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I separated a few hens and a roo from my main flock to a smaller coop and run. They have been together for 4 weeks. I pulled the roo out yesterday and put him back in the main flock, having met my breeding goal. I wanted to give my hens a break and left them in the smaller run The roo I...

I wanted to ask a few questions about chicken lineage. When you have first generation breeder stock on your farm from an outside supplier is this considered f1? Or, is that generations offspring f1? How about the same question, but when you cross breed? When considering the cock for your...

I am looking for a source of non gmo 5-way for bulk ordering. Maybe 10 50lb bags at a time. Can anyone help me out?

When making selection on who to cull and who to save what traits are desired in the cockerells you plan to breed? I am confident I could make a good roo selection later in life but am not certain on what to look for at 3 months. Should I wait longer for certain traits to present themselves...

looking for some ccl fertile eggs or chicks from a hobby breeder on byc. will travel reasonably for chicks, piedmont nc.

looking for recommendations for a grain mill. We have started to produce our own feed and need to mill it. Something to chop up straw and something to grind up oats and corn. I don't want to brake the bank, only feeding about 100 mouths a day.

just got an order of chicks in the mail, thankfully they got here a day early. It's supposed to be in the 20's tonight. One chick has a pretty badly broken leg. How do I go about setting?

we are starting a small family farm and will be starting our chicken operation this year and I would like some opinion on breed choice. we are looking for solid duel purpose breed that can tolerate the sc/nc heat in the summer. our thoughts are to purchase 2 breeds to start. approximately 25...

So I haven't posted in forever, something like 4 years maybe. Life has been a bit crazy. :wee My partner left her job as a school teacher because of some pretty shady stuff going on at the public schools. Her ambition was to start a garden consulting business where she would help folks get...

I need some opinions – We are building a new barn. I would like to house chickens and goats. We will have 4 pastures about 3 acers each and 2 small pens about 1000 sqft. Small pens are for breeding, sick bay or maybe a few pigs in the future. The idea is to have each pasture connect to one...

Have a couple of spent hens that need to be turned into soup. We tried this last year with a few old girls, and our broth did not turn out. I'm not sure what we did wrong. Hens went into a crockpot with a few cups of water and some salt until the carcass was almost bare. Then we filtered through...

Had a pullet lay an egg, maybe her first, and everything came out with the egg. Found her this afternoon, alive and in pain, egg hanging from her vent in what looked like her oviduct? Any idea what this was or caused by? I have a snap shot, but its awfully nasty.

We're fixin to set a couple fence posts and I was wondering what you all thought about coating the posts before putting them in the ground. The lumber is PT. We set a few (about 50) treated post about 2 years ago and have had 3 or 4 rot out. My neighbor (old timer) said that they use to coat...

With spring around the corner, its just about time for us to order some broilers to grow out. I would like to raise something different and was hoping to get some opinions from seasoned homesteaders that process their own food. Keeping in mind, that we do not sell our meat and don't really mind...

Currently feed Southern State pellets and I would like to start supplementing my flock with a bit of homemade stock. Not to sure where to start and would take a few pointers for those willing to share. - just looking to use stuff I can get at the feeds store for now Right now I currently give...

Mystery chick. Thinking she is some kind of cross, but would like to get opinions. She's a bit nervous and flighty (hence the crapy pictures). Prefers to roost in a tree outside of the coop. Laid her first egg today, small and chocolate brown.

I would like to do a bit of information gathering, for curiosity sake, and was wondering if any of you could point me in the right direction towards a beginners guide from a-z about the hows and whys of keeping peafowl. Save me a bit of time reading though 100 pages of threads. :)

I need a few hints on getting our pullets to go into the coop at dusk. Currently I have 2 young ones that are persistent about roosting outside. We have been bringing them into the coop every night before it gets dark and they take to their roost with no fretting. We locked them in the coop for...

I have read on the BYC forum that you can feed your chooks some corn in the evening to help keep them a bit warmer at night by generating some internal heat. I am curious about this and would like to learn a bit more, can anyone give me some information on this? Why would this work, something to...

I have seen a few folks on here make a nipple waterer with a 5 gallon bucket with some 3/4 inch pvc. I want to make one. I didnt think it was going to be to tricky, just some plumbing and a few minutes of putting it together. But I have ran into a bit of a snag and need some guidance. The...