Announcement BYC Official Polls: Existing - New - Brainstorming

[PippinTheChicken]

Good idea, but whats the difference between cross breeds and hybrids?

Aren't hybrids designed for eggs and stuff whilst cross breeds are just any 2 chickens bred together

 

[3KillerBs]

Aren't hybrids designed for eggs and stuff whilst cross breeds are just any 2 chickens bred together

Hybrid is a fancy name for a cross done on purpose.

 

[BDutch]

Aren't hybrids designed for eggs and stuff whilst cross breeds are just any 2 chickens bred together

I learned that the name hybrids is used for/by the chickens for max egg production or max meat production. And the chickens are primarily established for factory farming. It’s a specialised industry and these hybrids with names like , ISA Brown, Gold Star, Lohmann, are not mixed breeds by small farms and BYC keepers.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Good idea, but whats the difference between cross breeds and hybrids?

Technically a hybrid is a cross between two different species. Generally in chickens when we say “hybrid“ we are talking about specially bred hatchery birds, basically designer mutts.

 

[BYC Project Manager]

Hey peeps! What Are You Doing to Protect Your Flock From Bird Flu (H5N1) Infection? Take part in this great poll and let us know.

Thank you @BDutch for this brilliant poll idea!

New poll idea:
What did you do to prevent a bird flu (H5N1) infection ?

• cover the run with a tarp or something else to stop poop from flying birds comin into the run
• cover the run with netting of hwc to prevent that wild birds come in the run
• stop free ranging.
• keep the chickens in the coop
• make another (temporary) fenced area or run
• use a chemical to disinfect my boots/shoes
• nothing
• allow no other persons (beside …) near my chickens
• no new chickens from elsewhere
• other (please explain).

If you use this idea, please improve the poll.

 

[BYC Project Manager]

Hey peeps! What Bedding Do YOU Use in The Brooder? Let us know in this great poll.

Thank you @Lemon-Drop for hosting this great poll!

 

[BDutch]

Another poll idea. There is one active now about incubation mistakes. Meant for incubators. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/biggest-incubation-mistakes.1490169/page-11#post-25708310

I would love to see a similar poll for breeding with broodies.

 

[BDutch]

What where you’re biggest mistakes hatching with broodies ?

• Never hatched with a broody
• Letting other chickens lay eggs in the nest
• Letting the broody sitting on an unsafe nest
• Giving the broody unfertilised eggs
• Letting the broody hatch eggs with a different starting point/first day
• Having the chicken hatch the eggs high above the ground (chicks don’t now how to return)
• Having 2 or 3 broodies on one nest.
• Not separating the broody from the flock
• Not marking the eggs the eggs that should be the ones to hatch
• Leaving eggs in the nest too long.
• Giving the chicks, chick feed and the broody layer feed.
• Giving water to the tiny chicks in an open bowl.
• Giving the chicks a heat pad/lamp.
• Not checking on lice or mite
• Other , please explain.

If you like this idea, please improve the questions. I just wrote them quickly, and they really need improvement!

 

[BYC Project Manager]

If you hatch eggs in an incubator, you may have come across a few issues. So we'd like to find out: Which Egg Hatching Problems Have You Encountered?

 

[BYC Project Manager]

New fun & exciting poll in progress: Which of These White Chicken Breeds Do You Have?
Check it out pronto!