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    What breed is this Gamefoul hen and Rooster?

    Any help, I would greatly appreciate it determining the blood line ?
  2. L

    Incubator

    Hi, I have 5 duck eggs doing well in my incubator, one hatching next week and the others with a bit longer to go. I have had to lay 3 of them flat because they don’t fit properly and I now want to move them into a new incubator but am scared it might harm them to go from lying on their sides to...
  3. QuailTail

    Questions about transporting and acclimatising my new coturnix quail flock

    Good morning, afternoon and evening everyone. This weekend I am finally going to pick up my first little flock of 10 coturnix quail - all laying age hens. They're going into a brand new aviary and I have no other quail, so it will be all theirs. I have a couple of questions about how best to...
    • QuailTail
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    • aviary coturnix flock new quail transport
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Quail
  4. jBabychickn

    It’s my First Post!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? — I’m very new to Chickens. Purchased my baby chicks in June/2021, the same Month we purchased our 11acre retirement property! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? — I have #16 right now, with #7 more coming Sept. 1st!! 🙀...
  5. QuailTail

    Looking to start raising Cortunix quail - can't find a breeder near me!

    Hi everyone, I have recently moved to the mid north coast of NSW, Australia and am looking to start a small 12-15 bird aviary for eggs and meat (if I can muster the courage for the latter!). This will be my first time owning quail. I have done all of my research, looked into what they need and...
    • QuailTail
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    • australia breeder cortunix new nsw quail
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Quail
  6. A

    What to do when you first get waterfowl?

    Am I just overthinking this- or what do we need to do to “settle” ducks and geese into living at our farm pond? Do they need to be locked in a pen up there before letting them roam the pond? If so how long? After I have waterfowl living there and want to introduce new- do I need to follow the...
    • AgTeacherWV
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    • ducks geese housing ducks housing geese new pond waterfowl
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  7. Tea_Birbs

    Hello! :)

    HELLO BYC! I’m a young chicken lover and I want to be more educated and help more chicken lovers out. My goal is to become a better chicken owner and help you guys too! Sadly I don’t have a farm to keep unlimited amounts of chickens but I’d love to experiment and experience everything that...
  8. piggyinthepink

    Howdy!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have been taking care of and loving chickens for about 6 years now. Was introduced by my fiance and I had NO idea I would love these little things so much. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 23 + ducks (3) What...
  9. B

    Hens chasing away new cockerel

    I have a mature chicken coop of 20+ with a single rooster. I received a new cockerel, about 3 months old, and I don't think he's meshing with the other chickens very well. They have a lot of room and are free range. They have one big house and a mini house. I made another mini house for the...
  10. D

    Can anyone guess my hens age?

    Hello all! I am a new chicken owner; I got two chickens a few days ago! Unfortunately I do not trust the place we got them from too much because although they seemed sufficiently (barely sufficiently) cared for, my chicken was definitely the victim of some bullying and pecking from other...
  11. Happybasketful

    Hi all!

    Hello! I'm new here, have scrolled through many times before, finding helpful advice from already answered questions. I figured it was time to join. I have a misfit (I don't know what breed she is) hen and a polish rooster and 2 nigerian dwarf goats. A few too many cats and a dog. I love...
  12. Hossdog

    New to backyard farming

    Hello all! My name is Austin and my wife and I have recently started raising ducks in our backyard! Although it took some convincing of my wife, we bought 2 Pekin ducks in April, (1 Drake and 1 Female [Sugar and Honey]), and have now bought 4 more ducks (2 Blue Swedish, and 2 Silver...
  13. TheMrsChick

    Nesting box question

    Our original nesting box (on the right in the picture attached) was a DIY project. Free, easy and still used daily by our original 3 OG's. Since then, we've added a dozen or so more to the flock and got a bigger nesting box system thing (on the left in the picture) for everyone to use. The new...
  14. SmallFlockOnABigIsland

    Hello

    Hi, I'm Maegan and I'm new. I started raising chickens in April, 2020. I started out with ten chickens, then I gave one away, then I got another one, then i got ten more, then three of them died, so now I have seventeen. I have one ameraucana rooster, four ameraucana hens, four black star hens...
  15. M

    Hello! New Chicken owner in Middle TN

    Hello, I’m MJ and I picked up my first 3 chicks back in late March. I started with 2 speckled Sussex pullets and 1 buff Orpington pullet. My buff was a sweet little thing but while waiting on being able to move to our new home with a yard (was delayed by almost 2 months :/) they went to my...
    • Mjp96
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    • 16 weeks adding chicks to flock barred rock chicks new olive egger speckled susex
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: New Member Introductions
  16. V1P3R

    Greetings from the Island of Curacao!

    Hello Guys, I'm new a new member, but not new to the site. I'm from the sunny island of Curacao. I have been surrounded by animals since i was a little kid. my grandparents (that i lived with) had chickens, ducks, goats and sheep. Now living in a nice neighbourhood i managed to seclude a little...
  17. CeriseB

    Hello! Newish here!

    Hi all, my name is Cerise and my hubby and I got a new flock of chickens just as COVID was shutting everything down. We swiped up the only chicks we could find - 12 bantams. Long story short, 6 were roosters (4 silkies, 1 black Australorp, one Polish), 6 were hens. We adopted out all the boys (I...
  18. Wyndsong

    Wyndsongs journey to Chicken Lady

    Wanted to keep my chicken journey separate from my overall farm life journal on BYH. Right now we don't have any chickens. But soon, very very soon. This is the premade Chicken Tiny house we purchased. We wanted to just get our feet wet in chicken keeping before we go whole hog! But whole...
    • Wyndsong
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    • building chicken coop fortifying hens learning new newbie
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Random Ramblings
  19. Lock810

    Hello - Georgetown, CO

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, started reading a couple years ago and took the plunge in early May 2021. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 3 (3) What breeds do you have? Jersey Giant, Buff Rock & Ameraucana (4) What are your favorite aspects of...
  20. elisenhchicky23

    New Member hello & suspected rooster!

    We live in NH and are new to chickens. We got 12 chicks at one day old from a local garden store. 4 Easter Eggers, 4 Barred Rocks, and 4 Rhode Island Reds. We would like to get more into homesteading as we have 12 acres of land and a nice garden. We felt chickens would be next on our list. They...
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