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  1. ajsflock

    greetings from Montana

    Hello there! I’m AJ, I’m 17 and a beginner homesteader! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? April 23 of this year, I brought home 6 white california pullets, and June 19th (just yesterday) I saw that tractor supply had ordered more chicks! So of course, now I have...
  2. H

    Couple questions about 3 week old chicks from newbie

    Hello, we are new to chickens and bought 4 chicks of about 2 weeks old last week. I have one concern and one question (haha for right now). 1. Concern: I’ve found blood in their brooder a few times (starting the day after we brought them home). They were in one of those large rubber storage...
  3. abmurry914

    One chicken not roosting

    Hello again, We have 9 chickens that are about ten weeks old, they've been out in the coop for about 4 weeks now. The first week it was still pretty chilly at night and the girls weren't roosting at night, the were all huddling together. As time went on they began using the roosting bars. We...
  4. rkpaulsfamily

    City Chicks N Gardens

    City girl here with my first set of backyard chickens! Love chickens, gardening and flowers! We’ve had our chickens for 4 weeks and bought adult chickens. We have a total of 8 hens right now; and a variety of breeds. We have 3 RIR, 1 Buffed Orphington, 1 Barred Rock, 1 Cinnamon Queen, 1...
  5. Elie And Her Flock

    Elie And Her Flock

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  6. I

    Hi Everybody!

    Hello peeps! My name is Izzy and I am, alas, without chickens at the moment. I live in an apartment with a landlord who is NOT KEEN on the idea of having chickens on the property. Sad. But I have plans! Plans for chickens when my husband and I get a house of our own, preferably in the...
  7. Missjlee4377

    Purple Hair Poultry: The Journey

    I just have to get this out to SOMEONE! Bear with me this first post is a condensed 7 week journey... So here me out, I'm green at this chicken business. I feel like I've moved my way up the ranks you know? Crazy Cat Lady to Plant Lady and now (holy sh*t I have a farmhouse and property, this is...
  8. RebelEgger

    RebelEgger

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  9. DONNAEIEIO

    On the fence...

    HOWDY! My name is Donna and I live in Irving, Texas.... My husband and I love to watch birds out of our kitchen window and I had this crazy thought today as we sat eating lunch.... that I NEEDED A CHICKEN COOP! Weird, I know!!...My husband rolled his eyes and left the room, leaving me to...
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    • hubby lol at me about having a coop i'll probably need lots of help know nothing about chickens newbie
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  10. M

    A good chance they hatch tonight-light?

    Newbie here. We have had chickens for a year and are having our first eggs hatching very soon! We started hearing (one? several?) peeps this afternoon from our silky's clutch of five. My question is, if there is a decent chance one or more hatch tonight while we are asleep, should I leave a heat...
  11. S

    Thanks for let me join the group.

    As I was growing up my mom raised chickens. After our eight year old grandson found a chicken nest in our haystack. He ask grandpa if he could have the chicks. Our grandson started looking up chickens online, as part of his school work. We all took a chick class from our local feed store. After...
  12. Tblas

    Free ranging for the first time

    Hello all, Nervous Newbie here! We got our girls just about a week ago. They are 18ish weeks old Red stars. I’ve been going in daily with treats having them become comfortable with me. They are picky about their treats and won’t always eat from me. I’ve picked each of them up a few times. We...
  13. FLXChicken

    Hello! Been a "lurker" for years, finally brought home chicks and decided to join BYC!

    Hello! We're Tracy (and Gordon) from the Finger Lakes in New York, and I've been visiting BYC for years looking for advice and information while we decided on if and when we should get chickens. I'm excited to join BYC because I have been reading posts on this site for years since it comes up...
  14. J

    Introducing Ourselves

    Hi! We're located in Northern CA and are excited about getting started with some quail. We don't have any birds and have a fairly small backyard, so quail seems like a good place to start. We're in the process of forming a non-profit educational organization to support people in finding ways to...
  15. 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...
  16. S

    Documenting the growth of my Russian Orloff chicks.

    Looking on youtube I couldn't find many videos of Russian Orloff chicks so I am going to post daily videos of my three chicks to show them growing up and how they look throughout their growing process. I am hoping these are actual Russian Orloff chicks, the local store I bought them from was not...
  17. T

    Two bald bumps on the back of my chick under her wings

    I would really like more information on these bumps and maybe a "how to treat at home" guide because of the virus, everything is really hard to get to so I dont know if a vet is a possibility but if I have to bring her in. I will! They are two relatively small bald bumps on her back. I think...
  18. R

    New Chicken Mom from KY!

    Hey new chicken Mom here in KY. Saturday April 3rd we decided to bring home 7 baby day old chicks! Are new flock will include 2 buff brahmas, 2 light brahmas, 2 dark brahmas, and 1 Ayam Cemani. We are hoping our cemani is a cockerel. I was told about this group from a woman I ran into at the...
  19. Hawaii Newbie 2020

    Strange situation (incubating feral chicken eggs)

    Aloha! This is probably a bit of a unique problem, but any help is appreciated. My family decided to get some laying hens this year, and have had a hard time finding a local breeder who's got any. While we were waiting for something to come through, we thought we'd try to catch some feral...
  20. Laurennturn

    West GA chicken mama

    I’m new to raising chickens, but I’ve had a slew of odd animals throughout my life. I really enjoyed raising ducks as a teenager, and turkeys as a small child! I currently have 4 girls, all about 2 weeks old, 2 golden comets, 1 Isa brown and one that I can’t remember 🤦‍♀️ I’m very excited to...
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