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  1. 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.
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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.
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 6

    What breed is this Gamefoul hen and Rooster?

    Any help, I would greatly appreciate it determining the blood line ?
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
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    • aviary coturnix flock new quail transport
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    • Forum: Quail
  12. 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!! 🙀...
  13. 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...
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    • australia breeder cortunix new nsw quail
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Quail
  14. 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
  15. 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...
  16. 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...
  17. 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...
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...
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