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...
I've lived with chickens my whole life. I love them all. Have more chickens than I can count, ducks, geese, guineas, a few obnoxious turkeys, an emu - and hopefully more emus in 2 months.
Am currently holding a chicken. He's a little rooster who's mom hid a nest until her chicks hatched. We...
Hello Peeps,
I’m no expert, so I’m only here to learn and hopefully learn lots. I have had chickens now for 2.5 years and we are literally a backyard flock raiser as we are in the city limits. We are only allowed 12 hens and no roosters, but I actually have 9 hens and 1 rooster.
Hens consist...
I have a female pekin and a female mallard. I joined in order to communicate with other duck owners to learn from them as I've never owned ducks before. With the situation I'm in, I'm just hoping to get some guidance and answers.
Hello. My name is Levi (QuailFeather). I live in St. Louis, Missouri. Here are the questions and my answers:
Q: Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
A: I don't have chickens just quail and got them in May.
Q: How many chickens do you have right now?
A: 19 female quail...
Hello BYC! My name is Dakota. I live in central northern Maryland and I have a flock of my own. I thought i'd give my introduction off with the sample questions provided!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I've had chickens for 7 years, getting my first two hens in...
Hello!
To members: I appreciate your contributions to the various threads. Thanks!
Well, I’ve had chickens for less than two years. Bracing for our second Winter in rural Missouri.
I have 18 birds:
10 Egyptian Fayoumis: 9 layers, 1 rooster
3 Andalusians: 1 layer (blue), 1 pullet who should...
BYC has been my go-to for tips, tricks, and suggestions. Such a great forum!!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
- I had chickens about 10 years ago and really enjoyed them (silkies, dominique, and wyndottes). This is my second time after a bit of a break.
(2) How...
We have a single hen left from our flock of six we started 5 years ago. We have 9 chicks that are about 4 weeks old and they’re getting a little cramped in their brooder. Any advice on introducing them into the adult flock of one? Or more realistically, introducing our older hen to them?
I'm Sam, aged 24, FT mum to 3 kids. I plan to have 2 chickens (to start) by end of September 2019. I fully blame my friend for introducing me to her fantastic 2 soon, to be 4 then 6 Chickens. I looked after them for 2 days and loved it. I was hooked on idea to have own and get my children...
Hi, I’m Fowlfiends (which is also the name of my chicken sideblog on Tumblr).
I’m relatively new to chickens, having just gotten started with a flock of chicks back in March. I currently have 22 chickens, including 5 buff Orpingtons, 3 Ameraucanas, 2 white Leghorns, 2 light Brahmas, 2 Old...
I finally got a good camera so it's time to share pictures of my flock! Let me just start by saying I have had chickens for years, but I fell in love with chicken keeping last year.
I allowed a broody NJ Giant to sit on her eggs, which I had never done before. I got my first chicks born on the...
Hello, my name is Amanda and I’m a mother of 2 beautiful girls 18 and 6 and now a chicken mama as well :) I am having so much fun with these chicks, but boy do I feel like I have so much to learn to keep them healthy, happy and safe. I’m A family member gave me 4 chicks at 3 weeks old. Now they...
I've been on BYC for over a year. I never got my trophy points though for "Introduce Yourself" so here's my intro (possibly for the second time).
I am a father and husband with a growing family living in suburban Chicagoland on just a 1/3 acre lot. Backyard chickens is exactly what we have, not...
Hello! Here is my introduction to this community!~
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Growing up I was around the chickens that our family friends had! They had Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rock, and black and gold Sex links, but I never had chickens of my own. I...
I finally joined Backyard Chickens! I’ve been reading posts for the last year whenever I’ve had a question that needed answering so thank you al for getting me through my first year of chicken keeping!
I got my first 4 hens (ISA Browns) exactly one year ago and since then, my flock has grown...