mixed flock

  1. J

    Multiple Coops, shared run? Silkies...

    My wife wants silkies. I don't want to take the chance of a poor integration on a bird that has the deck stacked against it from the angle of the exposed brain, the lack of roost, possibly impeded vision from the crest... So, if there is a big enough run, say 20 sf/bird, and a separate coop...
  2. Smithnchickens

    Mixed flock feeding question

    I have 25 chickens, 3 different laying breeds, and ages ranging from 4-8 weeks. I've got them all on Dumor 20% starter/grower. They are all together with two different feeders, though thinking about taking away the little chick feeder bottle and just using the hanging feeder that says it's for...
  3. DelawareQueen14

    Will my bantams be able to live in my standard flock?

    Hi! I just got two new bantam chicks, and I was wondering if I would ever be able to integrate them into my regular flock. My flock right now is 9 standard hens and 1 standard RIR rooster. And I'm not completely positive on the breed of one of my bantam chicks, I know one of them is a silkie and...
  4. SugarGroveFarm

    Peafowl Gender Ratios?

    Hey everyone!! I'm interested in eventually having peafowl and I'm just curious as to what are good gender ratios and if you can have males around each other or if they have to be separated at all times. The idea is to have my entire property fenced in and have all my birds (chickens, turkeys...
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    • flock dynamic help mixed flock peachick peacock peafowl
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    • Forum: Peafowl
  5. Coreymoorey

    Supposedly speckled Sussex...

    Can anyone help me identify these hens?? I’ve had them since chicks, and they were “supposed” to be speckled Sussex (though the one I knew for sure was a Sussex sadly didn’t make it). These birds have no white speckles but have not yet molted. I have three of them - from Murray McMurray. My...
  6. SugarGroveFarm

    Chicken Flocks: Mixed or All One Breed?

    Hello guys! I was just curious about everyone's opinions on different breeds in a chicken flock. Do you guys normally have several different breeds in a flock or is it more common to have a flock of one breed? Just curious one everyone's views on mixed versus all breed flocks! Let me know what...
  7. m1chelle1

    Buff Orpington, Australorp, Jersey Giant, and Easter Eggers (Americaunas) together in one Flock??

    Hello BYC Family! I've got a pretty broad random question for you all. So I'm looking at raising a flock (from scratch) my last flock were sadly killed by coyotes while being watched by my parents while I was traveling for work :hit:hit...so im looking at starting a mixed flock this time...
  8. SugarGroveFarm

    Gender Ratios Plus Docile Roosters

    Hello again everyone! I have two main questions to ask in this thread! 1.) What are good female to male ratios in a mixed flock? How many ducks should you have to a Drake? And geese to ganders and roosters to hens? There are 7 breeds of chickens that I am interested in and the hatchery I was...
  9. SugarGroveFarm

    Mixed Flock Information (What Can You Keep Together?)

    Hello everyone! Just looking for some information on birds that you can keep together. I am interested in chickens, ducks, geese, swans, turkeys, and peafowl. Can you keep all of these birds together in one large flock? Thanks in advance for any information and advice!
  10. SugarGroveFarm

    Interested In All Flock Feed And Snacks For Flock Memebers

    Hello! I am interested in starting a flock. I want to have it all chickens, ducks, geese, swans, peafowl, turkeys the whole thing. I was just wondering if there is a feed that is universal for all these types of birds? What's the best all flock feed? Also what are some good snacks for those...
  11. Funnwonderland

    Silkie, White crested black polish and 2 BO questions

    Hey y'all. I have wanted chickens forever and my county ordinance just changed so my dreams could come true. I felt like I did a ton of research and was pretty prepared until I brought these babies home. I had chosen to go with the heating pad mock hen as a heat source but couldn't get the temp...
  12. LittleDinosaur

    Keeping a single Gander?

    I currently have 2 cocks and 29 hens, 1 guinea cock and 1 guinea hen. The guineas are great at keeping the aerial predators away, haven't lost a chicken to a hawk since getting guineas, however I do have trouble with foxes and weasels. I've heard that large breed geese are good at warding off...
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    • chickens gander guineas mixed flock single goose
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Geese
  13. hatchichickens

    10 chickens: 4 roosters 6 hens (success!!!)

    Hello BYC! So-- I've been waiting to post about this for awhile now because I didn't want to jinx it! But I finally think I can share my story: I ended up with only 2 hens from an original 6 last April. I proceeded to get 6 more chicks and hatched 2 'legacy' chickens of my own (between March...
  14. click cluck

    Can I put these breeds together???

    Hi I hope this is the right place to post this question, I have 6 RIR, 3 Ameraucana, 2 brahma and 1 buff orpington. They are 10 days old now and are in 2 brooders just so they have ample room. Im planning a coop now but..should I have two? Will some fight because of size? right now one of the...
  15. 2chookchooks

    Who's the Daddy , part 2

    Now they have starting to feather out ( 5 weeks old on Tuesday) , it might be a better time to ask who's the Daddy , and see if I can be narrowed down a bit more . Both chicks have the same mum but different dad Also is the red chick actually a frizzle ? I've seen other frizzled chicks and he...
  16. BlueBonnet Poultry

    Chicken Crosses

    Howdy This Thread Is For You To Post Cross Breed Chickens. If You Know The Breeds That Made The Crosses Please Put It If Not Post Anyways.
  17. Annfill

    Hello from Sunny Queensland

    G'day. I am an artist from Qld. I have worked as a vet nurse and photographer in the past. I live in suburbia on a 3/4 acre block with my husband. At the moment I have a roo, 8 hens and 2 newly hatched chicks. They are a mixed flock but predominantly Sussex. I have been keeping chooks for about...
  18. E

    Hello fellow chicken pickers!

    For those of you who got that I Love Lucy chicken picker reference, watching that episode as a child is one of the many reasons I'm now the proud owner of a backyard coop and four (soon to be five) hens! I decided to set up a backyard coop when we bought our house about a year and a half ago...
  19. Vegan Mountain Mama

    Ducks being kind of mean to chickens! how can I make them more friendly?

    I have 2 ducks and 2 chickens and they share a coop just fine, but in the daytime when i let them roam the ducks get territorial and bossy and sometimes peck the chickens....theyve even intimidated my poor kitty at times >:( Im also having a bit of a hard time getting them to bond with ME, they...
  20. ChickenNoob2

    Retired city gal now looking for a new Tennessee life

    so after 57 years living and working in Ohio, I retired,packed up the cat and moved to Tennesse. Currently staying with family while I look for my own little place with a bit of land to garden and have a few chickens for company...and eggs. My sister and brother in law have a small flock of free...
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