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So, I'm getting into pheasantry, and have been reading up on the legalities of possessing, propogating, and trading/ selling pecies listed as threatened or endangered. I know MANY of us have or have had one or more of these listed species (ducks, chickens, pheasants, etc) but I have yet to see...

I was searching around for Texas specific current information on small farm processing and selling of chickens, and was able to find this. Please keep in mind this is specific information for Texas thanks to HB 410, passed by the Texas Legislature in 2019. Thought this may be helpful to others...

Hi, I am Cody, I live in Texas. I have 60+ chickens with nearly 30 different breeds! I have an Instagram dedicated to my chickens (@Codys_chickstagram). I have had my chickens since February of 2019! I have known about BYC for quite a while because it is the #1 website that pops up when you type...

Hey there! My wife and I are new to all this, and are interested in meat chickens. Looking forward to seeing all the information provided here. We purchased several acres in the country a few years ago out in East Texas, and are looking forward to learning and putting some clean meat in the freezer!

Hi y'all! I'm excited to be part of this community! I'm looking forward to sharing! We have had a backyard flock for the past 14 years. We have learned a lot. Right now are starting over again with a new flock. I'm excited to find some frizzled polish and silkies! I hope y'all have a...

Hi, ya'll, 30-60 adult California quail wanted for our research project at Texas A&M University of Commerce. We are looking for an even ratio of males and females, or as close to even as possible. We are willing to drive a fair distance so don't be shy to respond even if you live more than a...

After seeing some rat dropping in the nesting boxes and food I tried to clean it out. I didn’t have on a mask at first and I am really hoping I haven’t exposed myself to hantavirus. Can anyone calm my fears about this? Do most people get it after heavy exposure or can you get it more easily than...

Good morning, wherever you are! HMM, not seeing a template, but that's ok. This ain't my first rodeo. I'm a mom of 8, 3 adopted, with 2 still home. My love and I have 16 grandkids and 1.5 great-grands. We used to have a barnyard menagerie in Washington state, and loved every minute of it. We're...

Our baby chicks are 4 weeks old today. We went ahead and staged their coop so we could begin bringing them outdoors for a little while each day to get them used to being outside. When we brought them out today from the brooder (high 90’s) they immediately began to show signs of heat distress...

OK. I had hatched 8 eggs this summer, and it looks like 6 are black runner drakes. Unfortunately I will have to re-home 4 to 5 because I now only have 5 female runners and limited on the size of flock due to convenance. The father drake was a calm cucumber with lots of personality, which is why...

Hey y’all! I’m right out of San Antonio and am looking for goslings to raise! Please help!

Howdy! I am trying to find a breeder selling splash, blr, or some of the other varieties of wyandottes near brazos valley county, tx. I could go as far as Waco or Houston. Austin is too far :(. Thanks!

Howdy! It's been a bit since I've been back to this account. I've scanned relevant info from time to time in the past 6 (wow!) years, but haven't been very active. It's a shame, too. But, I'm back! Yay? Based on the above, you can figure that I'm not *new* to chickens. Our first flock was...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? This is my third time owning chickens. I first had them as a kid. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I now have 48! Eight laying hens, 8 juveniles, 5 roosters (I'm trying to rehome some of them). I just got an order of...

I have two young (10 week) beautiful Andalusian Roos. That is two too many. I'm not going to continue with this breed. These boys were hand fed, so they are about as friendly as this breed can get. They are starting to pick on each other, and that's with 10 acres of free range and 16 ladies. I...

We have two rescued muscovy ducks one is around 2 mo old named sunflower {male} and was abandoned with his sister at a neighborhood he is really tame and loves to be petted and would make a good show duck. The other one was rescued too named pine {male} he was found sick and had a broken wing...

We have two rescued muscovy ducks one is around 2 mo old named sunflower {male} and was abandoned with his sister at a neighborhood he is really tame and loves to be petted and would make a good show duck. The other one was rescued too named pine {male} he was found sick and had a broken wing...

Hello all! I've had chickens for almost a decade, mostly Easter eggers and a few Jersey giants and one Island Red rooster that's a bit slow in the head(it seems). Usually I just buy live chicks to refresh the DNA pool but I had some experience in the past at incubating but not much. Hopefully I...

I'm looking to sell my white amerucanas, I'm leaning more towards some other breeds. Trying to make sure they go good homes (don't care if for table or eggs, just treat them right sorta thing) They're a month old, not sure if any might be roos, i haven't heard any crows so far. Asking $35 for...