We would like to announce the Olympic winners all standing on their winner podium. Can we give a hand to the best pooper & peeper 👏👏👏👏. The Winner of this contest goes tooooo….. “Let it be Me” the cutest chick 🐥 on the podium. Which chick would win the cutest? number 1 on the left number 2 on...
Just relax and energize says this silkie!!!! I have my whole life to be prodded by children, chased by dogs, Older hens wanting to show me who is the boss, these flying creatures that I need to keep one eye up at all times and then to come here when called with treats by our owner and fight over...
Wow this is a late reply. My apologies I have been in the hospital with surgeries and just back at it. I just use a 40watt LED you don’t want a regular bulb as it emits to much heat. I use the small bulbs and a 5” lamp . Here are screen shots of the items I use in the brooder . I have a bracket...
I suggest putting an actual thermometer down in the brooder at the hot area and a second one at the cooler area. You will not know the temperature if you don’t have a thermometer in the brooder. You can not go off they are moving around if the entire area is to warm. It might have a warmer spot...
Hi there, sorry to hear about your girl. I would first think being on the tylan this long would no longer be beneficial as they have built a tolerance to it. If anything I would switch the antibiotics to something different. Even if it’s tylodox special and maybe just try it with her. It’s a bit...
Hi welcome. You will be so glad you joined BYC! This is an amazing place to find quick help . There is an area with questions already asked from the past you might find beneficial at some point. Just search for your answers. You have quite a flock building up there and all the ones in the...
This is Maxine. She was rescued along with two lavender orphingtons from a family that was moving and didn’t know what to do with their chickens so they were going to turn them loose on 40 acres and let them fend for themselves. I couldn’t think of that story so took in 3 of them and rehomed 12...
So the gold coming in on what looks like a blue Brahma is what is called leakage. It’s a fault if you were showing that you definitely would not allow to be in your breeding program. It derives from back heritage with in his lineage. Go to Google Carolina Rare Chicks she explains the blue ...
Hi , I think utilizing what some others have said such as using the top for the coop is a great idea. You could do it to scale and to fit your shape but I’ll leave a picture of the loft look. I would try to not worry with how much space is needed for the loft as it only would need to be deep...
Hi I’m just now seeing your post and would like to pass my in detail instructions for how to cure sour crop. Dont let it overwhelm you as it’s a long read but I do give a day by day at the end for what each day looks like. It starts with identifying. Hope this helps if you have any more sour...