve barely seen… PA is the one state I’ve been in that has had the most inconsistent weather— I mean, you get all four seasons in one day. With that being said, what are some of your guys’ favorite ways to keep your chickens...
  19. MamaPoult

    How do I break a broody?!

    Hey BYC people! I was hoping you all could help me out with something. So my nice Australorp hen, Elizabeth, has been broody for about 2-3 weeks now. She stays in the box all day and is pulling her belly feathers out too now. Our season is closing in here to it is not possible to let her...
  20. crunchygranola

    Chicken ICU?

    Had a poor girl pass out from the heat though the rest of her flock handled it very well. I immediately brought her inside after submerged her body in cold water for a few minutes. Got her comfortable freezing water and frozen fruit, two mini fans set up, and cold compresses around her. She...
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