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Glad to meet you, and welcome back to BYC. It's always hard to lose birds, however it happens. :hugs Here are my favorite beginning articles that helped me as a newbie. I hope you will find them helpful as well. All articles are short, have illustrations, and reviews, which are often worth...

Glad to meet you, Ray, and welcome to BYC. So cool that your family is thriving off grid. What a great sounding chicken barn you have! Best wishes from New England Here are my favorite beginning articles that helped me as a newbie. I hope you will find them helpful as well. All articles are...

Glad to meet you, DeeDee, and welcome to BYC.

Glad to meet you, April. Welcome to BYC. Condolences for the damage that bobcat did. :hugs It's hard to lose any of our hens! Best wishes with that sick lady. Here are my favorite beginning articles that helped me as a newbie. I hope you will find them helpful as well. All articles are short...

Hey, Hopey Mae, glad to meet you. Welcome to BYC. Best wishes with your birds and your homesteading plans!

What a cute picture of that duck! And what a nice looking flock of hens.

Glad to meet you, Alyssa, and welcome to BYC. There are lots of chat groups here, as well as contests and plenty of folks who love chickens and ducks (not to speak of quail, emus, peacocks and other animals as well). Greetings from New England!

OOOH, I love collies! Welcome to BYC! Do be careful when adding new birds to your flock. Not only will it be disruptive, but you should quarantine the new birds til you know they are not carrying any diseases. I think the article NFC pointed you to includes that suggestion. Here are my...

PS, there are a lot of different "right" ways to keep chickens. Be aware that there are lots of different opinions here, but the basics are that * they need plenty of space, * they want to be dry, and not too hot or too cold. * They need clean water, good food and grit, because chickens don't...

Glad to meet you. Is it Janell or Janellin? Either way, welcome to BYC! Here are my favorite beginning articles that helped me as a newbie. I hope you will find them helpful as well. All articles are short, have illustrations, and reviews, which are often worth looking at for the comments. 1...

Nice to meet you, Leif, and welcome to BYC. Here are 2 articles that should be helpful to you. BYC Lists of Chicken Ailments and Cures Chicken toys To look for articles on your own: A. Use the SEARCH button, but use the Advanced Search choice, and select ARTICLES at the top of the box. Just...

Take care of it right away! They probably need more space, first of all. Is there a brooder you have them in? I use cardboard boxes with some screens on top. But when they grow, they DO need more space. I add more box and connect them by cutting doorways and hooking them together with the flaps...

Hi, Michelle, and welcome to BYC. Hyline browns look so much like my Golden Buff girls. I wonder if they are actually the same thing, or if it's just that they used similar crosses to make them. Mine are very friendly. Best wishes from Massachusetts! I look forward to seeing you around, and...

Hi, Nikki, and welcome to BYC. Best wishes and congratulations on your new little farmstead. Here are a few articles about chickens that I found helpful as I started keeping hens. I hope you find them useful! Ventilation (important to chicken health), with helpful links to coop designs...

Debbie, i am in awe of the images you all generated. Looks like Fun!