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  1. L

    Duck life

    Hi! I’m in Delaware USA and new to the world of poultry. My dad had chickens and quail when I was younger, but this is the first time experiencing ducks! I currently have 2 call and 3 buff duck eggs in the incubator, due to hatch any day now (currently day 24)! 🤞🏼 I love to garden and spend...
  2. A

    Happy to find you!

    Hello all. We will have 6 hens this week from a friend that keeps a few dozen. We bought a coop. No run yet and will be searching for ideas. Hens will be free range after they get used to new home. We hope to get chicks next spring. We have few acres w pond. Son in law has bees and some fruit...
  3. Ohflockyeah

    Hello Chicken Loving Friends!

    Okay, not sure if I'm doing this right, but here is a little about me and my backyard chicken journey. :) (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We got our first chickens in August 2024, three beautiful Leghorns named Martha, Lucy and Bokkari (2) How many chickens do...
  4. Chickentender9

    New Member

    Hello! I recently got into chickens this February with my first 4 chicks! 2 BO, 1 BR, and 1 Sapphire Sky pullet. I have since then grown to a flock of 14! Love them all. I have: 3 Buff Orphingtons 3 Barred Rock (1 pullet, 1 rooster, 1 undecided lol) 2 Easter Eggers 2 Olive Eggers 1 Light...
  5. C

    Hello

    Hello new guy here been looking at this site for a while and have decided to join. 1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm not new to chickens, i never kept any myself but I always wanted to keep some as pets along with doing my own little homestead. (2) How many...
  6. Mandacrandypants

    New Chicken Mama

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I just started this chicken journey and am so excited! I just got my first flock 5 weeks ago! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 8 (3) What breeds do you have? 5 Lavender Orpingtons and 3 Diamond Duchesses (4) What are...
  7. abbeypatti

    Hi I'm Lee - Just Here to keep an idea on stuff.

    Hello! Call me Lee, or my username (which is based off one of our chickens), I'm here just to learn and get better ideas to make my chickens happy. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Been like 2 years since we finally bit the bullet and got chicks. We learned alot...
  8. ilovesnails

    New here

    Recently got some ducklings and chicks so I'm mostly here for some advice on their care and different things I can do for them. I've had a mix of chickens and ducks but I have lost quite a few due to animal attacks. I currently have 2 chickens and 1 duck at the moment but any advice and help is...
  9. S

    Is this coop worthless??

    We bought this coop and we’re supposed to pick it up tomorrow. It was advertised to hold 4-5 hens, we planned on having 3-4. The more I look around online, the more I’m thinking this coop is horrible. It’s about 4x4 ft, but that includes the nesting boxes. And the roosts are practically on the...
  10. R

    New to BYC - *NEW* Chick owner

    Hello All, I am new to BYC! I am in the process of building a Coop/Run Combination (Photo shown below on what the finished product will look like). I am in NJ, so weather changes drastically throughout the year, so please take that into consideration when providing your responses please...
  11. M

    I'm planning to hatch chicks for sale for the first time soon.

    I've been around small scale chicken flocks my whole life. My grandma had chickens, my mom had chickens, and I've had a flock of around a dozen for the past 5 years. This year I'm upscaling and doing things differently. I currently have 5 roosters, 35 hens, and one pekin duck hen. I have...
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  12. Raisin_The_Chicken

    Hello fellow Chicken lovers!!

    Hello! My brother wanted me to make an account on here so I finally did lol, and now I can't wait to talk with all you guys about one of my favorite animals in the world! The chicken!! (1) Are you new to chickens/when did you first get chickens? No, I am not, my family and I have been chicken...
  13. O

    Help us choose a coop and run!

    We are starting our backyard flock this year with 7 chicks. We live on 1.6 acres of fairly flat land, probably half that in the backyard. We only have neighbors on our left, but they let their dogs out and they often come visit my backyard. I also have two dogs that will either love protecting...
  14. B

    Best watering device for baby button quail?

    Hey guys, I used to hatch and raise chicken and ducks for 10 years. I moved for college and now I am hoping to get button quail. Ill be doing my own hatch to hopefully socialize as much as possible. They will be indoors during the winter and possibly split indoor/outdoor during the warmer...
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  15. L

    New member from middle TN 🐔

    Hi 👋. New backyard chicken member here. I’m still learning how to navigate the website so please bare with me. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have four backyard hens in middle TN. I have raised them since they were about a week old…hatch date of Feb 26, 2024...
  16. F

    Hello from a newbie

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Absolutely new to chicken raising. We got four chicks that were said to be four week sold in early October 2024. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We have four chickens. (3) What breeds do you have? Two are Barred...
  17. A

    Feral, Independent And Thriving

    1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? 2 hens and 1 rooster started eating from our compost about a year ago. They started spending more and more time here and by January they lived in our 5 foot fence full time. I fed a stray cat everyday and during a cold spell, the...
  18. chickenlover0805

    Hello!!!!

    Hello! I've had chickens my whole life and I am looking into showing chickens for 4-H! I have about 30 laying hens, 22 pullets, and 35 bantams! I have gold laced wyandotte pullets, araucana pullets, dominique pullets, rhode island red pullets and already laying hens, mille fleur d'uccle hens and...
  19. DucksandDoobies

    Hi from PCB FL

    Hi all- I’m a new transplant to Fl from Alaska via military service. In retirement I have taken to backyard gardening and duck keeping. My flock joined me from Metzer Farms in TN back in February. My beautiful ladies consist of: 2 Cayuga Persephone and Daphne 2 Magpies - Dorthy(Dottie) and...
  20. B

    Old guy but new member

    Greetings from Florida. I am a Viet Nam vet and we have had chickens for 30-some years at various homes in California, Washington State and now Florida. Prefer Rhode Island Reds but love just watching any breed. Look forward to getting some opinions on an issue I have with one of my hens.
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