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  1. matheny00

    First Coop Started Finally

    Well, it has started. My wife and I decided to get chickens we started out with four then we heard this thing called chicken math and it's true my wife is now at 10 chickens. We got the slab poured last week.
  2. J

    THEY ARE HATCHING

    Two of three eggs have externally pipped and I can see the beaks gulping away at whatever it is they're eating. My question, I'm keeping my humidity up 70%-75% but will the membrane dry out because it's now exposed? Should I do anything to stop it drying out? What is it meant to look like...
  3. J

    Duck Eggs day 23

    Hello I am new to this and need some advice. I have three duck eggs which are all growing perfectly - apart from the air sacs. Temp has been 37.5°c since day one and iv had issues with humidity but it's steady now between 50-55%. Out of the three duck eggs I have one with a normal sac, one...
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  4. Tfunny

    Newb

    1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? 6months ago (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 11 + 2 roosters (3) What breeds do you have? A variety (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? Their personalities 😊 (5) What are some of your...
  5. P

    What sort of chicken is this

    Hello random internet people, my name is pok! To you I'm a random internet person too but I'm hoping that one of you will be able to help me. In the place where I'm currently living, there are people who sell incubated baby chicks in big batches. Basically profiting off of their cuteness by...
  6. J

    New member

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes I'm new to raising chickens. We got a rooster and 2 hens in June this year (2021) in August we added 4 more chick and a quail to the flock. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Currently 11 with 30 hatching eggs due in a...
  7. Bwool24

    What gender? Easter Eggers

    Hey all, very new to this and as a rookie I got 10 unsexed Easter Eggers (doh!!!). I can only have females where I live, so just looking to figure it out so I can start making some plans. My little boys have been great, they agree that we aren’t fully naming them until we know who we get to...
  8. K

    Living off site

    Hello friends, We just purchased 36 acres that we plan to build a house and move to as soon as we can get it done. It has two 3 acre ponds and is partially wooded. It has a shed that could easily work well for a coop. There is a small cabin that we can spend weekends at (not big enough for our...
  9. acemebfree

    NEW COOCOO

    Hi folks! :frow Just found the site from a goole search on "how to set up a chicken coop in a horse barn". That search lead me to you all! I'm sorry I din't get the blokes name that had the barn set-up that got me hooked her, dang it. So my story is that I am moving at the end of the month to...
  10. VeraBlum

    Hello Everyone!

    I am new to chicken rearing. When I was young my Grandmother had chickens and I loved feeding them an picking up the eggs. Now I have a 6 year old that would love to do the same. I found out about BackYardChickens.com from https://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/03/26/how-to-raise-backyard-chickens/...
  11. C

    I'm new to the chicken life

    I bought 6 chicks this past January. 3 road island red 2 easter eggers and a yellow bird(no clue what kind it is as one of my children stuck her in the box) They have just recently started laying! We are only getting 2 to 3 eggs a day and suspect that all 6 are now laying as the eggs are...
  12. MossyOaks

    Just all around new to chickens/Hens/Eggs

    Hello, I am new to chickens, we got 6 pullets in March. We went with the mandatory 6 chicks from our local feed store. I was very nervous about having what I felt was a lot to start. We started out with 3 Rhode Island's, 2 Australorp, and 1 Leghorn White.. Sadly the leghorn became very smelly...
  13. Kim from Upstate New York

    Brand new to backyard chicken raising

    Hi Everyone! I just purchased 6 chickens and 6 ducks from my local Tractor Supply store 10 weeks ago. I am brand new to raising backyard chickens and ducks and could use all the advice I can get! I am getting so much enjoyment out of my new flock and hope to keep them happy and healthy. I...
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