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  1. ABaker787

    Finally Getting My Chickens!

    Hi all! I’ve been begging my husband for chickens for 6 years and he finally relented! I bought a “Chick-Inn” coop and run at Rural King and it’s a bit smaller than I anticipated; it says it’ll house up to three chickens comfortably. I’ll likely extend the run using some scrap lumber and chicken...
  2. Faizal786sunny

    Hello guys

    im new to here even tho I feel really happy to come here since I’m a big fan of roosters, and chicken
  3. HeatherFeatherFlock

    Introducing myself: hello!

    1) we got our first chickens in April of 2017. (2) As of now (August 2019) we have 8 chickens and 5 ducks. (3) 1 Black Astrolorp 1 Gold Lace Wyandotte 2 Rhode Island Reds 2 Buff Orpingtons 2 Cuckoo Marans Then we have 5 Khaki Campbell’s. (4) Getting to know them with their personalities...
  4. Haydog03

    Introduce Two Fathers to their Ducklings?

    Sorry, this is the second time I posted on this forum, and I don’t want to clog it up. It’s just, we have a Cayuga male and Pekin male and one female Pekin! I know the ratio is bad, and we have been searching for more females! Now, Pato (the female) had babies/ducklings! They look like they may...
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    • ducklings introduce
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. A little Daffy

    It's true..I am a little daffy!

    Joined BYC today after visiting a few times and enjoying everyone's comments and information. I've wanted a few chickens /ducks for a while now but they are not allowed in the community. Although I have my share of birds, squirrels & ducks by default. Not to mention, for some reason people in...
  6. ILoveSilkieChickens

    Hi from Missouri

    Hi, I’m from Missouri and I’m newbie here. I’ve loved domesticated chickens since the year 2000 but I could never get to have pet chickens until this year. I’m an animal lover and birds are among my top favorite animals ever. I have three chicken chicks. One is a Light Brahma, the other is a...
  7. Tyson_chickens

    New Member Into Tyson_chickens

    Hello, I'm introducting myself as a new member on the backyard chickens. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am fairly new to chickens, however, my research is not haha. I've been looking up how to take care of chickens for a long time now and when I finally got my...
  8. pidgeon

    I have 9 chickens

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am old to chickens. I had have them for 853 years, 182 days, and counting. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I prefer to say 9 to strangers, but since we're special friends(*various kazoo noises*), I'll tell you the...
  9. Jmash

    Introducing younger chick to older ones

    Hi! Quick question: I have 2 chicks currently in our brooder, but wanted to get one more (a Welsummers, to replace one we recently lost but loved). Trouble is, the next one hatches on 9/19 and would be 3 weeks younger than the older chicks. Is that okay? Should I separate them but allow them...
  10. RRClark6177

    Hey Ya'll from Tennessee!

    Hey Ya'll...We reside in East Tennessee, and by we, I mean, we 3 humans, my husband, my son, and me; 2 dogs, Storm, a pit bull, and Ralph, a Borador; 1 cat, Daisy; 2 Bunnies, Squishy Paws, Dwarf Lion Head, & Little Bunny Foo Foo, Lion Head; and last, but not least, 17 chickens. Our flock...
  11. MathildaMcThunderthighs

    Introducing New Hens

    I have 3 buff orpington Hens that are about a year and a half old and about 6 weeks ago I got 8 baby chicks of all different breeds. We are keeping the babies in a broader that is about 3 feet tall, 5 feet long and 3 feet wide, but recently all the chicks have shown they can easily fly out of...
  12. Discochickens14

    Introduction

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I first started raising chickens when I was around 8 or 9 and kept doing so until I left for college. After I graduated, I got a flock of my own at my house in Maine (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I currently have 11...
  13. chickensandhappiness

    Introduction...

    I am Abby, I am a high school student and me and my father LOVE chickens. Our family has had chickens for 4 years. We have 15 chickens and 2 ducklings right now. We started with 4 pullets- a black sex link, 2 rhode island reds, and a white leghorn. The next year we go three more- a buff brahma...
  14. ChickenLadyLaura

    Newbie from Washington

    Hi, I'm Laura, recently new to chickens. Got 9 pullets and 1 rooster in Spring. Recently got a few more chicks. We have a mix of different breeds, Easter eggers, RIR, speckled sussex, silver laced wyandotte, and one bielefelder. I found BackYardChickens.com just by google searching any chicken...
  15. VTBobCat

    Introducing a bantam rooster to full size hens

    I recently picked up a pair of roosters who were raised together - a blue cochin bantam and a NH red. I currently have a flock of 16 full sized hens that are 5 months old. The red is about 2 months younger than my hens, but is basically the same size. The cochin is 1 year old and obviously much...
  16. GreatGranny

    When Can My Chicks Join The Adults

    At what age should I release my baby chicks into the adult run? I have eight Polish chicks who are three weeks old today. They have been in a mini-coop located in the main coop with the 17-week old chickens for a week and a half now. In that time my husband and I have noticed that there are...
  17. RocheeBum

    My Silkie Brooder and Chicks

    Meet Kerplunk, Cluedo, Uno and Scrabble, my 3 week old Silkie Chicks. As suggested I am providing my chicks with new textures and smells to explore. No boredom here! We have had sawdust and sand last week and today we have grass, dandelions, a log and some straw. It's so funny watching them...
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    • brooder chicks dandelion grass indoors introduce log perch silkie toys
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  18. OzarkEgghead

    Free ranging & introducing into established flock

    Hi y'all! I have an established flock of 9 hens, 5 Black Australorps & 4 ISA Browns, that are 2 years old. They free-range at will & always return to their roosts in the coop each night. I purchased 4 Dominique chicks 6 weeks ago that I estimate were 1-2 wks old at the time of purchase. I...
  19. BabySweetsTurkeys

    Hello! :) :) :)

    Hello everyone! My name is Allivia and I’m new here but here’s some things about me! :) 1) I’ve owned chickens and other poultry my whole life. Sadly tho, I had a house fire in 2012 and someone stole my ducks, some chickens and let the rest of them out of the coop and they were attacked by a...
  20. Chickens&duckies

    Introducing new chicks.

    I need to know how I should go about introducing my 8 new chicks to my current small flock. I have 2 Mallard ducks and a Wyandotte already in the coop right now(they are 6 weeks old). My baby chicks are 1 week old Rhode Island Reds. I know its gonna be a good little while before the chicks can...
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