small flock

I have 5 week-old South African indigenous layer chicks (not quite sure of the exact breed) that I got from a local farm. They weren’t able to sex the chicks when I got them but I just rolled with it without given it the consideration needed. I’m hearing that it may be difficult to keep a small...

recently added a flock of 3 chickens to the other chicken that i already had before. i bought the 3 chickens with the intention of adding them together. after around a week of the chickens not showing any signs of illness or lethargy, i decided to mix them in. the flock is made out of 2 hens and...

My husband and I finished our coop this week! :yesss: The interior measures about 7.5’ x 11’, so plenty of room for my six girls with a bit of chicken math already factored in. For anyone curious, here’s a build breakdown: Walls + Flooring The walls are pallets, with CDX exterior and OSB...

I have a small flock of 6 hens (I had a roo but he sadly passed protecting his girls. He was a old boy that took his job very seriously) we collect eggs twice a day. Once around 930 am and then again at 8-9 pm when I do lock up. When my roo was here we would get 4-6 eggs a day (2 of my girls...

Hi! I have a disabled chicken named Paddy whos got no upper beak. Shes come a long way and is wonderful. I have a chill silkie to keep her company and tomorrow im meeting up with a woman whos giving me another disabled hen to add to the tiny flock. She lost an eye somehow in the late...

I have 5 chickens. A black Jersey giant hen, a bantam rooster. I wish someone could tell me exactly what kind of bantam rooster he is. I also hatched out an incubator some white silkies. I think 1 rooster and 2 hens. One of the hens look like a rooster. But not as much as the other rooster and...

hi! my name is ava! i’m in cali and have a small backyard flock of 3 adult chickens and 3 chicks. there’s one rooster, and two hens. i love chickens so much! i had my first flock when i was only 9 years old. i also have 2 kitties (duchess and duke), 3 fish (fish, chips, and fry), and one...

I am working on slowly reintroducing my head hen back to the tiny flock after an injury. The only thing they all seem interested in is figuring out what mesh is. None have tried to attack each other through the mesh. I am having a lot of anxiety about letting her out when shes better. So, does...

So my head hen had an impacted crop and had to get surgery. During that time she also sprained her leg. She has been inside recovering and the more I read about sprained legs I am getting worried about reintroducing her. She was the head hen out of the three and they were all raised together...

My flock is all jacked up. I have 6 hens; a barred rock, RIR, Issa brown, EE, americauna, and a lacy Wyandot. The crappy behavior started with Loretta the Issa brown. She started picking feathers and chasing my americauna Fluff. It was stressful and I should've isolated Loretta. I'm certain that...

I have a flock of 4 hens and 2 roosters. They are all about 6 months old now. I’ve always known that I have too many roosters but I’ve had a hard time finding a home for one. It wasn’t an issue until this morning. One of my roosters was relentlessly attacking the other. Oddly enough, the one...

Edit: thanks so much for the advice, now that it’s daylight we think she hurt her head on the fence, and will be putting them back together today as well as changing the type of fencing! :)

I know I am getting a little ahead of myself with this post, but I am a planner! We have six chicks in the brooder, they will be four weeks old next Tuesday. They are all different breeds, from Murray McMurray and were supposed to be hens. We have suspicions of our golden laced Wyandotte being...

I recently lost my biggest hen suddenly, with no signs of illness or trauma. She just kinda dropped dead. Since she died, my other Rhode Island Red has stopped laying. She doesn’t have any symptoms of being egg bound and has been eating normally. My other two Easter Eggers are still laying...

Hey everyone ! I’m from Canada so we see some pretty cold winters. It’s been mild so we’ve been let off easy. But I see it’s going to dip down into the -20 to -30 in the next couple weeks. I have 3 sex links in a small backyard coop. It’s partially insulated (All the walls and roof minus the big...

My big rooster got pretty protective once he got his hens but he's getting even more so lately. He only has 2 hens, would getting more hens for him help? I figured maybe he's being overprotective since he only has the 2 and if he had more he'd mellow out a bit. I was thinking I might just get a...

I've been using BYC.com since 2016 when I was planning to start my flock, but I never introduced myself. I just created a new thread so in the spirit of etiquette, I'm officially introducing myself as well. I started my flock with 4 (3+spare :/) day-old Barnevelder hens in April 2017, their...