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  1. Over_Easy47

    New baby chick breeds

    I bought some more baby chicks at rual king the other day, the tags said that they were new and rare breeds. Curious if anyone’s heard of or knows anything about them. The first picture is a Blue Plymouth with the other 4 circled in the back, and the second picture circled is calico princess.
  2. Taunya

    Somebody dumped two young chickens over my fence this morning.

    Or at least that's what it's looking like now. Their wings are clipped so they couldn't have flown in. They were standing outside my coop this morning early looking very forlorn. 2 youngsters, one is a rooster, one is a hen. They both look healthy so far as I can tell, but how long would you...
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  3. malagabara

    Could new pullets become a solution for isolated/bullied hen?

    One of my Barnevelder hens got attacked by a hawk last winter and survived, she was isolated from the flock for about a month while she recovered from her wounds - which were pretty severe. Before the attack, she was at the bottom of the pecking order but they all got along (ate together...
  4. H

    New baby goats!

    Any advice would be so appreciated!!! I have two 8 month goats One doe and one weathered who I have raised since birth and bottle fed. (Spoiled brats and I LOVE them!! ) I have two new 8 day old twins I am bottle feeding inside. I took them out to meet my two goats today. They all but tried...
  5. Squeak61

    Hermanns tortoise!

    Hi everyone! I have absolutely amazing news: I'm getting a tortoise! :ya I am so excited! I'm getting a hermanns, and I think I'll be getting it from Tortoise Supply (unless anyone has any other recommendations). I used to have a tortoise years and years ago, and I'm so excited to be getting one...
  6. Northern Chickens

    Hello

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? My family has had chickens for 2 1/2 years and we got them in spring from a hatchery for egg purposes. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Thirty Seven (3) What breeds do you have? 10 White Leghorns, 5 Black Australorps...
  7. M

    Adopting two Silkies to add to add to flock of 4

    hello! I was contacted by a friend who knew someone who needs to re-home their two silkies. I love silkies and have wanted to adopt some soon. Turns out they hatched the same month (october '17) as my current crew - russian orloff (Polina), buff orphinton (Betty), Barred Rock (Darla) and Easter...
  8. L

    New to Chickens, New to BYC

    Hey guys! I live in a small town in South MS. I have had 2 of my chickens for almost 2 years, but I haven't learned a whole lot about them. I recently got more laying hens and some chicks. Currently I have 2 RIR (2 yo), 2 Silver Laced Wyandottes (8 m), 2 Barred Rock(8 m), 1 Cuckoo Maran (7 m), 3...
  9. Chickenlovercr

    Chicken attacking new ones!

    Hello everyone! I'm living right now in the highlands of Costa Rica (pretty cold believe it or not haha) and we used to have 4 chickens and a rooster but a few months ago an opossum killed 3 so only the rooster and 1 chicken survived. A few days ago we got 3 chickens, 13 weeks old and...
  10. SRC87

    Yellow poop!

    I added two new silver laced polish hen and roo to my flock over the weekend. I have them in their own coop for the time being just to be sure. I got them from a local girl who breeds and has wonderful chickens!! She said that they are right about a year old. I went out yesterday and both...
  11. H

    New Member with 4H chickens

    Hello from Southern Illinois! We are new chicken owners as of a couple months ago. My two children joined 4H this year and both wanted chickens as one of their projects. We started with 6 Buff Orpington chicks and added 3 more Buff Orpingtons, 3 Rhode Island Reds and a mystery Batam (possible...
  12. Dawn fabz

    Rooster of nine

    Hello I have 9 hens and I am just now introducing a rooster. I have one last year but it was sadly killed by an eagle. I have 5 acres and let my chickens free range and want a rooster for protection (which my last rooster did amazingly!). I am watching them for aggressive behavior towards...
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