I am looking for someone who would be willing to take on and care for 4 young adult hens, as well as 1 young adult rooster. My family and I have cared for them for a little over a year now, and with the kids off to college and elderly folk at home in need of care, we unfortunately can't manage...
I am in Illinois and began raising ducks last year. We currently just have Rouens. Or raft is small, containing just 5 ducks currently. We also have chickens, but I thought I would start a thread to meet some local duck raisers.
Our Rouens are housed in a section of our coop that is closed off...
Chicken math got me. I have one red sex link and one black sex link both about 8 months old. Their beaks are clipped, they came that way as started pullets. The red one is more friendly but neither are aggressive. The black one is just shy but will let you pet her on occasion (if you have...
One of my two snowflake bobwhite quail that I hatched just a month ago, passed away last night. Seemed like it was peaceful, in his sleep. I'm devastated. 😢
I have no clue if it's even possible, but would anyone have any idea where I could even start looking to find a place/individual that...
I have 4 Silke and 1 Bantam Rooster all in need of a new home. All about 12 weeks old.
1 Cinnamon Silke
2 Black with Brown crest Silke
1 Black Silke
1 Red Bantam
local pickup only
Hello, and thank you so incredibly much for reading this. I am wondering how old my chicks have to be to go into the big girls coop. They are already fine with each other (which is great!!!!) so I am just wondering about weather and temperatures. I live in Illinois, and this weekend, my chicks...
Champaign Illinois Chicken Ordinance
Original article by @yotetrapper, last edited in 2012, the city's ordinance was updated in 2013
Are Chickens Allowed
Yes
Max Chickens Allowed
6
Roosters?
No. Also no ducks, geese or turkeys.
Permit Required
Yes.
Coop Restrictions
Chicken coops...
After several failed attempts with city council to allow backyard hens in Des Plaines, last night we made our case again (2 years after our last attempt and after several new Aldermen were elected).
We collected over 400 verified signatures from residents and made a great presentation. Despite...
Hi all, we are down sizing our flock! Come spring I'll be able to create a safer free range area for chickens and will re-grow our egg laying flock. We have lots of different breeds to choose from. The chickens are 6 months to 1 year old mostly egg laying hens but we do have a few nice quality...
Muscovy ducklings and young ducks available in Northern Illinois.
Ducklings are about 6 and 7 weeks. Youngsters are a couple of months old.
I have blue pied, black pied, and I believe cream pied. They free range during the day but I don't pick them up so they are tame but I'd say not "pets"...
Anybody have Rouen ducks in IL? Or even NW IN? I have 3 Rouens and 2 are looking like drakes. I really want 2 hens and 1 drake. I am willing to trade the extra drake for a hen if you have an extra in your flock, or buy a young Rouen hen. I could even hatch eggs if you have fertile Rouen eggs. My...
Hi All! One of the Olive Eggers I ordered from Cackle Hatchery ended up being a Cockerel! Formerly named Margaux. He hatched April 15th and has been free ranging for about a month now. Will eat treats from your hand and sometimes likes to sit on your lap. He is also nice to other chickens so...
i wanted to say the ordinance link for our city is not working, but I was able to find it via Google search for Quincy, Il Code Book. But we had a duck in our yard that laid eggs 20 years ago as well as a neighbor who had several. This is the link I found...