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  1. 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...
  2. ChickieMomaNEPA

    Heyy Chickies!!

    Heyy everyone, new chickie moma here 🐣 Super excited (and terrified) to start my journey in keeping chickens and happy to be apart of this community! We purchased 10 pullets a week ago, what I thought were all Australorps, but seems we have 1 unknown with feathery feet. They are adorable and...
  3. MaybeMay

    Serious newbie here

    Hi Everyone I’m May, (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes. I am new to owning chickens have taken care of them before but never owned until now. I got chicks on August 13 so they’re nearly 6 weeks old now. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 6...
  4. aimz127

    Hi Peeps!

    First, I'd like to say thank you for all of the help on this site! It's incredibly valuable for new fowl owners like me. :) (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Got chicks this June and ducklings as of a week ago! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 9...
  5. Alex998

    Chicken Trying to Escape

    Hello! New chicken owner here, and I have 17 chickens (1 Rooster 16 Hens). One of them is pretty old and is very small, and the other hens (never the rooster) will peck her head and pick on her. There is no visible damage on her head, and no missing feathers. However, whenever I open the egg...
  6. G

    Newbie from England!

    Hi everyone! Me, my husband and our Springer Spaniel have finally welcomed some chickens into our family. We have 4 Silkie’s that are currently settling in, we have had them almost 2 weeks and we are already seeing all their different personalities! We have noticed one of the more skittish ones...
  7. S

    Newb to BYC - I don’t have chickens but I do have MUSCOVIES

    Hey. My name is Sara. Just an FYI - the username sirius is a nod to the Sirius star in case anyone was wondering why it’s spelled that way. I joined because I had a brooding Muscovy hen make a nest and successfully hatch all her ducklings 3 days ago! I have researched the breed and fell in love...
  8. U

    Greetings from the TN River Valley

    My son and I have raised chickens (and Guineas) off and on for about 5 years. Took a break after we lost our second flock to a pack of community dogs. We don't have any close neighbors and the dogs individually are all sweethearts, but when they get together like that and get that "pack"...
  9. R

    Hi I am a newbie to all of this.

    I am a newbie and quickly becoming a nerd about it all. I have 19, all different ages (3 groups, 2 under lamps still). I have ten different kinds of chickens and one random cute duck who was hatched with chickens and won’t go with ducks now.
  10. HappilyHartley

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  11. Jade23

    Please Help! Baby chicks and coop

    Hi Everyone! My chicks are getting to the age where they can leave the brooder and stay/sleep in their coop. I just read so ewhere on here that you have to Teach them to sleep in the coop?? How do I do that??? Also should I put a heat lamp in the coop for them or should they be okay?? I’m so...
  12. tabs_flock

    Hello from the San Francisco Bay Area!

    Hello! I am the happy (but somewhat perplexed) keeper of four hens I purchased from the local feed store in March 2021. I live in a fairly urban area and had been debating getting chickens for a long time, and when my work went 100% remote due to the pandemic I decided to bite the bullet and go...
  13. My Newbie Questions, 10 Years Later

    My Newbie Questions, 10 Years Later

    I was looking at old threads as far back as 2009 and thought it would be fun to revisit my newbie questions in light of what I've learned. So MANY questions -- some having turned out to be critical and some trivial. I hope that you will find my trip down Nostalgia Lane will be at least...
  14. 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...
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    • building chicken coop fortifying hens learning new newbie
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Random Ramblings
  15. sillygolucky

    New Chix Momma in Indiana :)

    Hello all!! 👋 I've been lurking here since February...lol...finally introducing myself! 🤓 I'm Josey, and I'm a born Hoosier, in my late 40s, married with no kiddos, have 5 kitties and 2 doggos...love nature & wildlife (esp tree frogs and turtles lol), knitting, drinking hot tea in cool...
  16. C

    Hello from East Norriton PA

    Longtime lurker, first time poster here. I’ve had my heart set on raising chickens for their sustainably produced eggs and, more importantly, their companionship and quirky, funny, endearing, lovable behaviors. However, my Township has had a ban on chickens since June 25, 1990. The ban is almost...
  17. First Coop.jpg

    First Coop.jpg

    Just put together our first coop. Just big enough for two hens. Now to get our girls!
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  18. N

    Found a sick pigeon, need advice

    Hello, about a week ago I noticed a sick pigeon with the other pigeons that I normally feed on my porch- it was spinning, having troubles pecking the seed, it couldn't fly... so I decided I'd either save it or give it a nice safe warm place to pass. A couple of days ago, I managed to catch it-...
  19. LoreWalker

    Incubator - thermometer hygrometer way off?

    So, after nog yielding an single developing egg from my first try at hatching chicks in an incubator, I decided to test my incubator's hygrometer and thermometer. I also bought a 2nd thermometer/hygrometer, intended for use in terrariums, to use alongside the ones built-in in my incubator. More...
    • LoreWalker
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    • calibration humidity incubabtion incubator incubator advice incubator off newbie temperature thermometer-hydrometer
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  20. Jlmiller5289

    Can my crazy chicks go outside? :)

    First time chicken owner here 😅 I have 4 chicks that I picked up on 3/21. I’d guess they are almost 5 weeks old? (Assuming they were 2 days or younger when I got them, they will be 5 weeks on this Friday) They all feathered out very fast and I can’t find any obvious fluff left on them. They...
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