mixed flock

  1. K

    Thin shells in new layers.

    I’ve been feeding a 19% broiler pellet with oyster shells on the side to my mixed flock because I want to avoid excessive calcium in my breeding Boys diets and it’s the closest thing I can get to an all flock feed. I Have broilers arriving Sunday as well. My pullets have been laying for about a...
  2. D

    When to move? And why are some growing so much faster

    So I have 5 chicks that I picked up as tiny day old littles that turn 6 weeks old this week and I am so ready to have them out in the coop and out of my bathroom! Here’s my dilemma: 2 of these chicks are now huge (Easter Eggers) 12 oz size, 2 are average (RIR and Barred Rock) 9 oz size and then...
  3. F

    Newbie questions about duck eggs and laying

    Hi, This is my first post, but I do have thank the members on this forum. We have researched a ton over the past year and we can always find the answer here! Bear with me, I will get to my questions! This past year or so is our first year raising a flock. We decided (maybe foolishly) to...
    • Frankstonalum
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    • duck eggs khaki campbell mixed flock
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. Khalpers

    Should I adopt this bantam?

    Hi! I'm looking for advice today. Last Thursday, a chicken was running amuck downtown in Nashville, where I work. I live in a more residential part of the city, and I have a small backyard flock of five. Animal Control caught the chicken after lots of drama (including her flying a half block...
    • Khalpers
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    • adoption chicken behavior flock integration integration mixed flock old english game bantam pecking order
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  5. StephanieRose44

    Help!? Mixed flock Who’s a hen & who is a rooster!?

    I have 12 altogether. 1 Rooster (Definitely) 1 Maybe Rooster Silkie ? I really need help in identifying the gender of the rest of the birds in my flock. I Also would like to run it by all of you very knowledgeable & very helpful chicken lovers— I can confidently say that Out of 12 I have i am...
  6. Mitsos Lamprogiorgos

    Mixed flock & Layer feed

    Hello, everyone. In a flock with hybridized white leghorns, adult turkeys, bantams, males and pullets I can't use layer feed. Can I use developer for adult chickens and a combination of oyster shell and marble dust in a separate continuous feeder?
  7. Beckrns

    New flock member

    Hi, Someone I know has been left with a single female Abercot Ranger duck- beautiful girl, and is looking to rehome her. I am desperate to take her but my question is; she's 12 months old and my flock of 2 drakes and 3 ducks are only 4 months old and have all grown up together.... do you think...
    • Beckrns
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    • duck mixed flock order duck
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. A

    Mixing Bantam & Full size

    hello all! I’m from Illinois where winters get pretty cold. However, I have successfully merged isa Browns (full size) and silkies (bantams)! They cuddle together in the coop, they lay together in the same spot, and roam the yard together during the day for fun. The full size keep the silkie...
    • Allie C
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    • bantams full size illinois illinois cold isa brown isa browns mixed flock silkie silkie bantam silkie bantam hens
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  9. Squeak61

    Keeping turkeys with chickens?

    Hey guys! Because I am a crazy chicken lady, obviously I’ve been planning out my spring 2019 chick order. However, I’ve been wanting turkeys for quite some time, and I’m interested in adding some to my homestead. But after some research I am scared half to death! The idea of blackhead is very...
    • Squeak61
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    • mixed flock turkey turkeys with chickens
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Turkeys
  10. TheGreenManFarm

    Deep Litter Feedback with Chickens & Ducks?

    So I'm a first year poultry owner (in central Maine), although I have experience working with chickens and ducks on farms in the PNW. I've been trained on the deep litter method in the past, and as soon as I started raising my girls this year I went with it. It is now Winter (early and ugly...
    • TheGreenManFarm
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    • bedding bedding materials bedding options chickens deep litter ducks maine maine chickens mixed flock winter
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  11. rebeccabrown72

    Junia, Wendell, Origen, etc :-)

    Hi all! New to chickens this year, and excited about our little flock of 6. My family (husband, two daughters, a baby on the way and a dog) and I got our chickens in April the day the hatched. We build the coop/run from reclaimed materials and live the inner city of Columbus, OH! They have free...
  12. CosmoNOT

    Intestinal shedding, worm, or other?

    This morning, I found 3-4 odd looking poops where the chickens roost. My first thought was worms, specifically large roundworm because of the size of the 'worms' in the poop. I added Wazine 17 to the waters for all birds but now realize the 'worms' may just be intestinal shedding. Based on the...
  13. Kimberlass

    Will a chicken and a duck keep one another company?

    I currently have three chickens - the county allows 4. They also, however, allow ONE duck. Seems pretty silly to me because I imagine ducks are social creatures like chickens? Anyway, I’ve been thinking about the next couple of years when my chickens slow down on egg production. I’m not going to...
  14. CosmoNOT

    Hello! Turkeys, Guineas, & Chicken TN

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am raising poultry on my own for the first time. Last time I had chicken was as a child with my grandfather. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Last month I received 26 birds including 16 chicken, 4 turkeys, and 6...
  15. Noellereagan

    Deworming poults? Yes or no?

    I have an affliction. I’m a clean freak. It extends to my coops. I have 8 - 8 week old poults and 7 - 16 week mixed breed chickens. They’ve been side by side for months now. I clean both coops twice daily. Sometimes this means I’m out cleaning until well after midnight. My point is - it’s always...
    • Noellereagan
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    • blackhead dewormer mixed flock poults
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Turkeys
  16. Citychickengal

    I skipped the introduction part, so hi!

    Hi all, I’ve been a silent stalker on BYC for a while, and an actual member for a couple weeks. I skipped the introduction part when I joined though, so here is my late intro! My husband & I live in the Atlanta area, and we first got chickens in May 2017. We started out with a small coop and...
  17. jimwaltman

    Introducing new chickens (adults) to the flock

    I have 3 white californian chickens in a TSC coop which are laying good. I was given 4 Rhode Island Reds and a Orpington. I added the Orp to the coop to test the waters and immediately the 3 Cal hens attacked her. I rescued the orp and seperated them temporairly. Should I add them all at...
  18. ModernGamer

    Duck Egg ??

    Does this look like a duck egg ??
    • ModernGamer
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    • duck eggs ducks mixed flock
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  19. Englishable

    First duck hatch!

    After two years with chickens and guineas, we added ducks and geese last year. We have 5 female Rouens, two males, and a breeding pair of French Toulouse geese. About a month ago, 4 of the five Rouens and our female goose went broody and they've been sitting consistently on their eggs since. I...
    • Englishable
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    • broody ducks geese hatching hatchlings mixed flock moving eggs moving hatchlings nest nesting
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  20. 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...
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