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  1. M

    Coop mate?

    Today was a sad day as one of my two chickens died. They both were 7 months old. The one that died never layed an egg. The one that's alive layed an egg every day since the she started laying and was the dominant chicken. She did not lay an egg today. They were together for seven months. Should...
  2. Nnayr

    Brand new to chickens. Have one Silkie. Tips?

    Hello, I'm Ryan. We recently decided to get some chickens since we have the space and a few chickens in the neighborhood already. A trio of 2 hens and a rooster. They wander into our gates hard here and there. One of the hens lays eggs in our backyard bushes. We recently got a silkie...
  3. S

    Hi from Southern Pennsylvania USA!!

    Hi everyone! MY family is new to the chicken family! My daughter got 3 chicks from her classroom after they hatched and my wife and kids wanted them so bad that they all begged till I broke down and said yes! We got 3 Leghorn chicks all white ones. They are about 5 weeks old so far. And we...
  4. DraftXJumper

    Too dangerous to free range?

    Hello! I'm very new to chickens (we have four 2-week old chicks all doing wonderfully so far), and I'm trying to learn all I can. We live on the edge of a very small town in rural WI. There are farm fields behind our house, and woods & lakes beyond the fields. We'd love to let our girls...
  5. Saoapril

    What are my breeds

    Hi! I have order a mixture of chickens from Murray hatchery and have no idea what breed my chickens are. Any idea?
  6. Makjordan

    Hello from the PNW

    Hey all, My name is makayla I am from the north west. And I am new to raising chickens of my own!! I have joined becuase it is important that I raise my chickens to be happy and healthy. This is a good way to learn and hear from more experienced than I Am!
  7. GoldenCometKeeper

    Chicken Newbie!

    Hi, I am a fairly new chicken raiser, and I must say, chickens are addictive. :) I bought 6 chicks from Tractor Supply back in March. They turned out to be what I suspect are Golden Comets and are pretty little girls. In May I bought more chicks from a hatchery and they sent me two extra, so...
  8. AlexanderDestielHamilton

    SHARE YOUR WEIRD CHICKEN STUFF

    I recently found out that you can buy diapers and jumping hurdles for chickens! I was wondering what other weird stuff I can waste my money on. And what kind of cool trick you can teach them!
  9. AlexanderDestielHamilton

    HATCH ANY COLOR CHICKEN YOU WANT!?!

    OK, So rumor has it there is a way you can dye a chick in the egg and hatch it to be that color!?!? IF THIS IS TRUE, PLEASE SEND PICS IF YOU HAVE ANY UPDATE: THIS IS ILLEGAL IN SOME STATES!?!?
  10. AlexanderDestielHamilton

    HEY! I AM NEW! AND I HAVE QUESTIONS!

    So I stumbled upon this wonderful website, and I have been poking around a bit and I decided to finally make an account! So, it seems that new people normally do this sorta thing to get them into the community, so YEAH! My questions will be in BOLD In my chicken life right now, I am planning...
  11. J

    Great Falls, MT - First time chicken owner...soon! :)

    Hi everyone! My fiancé and I built a house on 10 acres this past autumn, and I'm ready to begin homesteading a bit. I have never raised poultry, but am excited to get a small flock started this summer. I'm looking specifically for folks who raise/breed White Orpington chickens and American Buff...
  12. RHChicks

    Nesting box dividers- vinyl curtains, wood or none

    finishing up our external nesting box and trying to figure out if I should put in dividers. Was thinking maybe vinyl curtain dividers like I am doing on the front of the box. We have 9 chicks and built the box to have 4 individual boxes in case we get more chickens. I want to have the dividers...
  13. Nessabfly

    Hello from Oregon's latest crazy chicken lady.

    It's amazing how much life admin I can accomplish when the alternative is working on final projects for grad school. I've been a member of BYC for a few months, lurking for answers since we brought our baby chicks home, but now seems like the PERFECT time to introduce myself to the community...
  14. M

    Feeding 4 week old chicks

    Hello! Our opringtons and plymouth rock chicks are a few days over 4 weeks old and have had nothing but chick starter. I got some chick grit, baby cake, and chick stick to start with them. I've read about people starting to feed their chicks table scraps at this age. Is that ok? Because...
  15. Sara H.

    Anxious new chicken mom

    We purchased our first six little chicks in April! We had 3 Barred Rock and 3 Rhode Island Reds. Ended up taking one of the Rocks back that evening, as it seemed she was having some vent issues (couldn't poop, no feathers around vent). RKO was nice enough to give us a replacement. Just lost one...
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