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  1. D

    New here😁and our family are chick beginners

    Hello everyone! We are excited to take this journey in raising chickens and can definitely use advice and guidance. We have 6 kids all together and two dogs (English setter and a border collie mix). One day after getting up from breakfast my husband said, “wow we went through a whole dozen...
  2. Q

    Hey there! New here and in of help!

    My son came home from dad's with 3 white leghorn chicks! I don't know how old they are neither did dad. I'm now caring for them the best I can with what I've learn from google and YouTube lol. I've had them about 2 days now. I would appreciate any and all advice on how to care for them properly...
  3. C

    1 year of great eggs

    We got 3 beautiful burnt orange/brown laying hens from a friend about a year ago and have been enjoying great eggs most of this year, and learning about their behaviour, they are actually really entertaining and now follow us around, even into the house if the door is open! They don't even...
  4. 4Urbanchix

    New 6 week old chick?

    I’m not sure yet, but I have been considering getting another 6 week old pullet. All of mine are currently 6 weeks and have been raised together. How could I introduce it to the flock?(I will make sure they are the same age)
  5. P

    Egg withholding period after Doxycycline and Colistin?

    Hi all! I’m new to raising chickens, my father recently bought 30+ chickens and somehow I became their caretaker 😅 We have a large backyard lot so the chickens have made it their home, day by day looking after the chickens becomes easier and I’ll admit they’re growing on me. Towards the end of...
  6. meepANDpeep

    Hi Everybody

    I recently fell into the poultry hobby because I decided to incubate supermarket quail eggs. It was interesting. Of 15 eggs, 4 hatched. Two of the hatchlings died in sad circumstances, but I have two beauties that are growing nicely in the brooder. One was splay-legged and curl toed, and I was...
  7. N

    Chick breed?

    Hello, I am new to this page. I am wondering what kind of breed my chickens I bought from Cal-Ranch are. They are under the assorted rare breeds category and costed a fortune!! A WHOPPING $6.99 PER CHICK!! When i got them they were golden with white feathers. But I’ve had them for a week now and...
  8. LA_BirdGirl

    Hi!👋🏼

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? No, I got my first chickens around 10 years ago, and I instantly fell in love! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Nearly 30 + a handful in the incubator. (3) What breeds do you have? Err...mutts? lol This group/flock...
  9. T

    Crazy Chicken mom to 13

    Hi Everyone, new here and looking for some advice for my 13 ladies. I posted a thread here. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/extremely-cold-weather-please-help.1444125/#post-23977938
  10. A

    Nice to meet you all!

    Hi all, I have just joined this amazing helpful community, after having so many questions as a noob chicken owner, for example, is my Erina actually and Eric? What the heck is that in the poop? And, Can I introduce my dogs to my chickens? If so how? I found that this website had the most...
  11. C

    Adding to the flock but my “dominant duck” keeps fighting with the new ones.

    I have slowly started introducing the new ducks. at first I let the new guys quarantine then showed them to each other so they could see them but not be with them. next I let them outside together and my less dominant duck kept going back and forth with the the new guys and his friend. After...
    • clarka19
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    • cayuga ducks fighting new welsh harlequin white layer
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. leiannev

    Checking in from Nebraska

    Hello. I was born a farm girl. My experience raising chickens only started six years ago when I bought six Easter Eggers specifically for their blue eggs. Since then I have tried my hand at hatching, learned to use a syringe to reduce water belly & even tried to graft a chickens head. The...
  13. A

    Hi ALL Chicken Lovers and Fellows

    Hi, I am ACHICKENSBESTBUDDY I also run a youtube channel called Peeps & Eeps! Please subscribe to my Channel
  14. MelouiseP

    New member, Button quail lover

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have button quails. I first got them 6 months ago. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 20 button quail right now, 3 are in a brooder. (3) What breeds do you have? Button quail (4) What are your favorite...
  15. C

    Hi! I'm Very Glad To Be Here!

    Hi, y'all!! My family used to have chickens when I was a lot younger, and we are soon getting them again! We did a pretty good amount of research and took care of them pretty well, but there is always room for improvement! I don't remember a lot, which is why I'm here to do my own research as...
  16. prettylittlehens

    New to BYC! Help me name my farm!

    Hey y’all! I’m new to the site and still somewhat new to chickens as we’ve only had our flock for about 9 months. Anyways, I’m wondering if any of you can help me come up with a fun and catchy name for my farm? I hope to have everything up and running, so to speak, by spring and would love to...
  17. N

    Mixed Dozen and a Roo too!

    Hello all! I decided to join the forum because so many times over the last few months when I google topics regarding chickens, something on this forum pops up. So I figured why not go right to the source. Last November, we purchased our homestead located on 13 acres and one of our first...
    • NiaJaye
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    • australorp barred rock and leghorn intro introduction new member isa brown leghorn new wyandotte
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: New Member Introductions
  18. Blooming Hills Homestead

    New Here!

    Hello! My name is Ashley and I'm from Wisconsin. My husband and I have been saving to move somewhere with some acreage to start our homestead for a few years, this July we finally moved to a seven acre home and are slowly making plans to create the homestead we want. (1) Are you new to...
  19. D

    Hi :(

    Hi I'm new. Ive been frecuenting this forum for like a week seeing how a lot of people have amazing tips for taking care of our feather babies. But only 3 days ago I had to come here searching for answers to see why my duckling was having these very scary and worry some symptoms. I just posted a...
  20. J

    Unknown Breed

    Was relaxing at home when I heard a knock on the front door. Opened it up to see a man standing on our porch. He asked if I owned chickens and said there was one loose in the front yard. I slip on shoes and step outside. That’s not one of my chickens. I try to catch the chicken when my neighbor...
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