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So after a community survey, the city here is finally recommending chickens to the City Council. This is after they turned it down, one person saying something along the lines of "My neighbors had chickens when I was a kid, and they smelled awful", which was her reason for a no vote. The City's...

Hi all- not sure where to post this. Long story short- our healthy flock of 12+ years had a Marek's outbreak last fall, and we had to dispose of our backyard hens. Now we are getting geared up for chicks but wonder what our options are. I know we can order vaccinated chicks, but we do not need...

I had to remove all of my chickens because we somehow got Mareks on our property. I have considered getting doves but want to know if doves and pigeons can get Mareks before I do so.

My chickens have been dropping like flies for the past few months. We had them for over 10 years with no problems- only lost on hen in that time to a raccoon and the other hens all lived past 10 years old. Anyway, we found that the culprit is Mareks. A warning to new chicken owners- buy...

So my mom owned our house before us-we bought it from her. She had chickens there legally since about 10+ years ago. When we bought the house we inherited the chickens. Since she got them however they have changed the rules. Most lots in town are 7000sqft or less. The rules are that you can have...

with their French press? I am. I think coffee is good in general, but the French press caresses the grounds just so, and the outcome is heaven in a cup. Anyone else use one?

I have a salmon faverolle 3 week old cockerel, an EE 3 week old pullet, and a porcelain d'uccle 3 week old undetermined. Need them out to make room for some speckled sussex chicks. Located near Salem.

Hi all~ I have the following for sale-local pick up only-near Salem: (1) light brahma bantam hen-maybe 2 years old (1) white cochin bantam hen- age unknown-bought her last year (1) EE pullet 3 week old chick (1) Salmon Faverolle chick 3 weeks-maybe a roo but not sure (1) Bantam pocelain...

So who is going? I'm taking shmooborp up there for the day. Not showing, just looking. I'm just wondering who will be there. Last year I bought some button quail from Terra and didn't even know it was her! I would love to meet some BYCers while we are there

Hello all~ I have a special little 4ish month old bantam Dominique rooster that needs a new home. He is special because he has some foot issues. He doesn't bend his toes well, so he walks sort of like palms down with toes a little up and stiff. I can't have roosters and he's starting to crow...

I went to a farm today to pick up a dog and the woman (I know her sister) asked if I would be interested in hatching goose eggs for her. I am finding it hard to weed through the info here-can anyone tell me anything about hatching geese? I know the hatch rates are usually lower than for...

So with the economy being so bad, and a "holiday " coming up, what are you all doing to enjoy couple/family time and save money? I'm planning to clean the house, send dd to grandma's house, and cook dh a nice meal and watch a Netflix movie. Let's hear your ideas!!

So my eggs were on day 16 yesterday-I was busy with a sick dd for the first half of the day so I didn't check my humidity. When out went out to look at 4pm, the humidity was 24% How devastating will this be for my hatch rate? Some should still make it through, yes? I have a hovabator 1588, so...

I have a really nice 4x4 brooder that my dh built for me, but it is just too large to use for a few chicks. So yesterday I talked him into buying a 101 gallon metal stock tank to use for chicks! It's big but long so it will fit much better in the tiny area we have. Anyone else use these? I...

2000 Posts! This is my 2000th post on BYC since joining last Spring. I love BYC....off to post some more!

I see lots of people with lots of quail. Do you all eat them, or just have them as pets or what? I saw monarch's quail processing, and it seems like a lot of work for a tiny amount of meat. Is it hard to eat around the mini bones?

So I just saw that a mod said that the organization is "extremist". I am just curious how the label of extremist is obtained. I know there is a rule to not talk about one "extremist" animal group, but now it seems like the rules are spreading to other groups. Have all the mods made a consensus...

I have two sets of these beautiful vintage look ceramic ducks from Tender Heart Treasures. They measure about 5"H x 6"L. They are hollowed out so that you can add something to them for the tabletop or??? I am ISO purebred hatching eggs that have been checked for fertility. I will take one dozen...

An acquaintance of mine just wrote to our mom's group and said that her dh wants to just be friends. He said they can be best friends and that nothing will change between them as far as getting along. She has a son who is autistic and another younger child. She has no job, and has to find a job...

I posted a while back about a pullet with walking/balance issues, and my 4 month old bantam cockerel also suddenly came down with issues of standing and walking. Now I think after a month+ of observation that they are not related. Here is what he does-keep in mind he was totally normal until a...