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  1. RebelEgger

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  2. 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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  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. I

    Hello!

    Hi, Im a new chick parent with 4, 2 day old chicks which hatched early this week, trying to get to grips with normal chick behaviour. We have One of each of the following: B silkie Blue pekin Buff plymouth rock Rhode island red I am currently a medical student and have been in isolation from...
  15. 2BackYardChicks

    Howdy from East of Sacramento

    Howdy! My name is Christina and yes myself and family are brand new here and just researching our set up and how to get started. So we are in the pre-chicken faze. A couple of our questions I'm looking for guidance on are: 1. Best varieties for semi suburban areas? 2. Best varieties inland...
  16. J

    Howdy From Hudson

    I have a backyard garden, a couple loquat trees, and some awesome neighbors that I wouldn't trade for the world. The one thing i would like to add to my backyard, is a chicken coop. I am starting on a blank slate with this, but am good with my hands and am pretty creative. I just don't know of...
  17. Grey Gables

    My Chicken Journey: Day 5

    Hi! Since I'm new to chickens, I figure it would be fun to chronicle my journey. :) I mentioned this in my introduction post, but I have been planning on getting chicks for over a year now. Over the last year, I've read up on all kinds of things, hopefully better preparing myself for this...
  18. AmesHillFarm

    So Pleased to Say Hello!

    Hello all! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I grew up on a small family farm and we had chickens, but it's been quite a few years since then. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Zero. I currently live in a rental that has no yard at all and in a city...
  19. Willow2253

    Hello, new member

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm fairly new, my family started our flock about a year and a half ago. My only experience before that was when my class hatched chicks in elementary school, or when our neighbor's chickens got over the fence into our yard. However...
  20. C

    Charlie's Hen

    Hello, I am Val and Charlie is our main rooster and official farm greeter. He is a Salmon Favorelle and knows that he is special. I am his main hen, do all his cleaning, feeding and general coop management. Charlie was one of our first chickens and he has been special from day one. He is not...
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