Hey guys!
So 3 of my chicks are now 3 weeks old and my other 8 chicks are a couple days short of 2 weeks old, so we are going to start taking field trips outside and to their coop/run during the day this weekend. (Outside temps in the 50s coop/run temps in the 60s during the day 30s at night...
Hi all!
I'm a new member but a long time lurker in these forums lol! I was posting a couple pictures on my profile feed and a nice person commented and said I should create a thread here instead so without further ado....
I live in a small cow town with less than 1500 people in New Hampshire...
1) first go around with chickens got 9 straight run chicks first week in December and two pullet/hens a couple weeks ago.
(2) weeks have 11 chickens right now it’s looking like 6/9 of the straight run chicks are roosters leaving 5 hens
(3) cuckoo marans, black copper marans, cream leghorns...
for context, i just posted yesterday (link attached with backstory and images) https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/broody-chicken-with-crop-problems-please-help.1626112/#post-27775536 about my 4-year-old hen pearls who is having crop issues.
this is now day 4 of her crop issues and i am at...
After months of anticipation and preparation, I finally brought home my five sweet little Dominique pullets! Please meet Pepper, Poppy, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, and Ginger. One is already showing quite a personality, and they're all currently out in their coop/run on a cold and rainy New England day...
This may be an unusual request (but knowing other chicken people... maybe not?), but I'm looking for a young bantam Australorp pullet after losing my beloved "garden therapy" chicken last year. She was a real one, but I've read that the Australorp temperament is pretty similar to hers and they...
Hello!
We're a young family, striving for self sufficiency on a small island off the coast of New England. We've fallen in love with chickens! We've got two buff Orpington hens, eight black Australorp Hens, one Black Australorp Rooster('Slick Jagger' soon heading to a hobby farm in CT.) and a...
Not unlike pregnancy, building our chicken coop took about 9 months of hard work, worrying, waiting, and wondering. Along the way, we appreciated the journey for all its highs and lows, successes and disappointments, lessons and memories. There was blood, sweat, and tears...And with one final...
Looking for a single male gosling to raise with some chicks in mid May? We live in southern Maine and would rather pick up a local gosling instead of ordering one online.
I have been raising and breeding chickens for over five years as a hobby only. My significant other and I have purchased 320 acres in rural Vermont (Northeast Kingdom) and are in the early stages of building our homestead. I would like to start breeding and selling rarer breed chickens as a way...
I recently purchased an insulated dog house for my one male Pekin duck and I’m worried that it isn’t keeping him warm enough. The dog house is from the company Dog Palace and they offer an extra feature of a heater that would be safe for my use. I worry about not leaving him water at night but...
Hi! I wanted to start a thread for Bantam Breeders/Owners in New England. All Bantam Breeds welcome, even new odd/lovely crosses. What state are you from and what Bantam breed do you have?
Spring 2020: I've been quietly lurking on BYC for four years, planning, waiting... And last October, my small city relaxed the chicken keeping laws, allowing flocks of up to 6 hens on a residential property, if properly registered. Over the winter, I hatched my plans, and in March–just before...
Hi everyone,
Just want to introduce myself a bit. Name is Josh I live in Rhode Island and for Mother's Day my family is deciding to surprise my mother with chicks and to start a small family homestead. We have 3 RI Reds, 2 Barred Rocks, 1 Buff Orpington, and 2 Easter Eggers. We are picking the...
2 pullets for sale located in Worthington, MA
Black Sex Link & Black Jersey Giant both are about 13 days old. $10 for both at the moment since Ive only fed them a couple weeks. Sweet girls. Purchased as pullets. Also wing and vent sexed. We also have hatching eggs blue, pink, cream, brown...
I have read some articles recently about using sand as bedding inside our chicken coop and I'm looking for some feedback/more information/answers about this method. We are currently using the deep litter method with straw in our coop but it gets pretty smelly after a few weeks and its hard to...
Hi there,
My apologies if this is a redundant topic, but I have searched high and low for months now in an effort to track down some local people in the New England region, particularly NH, who are looking to sell/swap eggs/chicks.
I have been researching much of the winter looking at...