new additions to flock

Hi all! I have a fairly large chicken flock, and I’ve recently decided to add some ducklings under a broody hen that’s been sitting for four weeks on infertile eggs. I pick up four five day old Indian runner ducklings on Wednesday! I ferment feed for my chickens, is that okay for ducklings...

Anyone have tips to share on integrating new chicks into an existing flock? We have a flock of 'teenagers'- 2 naked necks (one is a roo), 5 Australorp (all are 8 months old) and a 2 year old RIR hen,who is the boss. We have new chicks-another 8-who are about 9 weeks old (5 brahmas,2 silver laced...

Hello there Members of BYC. I'm a new recruit on here. I was wondering what would be a great feed for Pekin Chickens? You see, I'm getting New Pekins in june. So I want to get them the best possible life that I have to offer. Thank you for viewing my post, I hope you all have a splendid time...

I am wanting to give a home to some ex-battery hens which I can potentially pick up on Sunday. I believe that all 'commerical' chickens are vaccinated against things such as marek's. This is good because unfortunately my small flock was exposed to marek's in the past. The hens that survived...

Charlene’s mom here. I first posted in December and wrote about my sweet, stray RIR Charlene. She did great in our attached garage all winter, getting spoiled rotten. I have decided to take the plunge and get her a few girlfriends. The first week of April we will be adding two Buff Orpington’s...

I have 5 hens around 2 years old now, including one Easter egger who has gone broody for the 3rd time in a year. I’m going to be adding 6 new chicks to the flock. I live in upstate NY, so the weather is cooler here than the norm. My question is, should I raise the chicks inside for a few...

Tomorrow I am getting a one week old Silkie chick. I have a flock of three chicks right now already, one 3 weeks old and two are 4 weeks old. The 4 week olds are Red Sex Links, and the 3 week old is a Black Leather Giant. I am looking for advice on the best way to bring in the new baby to the...

Just here for some tips on adding about 12 baby chicks that are very close to being big enough to join the big girls outside! About a month ago, I added 2 Easter eggers & 2 barred rocks to my flock and it went well but not to well..as they are okay now and get along. I also have 2 turkens that...

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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We are a one chicken family. Our Dominique's name is Henny Penny. She blew in with a recent hurricane and decided to stay. We knew 0 about chickens and tried to find out where she belonged to no avail. We tried to give her away but could not catch her. She lives in our very dense hedges and is...

I already have a flock of 5 bantam hens and one bantam rooster. I usually have to buy large eggs for cooking. I want to get 3 or 4 standard rode island reds or barred rocks. I built the coop I have now. Its big enough for +- 15 bantams. Can I keep the bantams and standards in the same coop?

Hi All, I have 2 RI reds, 1 Black Star, 1 Fog horn and just added 2 young Malaysians to the flock We have a large coop with 5x8 floor space, 3 roosting bars and 8 nesting boxes. I have a 8x12 outdoor bird net covered run. I added the Malays in late August and all laying stopped. We also had a...

Any suggestions? I have two hens that are 8-9 months old, I’ve raised them since they were chicks. Just got one more who is mature, I don’t know her age but I’m told she is already laying. My chickens mostly free range and go to their coop at night. When we put the new chicken in the yard my...

Hi, I have rescued two chickens from a farm that has been closed, they are currently in one of the rooms in my farm house. I have five chickens and a cock already, urgently need some advice on how I go about introducing them to my current flock. The two have been together the whole time at their...

The other week my cousin contacted us saying that his buddy was getting rid of his ducks and wondered if we would take them. We've had so many ducks over the years, and love them, so we said yes! Though they never said what breed the ducks were or anything. So I was curious as to what they were...

Hello fellow chicken peeps, I have been tending chickens for 7 1/2 years. I started with 6, of those I still have 2; Lucy (Rhode Island Red) and Ethel (Buff). They don't lay anymore but they are happy matriarchs. Two years ago I got 4 babies ~ two Ameraucanas; Thelma and Louise and a Cochin...

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...

Hi, I'm currently in the process of integrating 3 new chickens, two white stars and a black rock, with my existing 2 speckedlys. The new hens are POL and the older 2 I'm not sure about. They're in a brand new, much larger coop and so it's new territory for all.The white stars are doing fine ...

I just got 2 quail to keep my pet quail rooster company(the 2 quail were female) and one of them just stands around and does nothing, even when my quail tries to stand and peck her. She just does NOTHING. Is this normal? I got the 2 quail from a farm, the rooster that I have I incubated from an...