new to backyard chicken raising

  1. J

    New chicken mom from Northern Michigan

    Hello! I am a first time chicken mom from Harbor Springs Michigan. I have 11 new chicks, various ages. I have Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rock, white Rock, Buff Orpingtons, Polish and Mottled Houdan. I really wanted the Polish ones but unfortunately 3 of them have passed this week and 1 was...
  2. K

    Hen acting strange

    Hi everyone! This morning I came out to take care of the girls and let them out and I noticed Rose acting funny. She didn’t want to leave the run to free range and once I coaxed her out she just lays down. She seems not as active as she usually is and lately we’ve been battling soft shelled eggs...
  3. L

    Worm issue in flock

    I am 3 months into chicken keeping and my first set of birds were polish hens. I’ve since then got 3 Easter eggers and some month old silkies. They all have started sneezing for the last month to two months and I thought for sure one of the Easter eggers might have had mareks. I’ve lost 3 polish...
  4. G

    The one wolf that loves chickens

    Hey all, I am gr4yw0lf from the greater Sacramento area and I am very excited to have found this little community! Here goes with the template: (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? This will be my first adventure with chickens, however my partner raised them for quite...
  5. BackyardBurtons

    Help! New to chickens. Swollen ear and wattle.

    This is one of our leghorns. See attached photo. I was told this could be an ear infection? How do I help our hen? She is acting normal and unbothered. We want to address this before it gets worse, and to know how to prevent it in the future. If you’re familiar with this, any guidance would be...
  6. WaywardKora

    New Member

    Hello everyone, I'm new to BYC and new to poultry! No flock yet. I recently purchased my first house in May. With so much going on this year with the new house I haven't done much in the way or gardening or self-sufficient hobbies like this, but looking into getting ready for next year and...
  7. Silkie Mike

    Silkie Mike Introduction

    Hi Everybody, I am Mike from Enon Valley, Pa. I had chickens growing up, but I would say I am "new" to it, since my dad raised the chickens when I was younger. I just bought 6 Silkies at Tractor Supply for my two daughters, last week. One had pasty butt and that was taken care of with some vetRX...
  8. LittleSilkieFarmer

    LittleSilkieFarmer

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  9. T

    New to raising Hens

    flow: (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, just started raising Rhode Island Reds this spring. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 10 (3) What breeds do you have? Rhode Island Reds (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens...
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