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    Quick Question for SoCal Chicken keeping!

    Hello everyone! This will be my first official post on these forums and I just wanted to ask a couple of questions. The main one being is, and I can't seem to find a definitive answer anywhere. What is required for me to own a small flock in the back yard of my property in SoCal? Specifically...
  2. T

    Hello!

    I am addicted to my birds so I've made my account, if you want to you can vote in my poll :).
  3. FreckledFourCoop

    Hello!

    Hello everyone, new chicken owner here. Can’t wait to explore this site and learn more! Just picked up my five newly hatched Silkies today. They are settling in great so far and I’m super excited for this new adventure!
  4. B

    Shivering, Not eating/ drinking, wobbly

    Hello, hello! I had 8 Brahma chicks come in this morning, they were born on Sunday or early Monday morning. After getting them all warmed up, all but one, has been eating, drinking, and exploring. Cersi was being very lethargic and just wanted to lay down. A few times it looked like she was...
  5. lexik20213

    Hi new duck mom here!

    Hi, my name is Lexi i’ve always wanted ducklings and just a couple days ago i went to buy 2 little ducklings and they are the cutest. I have a whole set up for them temporarily until they can get a little bigger then i will fix up a area for them that’s a big space to run around and have lots of...
  6. S

    New Duck Mom!!

    Hi All! I have decided to get some ducks, ideally I will start with 2 and then in time probably add another 1-2 in a few months. I am hoping to get some white call ducks but open to others also. I have a large pen/run with 2 decent sized coops in it. It is enclosed in chicken wire and...
  7. Stitchnova

    About to dive in

    Hi! My family and I are about to embark on this new adventure! This was my husband's and young daughter's idea; I'm just around for the eggs. (Or so I say. I have a feeling I'm going to get sucked in, too.) We live in a small town in central Kansas with two dogs and a cat, all indoors. Chickens...
  8. Chimkimem30

    New chicken mama

    Hello everyone! My name is Emily, I'm 29 (30 in june!), I'm from Oakland county Michigan, and I'm new to the chicken community. We recently bought our first house and are expecting our third child at the end of March, we have just started looking into chickens and quails for our new home. And im...
  9. LadyAchee

    Finished coop.

    Here is my new coop built from pallets and hardware cloth. I can finally stand up in my coop! Yay!!
  10. Sarah8

    Nervous newbie

    Hey guys- new here again after a long hiatus of researching and planning and then chickening out on having feathered friends! Any advice on my following ideas? Thinking that ducks would be an ideal situation for me to have some feathered friends for egg production and company! I live in the...
  11. OkamiWolfee

    Hello!

    Hello, newbie here! I am hatching some chicken eggs (4) for the first time, it is day 21 but there's no pipping or movement yet as far as I can see. I gently candelled them quickly and they have their air pockets at the top of the egg and veins look good - so I'm hoping they are gonna start...
  12. DuckDuckPromise

    Incubator for Christmas!

    Hi there!! Praise The Lord, I got an incubator for Christmas, and I am very excited to use it!!! I’m not sure what brand it is, maybe if I post pictures some of you eggy experts can tell me?!?! Just a thought! I have no idea what I’m doing, so this is going to be an adventure! ANY (and I mean...
  13. BaytownJedi

    Hi! I am being a Ninja because my city has outlawed chickens. But Hi anyway!

    Baytown TX has more chickens than residents, but don't tell the PTB. (Powers That Be) I just found out (thanks to this site) during the lock down our benevolent dictators outlawed chickens. What a time to do that! So I may not be getting chickens but we will see.
  14. rachelcasper7

    Hello from the Casper household!

    Hello all! This is Rachel from the Casper household! We are in the planning process preparing to become a chicken family next summer! My husband and I have two boys, ages 14 months and three years. The older one was able to catch a chicken properly at a year and a half all by himself! So I had...
  15. D

    Chickens acting strange..

    My chickens stopped laying almost a month ago. We have around 17 hens now. We started with brown layers a couple years ago. Introduced 8 deklabs about a year ago. They seemed to get along fine over time. They just started picking on some of the white layers a couple months ago. They have gotten...
  16. Stefankeyes

    Hi Everyone! I'm New To The Club!

    Hi everyone! My name is Stefan, I'm new to the club here. For the first time in my life I am trying to hatch our own chicks and ducks as a little backyard farm / pets. If anyone has some good advice for first timers that would be great! I very much look forwarding to having some chickies and...
  17. B

    Well I do know how to introduce a hen to a flock.. but how do I introduce her to a Rooster

    Well I do know the presets to introduce a hen to a flock.. but a rooster which lives with his flock.. basically my question is how can I introduce my hen to him so that he dosnt kill her down... Usally he starts to chase the hen.. will he stop after 5 minutes or so and add her to the flock or...
  18. K

    New Chicken Mom

    Hi! I am new to raising chickens and needing to learn the best ways to look after them. I have a mixed flock of 8 hens and 2 roosters (hoping they keep getting along until next summer when I can add to my flock!) I have 4 Red Stars, 2 white leghorn and 4 Speckled Sussex.
  19. Lauradeanneh

    Hi from this chicken newbie!

    I have been reading a lot about chickens on this forum since 2019. My neighbors had a coop with 8 chickens and gave me 3 new baby chicks they got. I kept the 3 together in a temporary coop/dog pen but always had the option to send them next door to stay with the neighbors’ chickens. One...
  20. N

    New in Phoenix

    Hello!!! So glad to be here! 1)looking to get chicks in the spring, never had any before. (2) Looking forward to learning a new hobby, as well as having a self sufficient back yard farm. (3) I love crafting, currently rebuilding my old Dodge truck, cooking and baking. (4) I am a RN in...
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