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Need to find homes for these two 11 week old Swedish Flower Hen cockerels. Had a male heavy hatch and can't keep them all. Hard to find in NY area. I'm located in Duchess County NY. Willing to drive to meet up a reasonable distance. both are black based Mille fluer coloring, one with more red...

Hi all, I can see a larger incubator in my future. For now my passion for chickens, learning and trying to build two separate flocks of layers for personal enjoyment first and formost, and learning about raising and keeping chickens healthy. My intention is to have two separate flocks in two...

So tonight a friend from the suburbs I used to live in told me she was going to hatch some chicks with her children. I asked her how the heck she was going to keep chickens in my old town that has the strictest rules of what you can and can't do on your 80 x 100 piece of property! She said she...

One Golden Campine cockrel in need of new home. Missexed roo from Meyer in need of rehoming. All ready starting his crowing,, and located in an area where Roo's aren't allowed. Located in Long Island, NY but can also be brought to Dutchess County, NY for a meet up. PM if interested.

Hello I have bought some Lavender Ameraucana hatching eggs. I just finished my first try at hatching in a Brinsea Mini Advance and had 4 out of 7 hatch. 2 were infertile eggs and one quit very early on. I have always wanted some Ameraucana chicks, as I have a lovely black/lav split roo...

Hope someone can give me some insight. I just finished my first attempt at hatching some eggs. I have a Brinsea Mini Advance and set 7 eggs on April 9th. Only 4 made it to lockdown, and I had one hatch on Day 20, the next 2 on Day 21, and thought the last one was going to be a late death...

I am sure this has been shared before somewhere on this wonderful site, but thought I would post it nonetheless. It is truly neat to see how everything evolves and helped me to realize what I am seeing when we candle. It is truly amazing this all happens in just 21 days. Good luck to all the...

Hi everyone, Thank you in advance for all the information that I have learned from the point of first getting my chicks a year and a half ago, surviving rehoming a missexed pullet that turned out to be a vicious rooster, adopting a new rooster to watch over my 9 free ranging girls,, first...

How does one post a video, do you have to first put it up on a site like youtube, then post it here? I keep trying to post one off of my computer, and I doesn't work. Thank you for any input. MB

Found this on the GF website blog. Anyone use these, or have any experience. Of course, looks like it would only work with crumbles.. http://greenfirefarms.com/2012/10/zero-waste-feeder/

Hi guys, I have 9(number of pullets) -16 week old pullets from a July 23rd hatch date. I have just started to observe small changes in my flock. So far, my one mis sexed Roo has started crowing regularly after finding his voice after weeks of funny and comical attempts. I am seeing small...

Just came across this picture on the internet. it is "rainbow Egg Row" on "Huckleberry Farm website in South Carolina. This is how I imagine my chicken area of my farm will look like when I win the lottery! I can breed all different kids of chickens..to my heart content! So pretty!

Hello everyone I hope the pictures are good enough, if not, I can get more tomorrow. MY DD who is 11 didn't do too great a job of focusing the phone, but here goes. Silly me who is 13 weeks into my first little flock, thinking that nothing would ever befall them since I am trying to do all...

Hello all here on BYC Just want to say I had a bit of a family reunion today at Ellis Island, to celebrate the 100th year anniversary since my grandparents came to this country from Sicily. I can only imagine when after 3 weeks on the frieghter they took to get here, their ship rounded...

Hello everyone, I was just sitting here, all ready thinking about next spring, and what my adventure through the winter a newbie like myself is going to encounter. I live in Upstate NY and I am not looking forward to freezing temps, and frozen water, and all that comes with it. I ordered...

Saw these outside someone's barn and thought they looked so cute, very handy if you have large dogs.

Hello all,, Now that the weather is starting to get miserable, I am thinking that I would like to install an automatic door of some sort. I liked the look of the Pullet Shut automatic door. I like that they now have a light sensor to go along with the solar/battery option since I have no...

Hello all,, Now that the weather is starting to get miserable, I am thinking that I would like to install an automatic door of some sort. I liked the look of the Pullet Shut automatic door. I like that they now have a light sensor to go along with the solar/battery option since I have no...

Ok guys ,after the last "update" everything has dissapeared on my posting box pertaining to any customization of texts to post. No bar to be able to add photos, and also when I hit return to space paragraphs and then hit submit, the post is all jumbled together in one big paragraph with nothing...

Just wanted to say, after 10 loooong weeks, my handyman finished the run that my girls will now call home! I am so happy and content, I wanted to share it with all my peeps here on BYC! I know it isn't the prettiest, but it's strong and it is so much more room than the corner of the feed room...