Important Thread Archive

[patandchickens]

As Rob requested in the other thread, here are links to some important and unique threads on BYC that you might not ever run across on your own:

BYC History

Putting Faces With Names (Submit Your Mug Here)

Board Demographics (members' biographical info)

Please Use Search Feature


There are also some questions that are really really common (how do I build a homemade incubator; what's a good chicken first aid kit; etc). There's nothing at all wrong with people asking the question again to see if something new comes up, but it can be a good idea to use the 'Search' utility first, or check out the following standout threads :

What incubator should I get:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=15091

Learning to use an incubator and hatch eggs:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=32402&p=1 (long, but w/ valuable info)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=31806&p=1 (long, but w/ valuable info)

How to build an incubator
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=19675
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=21547
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=8510
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=19496

Chicken first-aid kit
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=33871
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3054
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=454
http://dlhunicorn.conforums.com/index.cgi?board=emergencies

How much space do I need per chicken (in coop, in run, total)?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=18442
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=15096
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=34001

Why can't I peel my hardboiled eggs, and what do I do about it?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=24428

[n.b. I will edit this post to add more as time permits today but right now I have cranky kids who want breakfast]


Pat, hoping others will do much of the work for me

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

Thank you for adding this. this is very beneficial and should be considered a sticky in my opinion

 

[Farmer Kitty]

Here's some more:
What causes prolapse:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=32448


Prolapse
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=26390&p=1
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=20555


Egg bound
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=32648&p=1
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=22308

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

I just made this.

Chick raising care sheet: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=409847#p409847

how to tell if an egg is fertile/INfertile
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16008

 

[SeaChick]

great, Pat!! Maybe you can consolidate all of these "indexes" into one post that can be stickied or even made into it's own page, rather than people having to read down through all of our additions...???

Here are mine:

My chickens are pecking/eating each other's feathers:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=34705

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=31291

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=36139

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=30486

CROP problems (sour? impacted?)

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=21498

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=22357

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=26215

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=31377

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=36772

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=38081

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=21096

 

[tiffanyh]

Helping chicks out of shell/ when to intervene:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=9316

 

[Reinbeau]

This whole thread needs to be moved to the Frequently Asked Questions subforum!

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Pat, you are WONDERFUL!!!

As we gather more of these, let's consolodate them all into one post and I'll add them to the FAQ post / thread!!!

 

[Farmer Kitty]

As it's been a few days, I thought I would bump this back up.

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

All have been added to the FAQ page... now to get all the new members to check there first!

Thanks to the great members above for helping to pull this stuff together!!

Any other suggestions for FAQs please add them here!