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  1. Sunni_Chick

    Spring Chicks - adding to flock

    We just started our Chicken adventure last spring and have worked out much of the kinks. We built our coop/run to comfortably house up to 24 birds. Still trying to keep our numbers at or below that. Current birds: 1 Lavender Orpington hen 1 Lavender Orpington Roo (going to a friend's farm in...
  2. D

    Mixed Flock Owners?

    Hey there. We recently lost our Rouen who was keeping our flock dynamic really peaceful (turns out). Our 2 Ancona drakes fancy our bonded Black Swedish gals the most but also tend to bully and chase them away. Wondering if a goose might help keep the drakes more mellow or if we just need to...
    • DuckTapePalace
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    • ancona ducks black swedish goose mixed flock
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    • Forum: Ducks
  3. Echelontheory101

    Needless to say the ladies are UNIMPRESSED 😂

    We got another 5 inches of snow last night really nice fresh powder ❄️ just wanted to share this funny video of them absolutely wanting to speak to the manager about the weather 😂
  4. D

    Ducks stopped laying with new geese

    I introduced young geese to my duck flock this past spring to act as our warning for predators. The geese were small - no bigger than the ducks at the time, and grew gradually. The flock dynamics seem great (two geese, one gander, 8 ducks) but the ducks have stopped laying since - and haven’t...
    • designbyaleks
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    • ducks egg laying geese mixed flock
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. Echelontheory101

    9 and 10 week old sex guesses!

    As Mariah Carey would say, its tiiiime 🎶 Well actually it's a little early, but my joke stands 😂 Of my 11, I am pretty sure I have mostly pullets but there are a few I'm on the fence on, there's alot of random photos below from today. Theyre 10 and 9 weeks old so I know a little early for...
  6. duckmamaruu

    I regret pea gravel, need advice.

    Hi yall! I planned my run to house 3 muscovy ducks & 3 chickens, the covered run just gives them extra protection at night while they are in their coop, and has their food/ water. I free range them most of the day & i’m in Texas. The issue is when I built it I heard pea gravel was great! All...
  7. trilliumlane

    Hello BYC Members!

    Very new at raising chickens. We hatched three eggs in March (from a local farm) and had 18 chicks shipped to us in June (Murray McMurray, and had a great experience using them). We currently have 10 hens and 3 roosters and the others, cockerels, were processed and are in the freezer. We have a...
  8. C

    Help! Beginner seeking advice on breeds for first mixed flock!

    Brand new chicken keeper very excited to get her first chickens! I’m looking to shave 2-5 hens out of the flock listed below, taking it from 17 to 12-15. I could really use some experienced advice about who to cut. A bit more context: My dream is to have a mixed flock of about 1 to 3 hens each...
  9. Echelontheory101

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  10. FriskyChicks

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    feeding a mixed flock of layers and non layers

    some of my birds , RIR,BSL,sapphire gems are starting to lay , while others like the buff and olive egger and a couple younger freshly integrated birds have a ways to go before they start to lay, they all live in the same coop and run , however since their dietary needs ( protein, calcium...
  12. F

    Mixed flock, 4 weeks and 1 week old

    Hi (sorry this is long), So I’m new to backyard chickens, and I wanted to get a few layer hens. I had done all the research about which breed I wanted and when I went (Sunday) into the local feed store to pick up the supplies to set up the brooders, I was talking to the employee about when the...
  13. JAMarlow

    Australorp Color Varieties in the US?

    I love Australorps, and after now having them for years I am finally going to get a couple for my mixed flock here in Arizona. It got me to thinking about the breed. The only color I had ever seen them was black, but this last year came to learn that they also come in splash and blue. Are there...
  14. C

    Introducing babies to goose

    Hi there! I have three month old goose- who I raised as a solo goose with a flock of chickens (various ages) bc that was what was recommended if you are trying to have a 'guard goose'. My issue is that a i have two polish hens and two silkies and they are only a few weeks behind the rest of the...
    • cknlove
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    • gaurd goose mixed flock
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Geese
  15. CrazyChickenLady35

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  16. C

    How many Barred Rock hens can I add to my bantam flock of 4 in a 5x4 coop?

    I have a 5 week old flock of 4 Nankin Bantams, I got them not really knowing that they were going to be tiny and not lay many eggs. We are still in love with them, but want to add a couple of Barred Rocks to the flock while they are young if we can. Our run has more than enough space but the...
  17. MinervaTheHen

    What should I do for my antisocial roosters? Are there any other types of bird that could provide better enrichment?

    Hello, I’m not sure if this is the right spot for this question but I figured it was my best bet. A while back I bought four straight run bantam chicks at my local feed store (complete impulse buy, they were very cute), and as luck would have it, all four ended up being roosters. I posted...
  18. GodLovesU

    Guineas with hens

    Has anyone here kept hens and guineas together??
  19. AGeese

    Liege Fighter Flock Compatibility

    Looking for takes from anyone on Liege hens in a mixed-breed or even mixed species flock. I'd like to introduce two Liege into my future breeding project, but need to be sure they're not too aggressive with a smaller breeds. I've heard the Roos aren't a problem, but I've heard hens can be...
  20. MeoWusical

    Runner ducks

    I want to get four female ducklings: a fawn/white runner, a magpie, a Cayuga, and a white egg layer. Unfortunately, the runner stands differently than most ducks do. Would the other ducks bully her for that difference or would they not mind? Or does it depend on the temperament? This brings up...
    • MeoWusical
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    • mixed flock runner ducks
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
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