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Hopefully to be moving to some place more rural. New York, although upstate... Is still not country enough. Anyone from Arkansas? How is it there? I'm looking at houses How is everyone

Hey! As you can probably already guess, I am a new member of BYC! :frow I live in the sunny state of Texas, and have a flock of 10 hens, with some eggs in the incubator currently as well. I have a few other animals as well, such as dogs, cats, horses, and even a ball python. I have owned...

Hello from the good ole’ Pacific Northwest! I’ve been on here for a little bit but never introduced myself so here’s a little about muah! 1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Kind of- I first got my chicks in the fall of 2020. Just as the pandemic started coming around...

Glad to finally join after reading posts for the last two years! In addition to being a flock father I own and operate Justice Brothers Ranch, a citrus and cattle operation that's been up and running since 1928. We've done a lot of things over the last 90+ years, but we've most recently wound...

Thank you so much for accepting me (plus my flock of 9) to your fabulous community!! I don’t know why I haven’t registered til just now; I have been checking various threads regularly for the past year to answer all of my new crazy chicken mama questions. So again, thank you, thank you, from my...

Hi guys! Just joined, I have 2 ducks, one male one female. I have raised them from babies. My female just started laying and I have some eggs in the incubator. Having humidity issues! I can’t keep it high enough. Her eggs have been fertile (I opened 2 of them), and I have 7 in the incubator. One...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens. I just got my first few chicks about 3 weeks ago. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I currently have 8 girls. I will be getting 6 more chicks in a week and a half and another three the week after...

I am new to chickens. I just ordered my first 5 hens on Friday and they will be read for pick up on June4th. I ordered all Easter Eggers for my first coop I am excited about beautiful eggs I will get and think they will be an excellent addition to my family, Currently it is me, my husband, his...

Hi, my name is Joe I’m new to this forum, and new to keeping chickens as well. I’m just joining to learn more about my hens and solve any problems I may have with them in the future (although hopefully I won’t have too many) although unfortunately I have already had some troubles in the short...

Hi everyone I thought it was about time I joined as I've been using the threads for information over the last few months. I became a first time chicken mama 2 weeks ago when I finally brought home my 3 silkies. They are uk LF silkies, I have a bearded red plye at 13 weeks old, a bearded...

Hello, I am new to raising chickens! I was around chickens often as a kid but was never responsible for them until now. I have 11- 4weeks old chicks: 2 Speckled Russian Orloffs 2 Buff Orpingtons 2 Golden Sexlinks 2 Russian Orloff X Blk Copper Merans 1 Rhode Island Red 1 Barred Rock 1 Easter...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have showed poultry since I was 5, I am still quite young but have been showing and raising birds for a while. I raise mostly ducks now. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have about 14 chickens, and maybe 40 ducks...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I first got chickens when I was four years old after bugging my parents about it forever. I saved all my money and finally got some pretty hens in my life. It's all gone crazy from there. (2) How many chickens do you have right...

:lovehello! :frow I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Kara and I’m from a farm in northern Alberta. I’m a new chicken mom and I’ve come here for advice! I have 10- 7 week old chickens that are Rhode Island Red and Plymouth mix. I’ve had them for 4 weeks now. We made a temporary...

Hi, I'm Elinjay, I'm 19 years old. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I first got chickens about 3 weeks ago, I incubated 50 eggs and got 13 hatchlings. I'm now incubating ducks and geese (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 16 (2 chickens, a rooster and 13...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have had chickens at random throughout my life. At one time we had 300 chickens wandering around the farm. Finally, about four/five years ago I ordered some chickens from a hatchery and I fell in love all over again. I'm still...

Hi, my name is Zola. :frowI have two pet Pekin ducks named Peggy and Gus. I live in Richmond VA. Poor Gus broke his wing and is getting it amputated tomorrow so I'll probably be posting about his recovery. And if any of y'all have experienced this, I'd love to hear from you.

Hi Everyone :) My name is Hayley! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm brand new to chickens! I got my first chicks in April. I started with two baby Silkies (Named Morticia and Gabe) and a dark Brahma (Super Hans). Super Hans turned out to be a rooster and in our...

Hey guys!! I've had my eye on a light Brahma for awhile now and was FINALLY able to purchase one. It is a pullet that's 4 months old. Not fond of people just yet... the people caught it with a net which freaked me out. My flock of 6 is very very friendly. Any recommendations to get this girl...

Hello, My name is Lizzy and I've been raising chickens for only a few years. My oldeat girls are about 3 years, but I have some younger girls as well. Right now I have around 28 chickens (we have a Roo as well) As for breeds, I'm most familiar with and have mostly Black Copper Marans (I adore...