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So, this will be my page introducing you to all my family's animals! Note that we never really decided on a farm name, but for me "Promised Land Farm" stuck, so that's what we will call our little place for now. A little background, I never planned to have chickens, ducks, and sheep. All I...

Here is where we will see test scores and who is winning the tests. For more info on testings, search BYC for the thread entitled, Most Intelligent Peep! Don't forget to check out the Weekly Peep! 10/27/16 test set Participants: Name-Leo Age-7 Months Breed-Dominique...

...think differently for ducks or other domestic birds. ................................Ask yourself a few questions............................... *Do you want a coop you can walk into or just observe your chickens from the outside? When deciding this, keep in consideration that at some...

...wears a plaid shirt and jeans and a tan cowgirl hat. has a rope always hanging from her shoulder. Very skilled at roping. Has a southern accent. **AWARDED CHARACTERS** Name: Golden Spark (AKA Sparks) Type of character: domestic horse Owner: Eliza Loaned to: Alana To be used for: goal #2...

Ever wonder where or how this amazing chicken breed came about? Wonder no more! This (photo from MPC ~ MyPetChicken.com) is a Black Austrolorp hen. The Austrolorp breed was perfected in Austrailia in the early 1900's. It was developed with a focus on egg laying. It acheived worldwide...

If you have chickens, you eat eggs, you have a bunch of shells. What do you do with them? There are a few different ways to use your egg shells. Why not use every resource you can get from your girls? Egg-Eating Chickens I have a few girls that eat eggs. Naturally, people said "give them...

...him or out of sight from hens completely. 2. Correcting Your Rooster NEVER, and I repeat, NEVER corect your rooster in any of the below ways: *beating *smacking *spraying with water *kicking *or any other "correction methods" that may seem appropriate at the time. So, you may ask... How in...

Hi, all! These are just a few of the many friends I've made on BYC. If I forgot anyone, let me know ;) @Alexandra33 I haven't known Alex for very long, but she's already been so friendly to me. It's been great to get to know her. @chicken4prez I haven't known Lily for long either, but she's...

Welcome to the article. Most likely if you clicked here, you're a new chicken person or you wanted to add something to this article. This article will be open to anyone who wants to edit and correct spelling or grammatical errors, or to add your "two cents" of inforomation. Many new chicken...

What are the options for coop bedding? I only know a few and who knows, they might be the only ones. At the moment, I use pine and aspen shavings. I've heard lots of negative comments about these, however, I have never had a problem with them. I am debating switching to sand but I am not sure...

...their feed till it is dry which shouldn't take too long. AND you are finished! The procedure is quite simple and anyone can really do it. For a photo of the baskets I use, go to the link copied and pasted above. ~*How do YOU clean YOUR egg baskets? Share in the comments!*~ thanks for reading!

...eggs 3. How to store your eggs. This will be one of my shortest articles, as there is only simple information for newbies to chicken keeping. *How to Collect Eggs* Well, this may seem like a pretty common sense answer, but there is more to it than just picking up the eggs and taking them...

...eggs 3. How to store your eggs. This will be one of my shortest articles, as there is only simple information for newbies to chicken keeping. *How to Collect Eggs* Well, this may seem like a pretty common sense answer, but there is more to it than just picking up the eggs and taking them...

...I will not cover in this article, but a good editor I use for my photos is picmonkey.com . 1. Angles, photo settings, flash (use or don't?) **Angle** Finding the correct angle can be difficult, especially in the winter months. I find getting down at the level of the chickens is the best...

I am devoting myself to creating articles on topics that i have had problems finding answers for at the spur of the moment. I hope my articles are somewhat helpful to those new and old to chickens. Respiratory illness: In this article i am going to describe the lives of two of my girls. Both...

Anyone who has an egg-eating problem will undertsand that there are few solutions to fixing this problem and there isn't much of a chance of fixing it permanently unless you decide to cull the egg-eaters. ~There are many reasons why your chickens/poultry may have started eating eggs: 1. A...

When we got 28 chicks in April (4 rare breeds, 12 Gold Links, and 12 Barred Rocks) little did we know that one would have a deformity. I tried to keep on top of holding each one a little each day, but it was hard to tell them apart. So I probably didn't hold each and every one. Once they were...

Well we got 28 Easter chicks from a local feed store and 12 were Barred Rocks, 12 Gold Links, and what would Easter be like without the rare breeds? We got 1 Sicilian Buttercup, 1 Austrolorp, 1 Golden Campine, and 1 breed. Wings just happened to be one of those Barred Rocks. He's the nicest...

I know there are probably TONS of threads and articles out there about telling chicks apart, but I just figured I'd give you some of my advice! Have fun! to me the easiest way to tell the difference between the chicks is look at the size difference/ feathers. I'm going to teach you how to tell...

It all started when my dad said he wanted to get chickens. So we got 7 Gold Link hens from a store nearby and they were about 6 weeks when we got them. They were so cute! we started building a coop then decided we wanted 4 barred Rocks that were at the same store.. we got those (all hens) and...