Hi all,
Unfortunately I had 3 hens die that past week or so of gapeworm! Horrendous! I have two healthy girls left and want to get them 2 or 3 more friends.. they have a large coop and large run and I usually let them out to free range everyday. I don’t have any other coops or enclosed spaces...
Hey there everyone. I'm Alex. Currently have a flock of 17, mixed breeds because I can't pick which kind I love the most! Long time lurker but finally made an account due to an extreme issue with one of my younger girls. Looking forward to getting some help and giving whatever help I can!
Hello all!
I decided to join the forum because so many times over the last few months when I google topics regarding chickens, something on this forum pops up. So I figured why not go right to the source.
Last November, we purchased our homestead located on 13 acres and one of our first...
Hello there!
I am the owner of:
🐥Four White Leghorn pullets
🐔 Four Golden Comet hens
I plan on getting four more chicks this up coming spring hehe!
I can't wait to meet all my fellow chicken enthusiasts, help them with their questions, and get help with my questions.
Right now I am dealing...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
i am new! But I have loved fowl forever. I’ve just started to become my own person and invest in them in my life.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I have a dove, a pigeon, soon quails, and a pheasant.
(3) What breeds do...
Hello! I am a new bird owner and I am also new to this site! I don't have any chickens, but I do have 2 baby ducks! I hope that still counts!
I love Marvel, especially Spiderman, so my ducklings are named MJ (brown and yellow speckled one) and Peter Parker (the yellow one)! I do not know their...
Hi there! my name is carlen, and I am probably fairly young to be on here, but during quarantine i’ve been putting a lot of time into our new chickens and ducklings seeing as school is out. I’m going to just answer these questions!
1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Relatively, had chickens for a little over a year, got my first chicks in March of 2019.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 10 chickens!
(3) What breeds do you have? With the exception of the first three (EEs)...
Hi BYC community, I'm very happy to be a newly joined member! I have just brought home my first ever flock of chicks a couple of days ago. I have 5 golden sex link hens that are happy in their brooder, and I am currently working on their coop in my backyard. I have a couple of questions right...
i LOVE my chickens. i have been a chicken mom for about 3 years! i work at a feed store so it was almost inevitable. i currently have 12 chickens and 1 guinea (completely not planned). I have 4 batted rocks, 1 americana that is blind, 3 silver laced wyandottes, 2 gold laced wyandottes, and 2...
Just gonna follow generic stuff for now :)
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Just recently got into chickens— a few weeks in. Very new. Only ever had neighbors or friends that had chicken. Also very new to quail!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I...
Hey everyone! I hope all is well with you all! I've been back and forth on these threads researching various topics I just decided to join!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
-I got my first flock last year. Dominiques, Isa Browns, and Astralorps. Still consider...
Hi everyone! We found out one of the birds we were really looking forward to is a cockerel. We want to replace him with a pullet of the same breed, but I have been reading that you should not introduce just one. All of our pullets are between 11-13 weeks old. We found a farm who sells birds...
Hi everyone,
Just want to introduce myself a bit. Name is Josh I live in Rhode Island and for Mother's Day my family is deciding to surprise my mother with chicks and to start a small family homestead. We have 3 RI Reds, 2 Barred Rocks, 1 Buff Orpington, and 2 Easter Eggers. We are picking the...
Hello! I'm Allie, new girl in town. I'm new to chickens so I'll take any helpful information or ideas I can take when it comes to chickens.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I haven't had chickens yet but my hubby and I are in the planning stage and getting ready...
Hello, all!
My name is Erin and I just purchased some pekin ducklings! I'm new to the website as well, so I hope to learn some more here from all you guys!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I have owned chickens in the past (same with turkey poults), but I'm...
Hello everyone my name is Stephanie, I wanted to introduce myself and my flock
1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am new to chickens, and got my first 3 last month. They are Pavloskaya chickens (2hens, 1 roo)
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
Currently 3...
Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I don’t have chickens yet but am looking into it. I’ve taken the chicken class at Egg/plant
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
(3) What breeds do you have?
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
I’m...
Hello! Tomorrow I'm going to pick up a 1-year-old female duck, and I was curious as to if there is any precautions I should take when I bring her home? I currently own one male Pekin and two Rhode Island Red hens. The male Pekin is also a year old. I was just wondering if there's anything I...
Hello everyone, I am a new chicken owner currently taking part in an agriculture apprenticeship program. As part of the program I care for a small flock of chickens currently comprised of 1 Rhode island red, 1 brown bantam silkie, 1 Australorp, 3 Americana, 1 barnevlder, and 1 mutt rooster (I...