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  1. MysteryChicken

    Turning Green house into coop, What's the best way to do it?

    Hello, just looking of tips, & tricks on how to do this. Gonna be turning a greenhouse into a coop for my Sumatras. I think it's 20' X 7' X 8' I'll have to ask my mom for size again.
  2. Pollito Pelon

    Brinsea Ovation 56 Ex

    Just ordered a Brinsea Incubator Any tips for getting started it will be arriving next week I plan on doing mostly chickens but maybe turkeys and other birds.
  3. S

    New member, could use some pointers on types of chickens for my area! (Delaware)

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm a complete Chicken Virgin; I have some close friends that raised chickens for many years and I've had an interest in it - my area never allowed them before unfortunately - HOWEVER I'm currently in the midst of moving into a new...
  4. Jasss998

    Pekin

    do Pekins get hot easier/more often? if so, why?
    • Jasss998
    • Thread
    • duck advice duckling ducks pekin pekins tips
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. Q

    Incubation Problems

    So I bought this incubator ( https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81X6ny9jXWL._AC_SY450_.jpg) two months ago and turns out it isn't working as I thought. The reviews were great until I checked the page again and it was removed, probably because it was a scam. Since I couldn't find...
  6. WildCHILD400

    New Bun

    Hi, I just adopted a new female Lion head bun due to my last bun passing from GI Stasis. I want to do as much as possible to avoid the same problem with my new girl. What can I do and what can I feed her to help prevent it from happening again? (She will be mainly an indoor rabbit) I am also...
  7. I

    Is the egg alive?

    Hi! I found this egg in my backyard and I cannot tell if it’s alive. My friend’s brother thinks it’s a goose egg. Anyways, I tried checking to see if it was alive by doing this thing called “candling” and I still can’t tell if it’s alive or not. If it is alive, any tips on taking care of it will...
    • imjin03
    • Thread
    • alive alive or not can anyone tell me what these are? candeling dead bird? egg egg candling egg death tips
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  8. QuailFeather

    Any tips for hurt quail?

    I always get a hurt quail now and then, so any of you got any tips? I am talking like what instruments should I have and what ointments and sprays. It would be very nice.
  9. Hanathehappyhen

    Any Tips For Jungle Fowl?

    Hi! I've been doing some research on getting some Jungle Fowl as pets. I wouldn't say I have lots of information on keeping Jungle Fowl and I'm not sure where to start. I know the different breeds Grey, Red,Green, and Sri Lanka, but that's about as much information I could get from Google. So it...
  10. M

    Mysterious illness slowly killing chickens

    We have a small backyard flock. Since we have dogs too, they don’t free range. They’re in a coop and decent sized run area. We’ve had them all since day old chicks, but several months ago we started losing chickens very slowly. The process goes like this, and we’ve tried so many things to figure...
  11. 10 Things I Wish I Had Done Differently After 8 Years of Chicken Raising

    10 Things I Wish I Had Done Differently After 8 Years of Chicken Raising

    Well BYC, it's been a good while since I was last on here! In the past couple days I've suddenly been bit by the writing bug again, and thus I thought I had better write on this website seeing as my last article was published over a year ago!:th I've been at this chicken raising thing for a...
  12. DecT

    Has anyone got a Brick coop

    Has anyone got a Brick coop? tips pls ... pros and cons.... oh, and pics too MT
  13. MissMarple

    How to beat the heat?

    I'm in Eastern Arkansas, in the Delta; land of the mosquitoes. We're in the middle of yet another heat wave. How do y'all beat the heat? My teens are outside with a fan, have access to shade, one drinker has electrolytes, the other is just plain water, I continuously change the water and try to...
  14. Ashleygc470

    Hatching tips

    Our first incubation, we had 3 out of 8 fertilized eggs successfully hatch. I know we messed up in a few areas. We opened it too many times and didn't lay them on their side on day 18. Question 1: Do y'all have any tips that aren't well known? Something you discovered that has worked good for...
  15. Ambray

    I need some advice with quail eggs.

    Okay so, I recently tried hatching a chicken egg and the chick ended up dieing before it hatched. I guess my mom felt bad or something, because she went and order 7 quail eggs and I'm really lost on what to do. I currently have the incubator at 37.5 C and humidity at 47. I am using the janoel 12...
    • Ambray
    • Thread
    • hatching quail eggs tips
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Quail
  16. T

    Shed/Coop Combo Design Help

    :frowHi! We've begun construction on a multipurpose shed+coop. The first image is of the dividing wall between the two, the second image is the idea we're stemming from (raised coop floor, pull out storage drawers underneath). I'm stuck on how we should do with this wall? I love the open look...
  17. ChickStavie

    Newbie inbound

    hello new to backyard Chicken farming was just here to know more like what breed are my chicks got them from a neighbors batch and anything other tips anyone would like to share appreciated
  18. MasterOfAllChickens111

    Japanese Bantam Questions.

    I got some new Japanese Bantams. I’ve never had this breed in my life. They are black tailed white Japanese Bantams. A woman sold two clutches to me. One hatched on April 2 and the other hatched on March 28. The March’s one are 3 weeks old today. I just want to know if I have boys/girls. It...
  19. sarastamand

    Earthworms for teenage chicks? Ermine also lurking...

    Is it okay to feed my (almost - few days away) 6 week old teenage chicks earthworms? They love crickets, mealworms, and wax worms but I wanted to introduce them to something new. I’m hoping to get them in their coop soon, but we have an ermine lurking around! We’ve been trying for weeks to...
  20. Le Moth

    Tips for male muscovies?

    Male muscovies have such thick necks that I stuffed up the last one, I used a hatchet and while he bled out within 20 seconds, it did not cut through the neck and was very traumatic for my brother(10) and I (I can still hear the poor duck gurgling) I think I lack the upper body strength, I'm...
    • Le Moth
    • Thread
    • culling duck kill kill cone muscovies tips
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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