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This is our mini pig, Rufus. He will be 11 soon and loves every living creature. We’ve been introducing the chicks to him through a fence or brooder since they were 3 days old. We are now doing supervised contact visits and all seems to be going well. They tend to chase his tail 😂

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I first got my chickens, 2 unknown breeds about four months ago and one of them unfortunately was attacked by my dog so then I got two more chickens named Stix and Lupi along with Granite, the original chicken who acts like an older...

Hello everyone! My name is May. I have been keeping chickens for roughly 2 years, but the oldest in my current flock I have had for almost 1. Right now I have 11 adult chickens (Around 1 year), 18 one month old chicks, and 19 newly hatched chicks (Hatched 4/10/24). In my adult flock I...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Not new to chickens, or BYC, just returning because I forgot my old login and I no longer use my old email. Whoops! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have somewhere around 25 adult birds (adding 5 pullets soon), and...

Hello, I just recently placed my order for my first flock of chickens and figured it would be a great time to join! I have ordered 5 Sapphire Gem, 5 Starlight Green Eggers, and 5 Speckled Sussex so 15 in total that will be here by the end of February! I know 15 is a lot for a first timer...

Hello, and thank you for letting me join this wonderful community. I first started my chicken journey just wanting some eggs and cute feathery birds for our new one-acre backyard back in 2017. Now, we have a wonderful small goat and poultry farm with a dedicated LGD, and we couldn't be happier...

Hello everyone, my name is Kristina and I’m from Croatia. I grew up on a farm surrounded by animals and I love those childhood memories. I grew up around sheeps, chickens, horses, rabbits, cats, dogs and other sorts of animals. We always had a lot of animals but we never slaughtered them and...

Hey everyone, I am Kaitlyn, or you can call me Fox. :) Pleased to finally be posting here. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens, my husband and I got our flock from MyPetChicken.com at the end of March this year (2023) (2) How many chickens do...

Just a quick intro many years after joining. This is our 3rd go-round at keeping backyard chickens. 1st was taking on (3) 3 yr old sex-link hens. Nice gals, decent producers, but loud. Found out I didn't have the time it took to keep their area clean with makeshift accommodations, rehomed after...

Hello there! I'm a new member, currently getting into raising my own chickens! Back when I was a kid I had lots of chickens, from rare mixes to blue and olive eggers. Ordered some Ebay Hatching Eggs on the 11th, looking to expand and get some even rarer breeds! Currently, I'm a proud chicken...

Hello! My name is Raspberry*, and I'm new to chickens! I've been researching chickens for a long time and have read many, many threads on BYC while I prepped. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens! I got my chickens in late April 2023/mid-May 2023...

Hello. My name is Roger, and I have been into the chicken thing for about 2 years now. My only and current breed of chicken I have currently is a BB Red Rooster, and is approaching the ripe old age of 3. The main reason why I got into taking care of chickens, is simply because I was at a fast...

Hello! Camp Raincloud is a project we've been working on for some time now, and I'm pretty happy with how things are coming along! After spending at least the last 5 years intentionally diversifying our skill set, we've secured land in Virginia to begin building out our projects. Our paths...

Hi my name is Richard my first chickens were all hatched in an incubator I was about 5 years old my father hatched 24 chickens so I have been around chickens for 51 years I am no expert and am always looking for new ideas for my chickens currently I have 6 Hens 1 barredrock who survived the...

Hi everyone! I just discovered this forum today and I'm excited to be a member! My family moved to our dream home a couple of years ago and chickens were first on the list. We have 20ish chickens, 14 ducks, 4 geese, 17ish quail and 6 guineas. Plus we have 4 dogs, a cat, a salt water fish tank...

My name is Joey! :jumpy I've had a liking for chickens for a while, and recently got to raise some babies. I used to have chickens in the past, but due to noise we got them taken away from us. :hit I am on this forum because I lost a beautiful black Silkie a while ago, and I want to hear about...

1) Are you new to chickens ducks / when did you first get chickens ducks? •Fairly new! I got my first wee 'ling the beginning of June 2022, so nearly hitting that first anniversary! (2) How many chickens ducks do you have right now? •I now have three, though I'm always gawking at ads for more(I...

Hello all, The wife and I have started a new flock of chickens and while she’s had chickens in the past, this is my first go. There are some questions that she’s not certain about, so I’ve been searching for a resource that can help with the gaps. We started with just 6 hens and they’re about...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Sort of … when I was a kid we had chickens (I lived on some acreage in rural Ohio). (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 0 but we’re planning on buying 4-6 depending on city regulations. (3) What breeds do you have? N/A...

Hello! I am a newbie chicken mama out of NE Florida and I am looking forward to being here! :) Hoping to get a little more insight and knowledge here than my local backyard chickens FB groups have been providing (fingers crossed) I am fairly new to chickens, we were given 2 one-two year old...