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Hello BYC, I’ve decided to formally introduce myself. My name is Cole, I have assisted in helping my grandpa, as well as my 3rd uncle raise chickens. I first got my first four chickens a month and a half to two months ago. Then 3 weeks ago, I got 4 more, it’s some weird chicken addiction or...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm not exactly new, but this is the first time I personally owned them and cared for them directly. My dad has had chickens on our farm since I was 11 (I'm 23 now) but I never did anything with them and we didn't make them friendly...

I’m no stranger to backyard birds, I’ve had chickens when I was younger and I have ducks now. I live In New Jersey and where I live it’s pretty uncommon to have ducks or chickens as pets, so I feel pretty alone when I need help or advice. I recently lost my male Peking, Kevin and so now I only...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, but i have quail. And i got them on Dec 20th or so (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 15 Coturnix quail and 1 jumbo (3) What breeds do you have? Coturnix quail. (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard...

I know where I live in Arkansas, Winter is kinda mild here for right now. We have only had a few freezes but we have mostly had 40-60 F weather, some days it going up to almost 70F. My chickens roost in a large shed my great-grandpa used for storing tools and hay. It is a hand-built wooden barn...

Hi All, I’m new to the BYC forums and fairly new to keeping chickens. So just doing a quick intro here. We have 5 hens - a Plymouth Barred Rock, Rhode Island Red, Easter Egger (laying blue eggs), Buff Orpington and White Legorn. We’re a family of 4 with 2 dogs and we love our girls. They’ve...

Hey everybody, I really like this site and I hope you do too! I am not new to chickens and I got them in 2015 they are so sweet. I have about 20 chickens not counting the 100 some broilers we get every year. I have buff orpingtons, barred rocks, sebrights,slikies, beligin bearded D'uccles...

Hello fellow BYC members ive known about the website for a long time, but i recently downloaded the app and made an account. Heres some info about me: (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? -I am relatively new to chickens, but i have had ducks for about 2 years...

Hi there !! My name's Dan, and I have a wyandotte... along with five other chickens (The whole flock owned by me and my sister) But the wyandotte is my favourite. To almost obsession level. She's a sweetie Anyway, uhm, I think that's all. Have a nice day <3

Here's how it happened. I live in a rural area in central Texas. My neighbor (across the street) got two chickens. He has a "coop" but it's a wreck. It didn't contain his chickens and they kept coming out into his front yard. They spent more time in front than in his back yard. He would...

Hello All, My name is Brutis and we are brand new to the urban farmer community. We live near Austin Texas and have gotten interested in setting up a coop for family. We've had dogs and the kids tend to get attached to them ( we have 3 kids, one just left for college but the other two are...