backyard

Hello!!! I’m helping raise backyard chickens and I’m starting to incorporate some supplements. The one that I was recommended was Poul-Vite which I have a question about. How many times say per week/month should I supply my chickens with it? I don’t want to give them too much vitamins but I also...

Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm new to chickens! I'm currently planning to get 4 chickens in early April. I'm in the process of building a coop+run now. What breeds will I have? Golden Laced Wyandotte - Female × 1 Buff Orpington - Female × 1 French...

Howdy, I'm new here. I have quail but they're young and still indoors as my hutch isn't QUITE ready for them (I want to make alterations and want to make them before moving them into it, as it'd probably be stressful to get them used to being in it only to pluck them out for a time while I alter...

Hello! I am new here, my name is Veneki and I am working towards getting backyard chickens and ducks! I think I want to start with ducks first though! I am just confused on the ordinances in Lacon IL. My folks in Laocn do have ducklings but I cannot find any ordnances about how many ducks you...

This "thread" goes back to 2008 with over 2,300 families experiencing issues with their city ordinances barring them from raising their own food on their own property. There are already over 50 posts from May of this year (2023.) Almost everyone posting here is seeking a way to fight their city...

My dad put fertilizer on the grass and some plants yesterday, I brought my chicken in after I saw that. He didn’t check the weather to see if it was going to rain and it said it won’t rain until Saturday. Is it safe for my chicken to go outside? All morning I’ve been watering the grass and the...

May 1, 2023 All Texas chicken lovers.....even if you already have chickens please help us who can't have them yet without this bill. Please call the Senate Committee on Local Government at 512-463-2527 and ask them to put it on their schedule for the next meeting. HB92 has already passed the...

I'm new here, so I'll try to keep it brief in a hello and please help me post! I have NO idea how we are going to make our new house's yard work for our animals. I had chickens for years as a child and loved caring for them. We finally got 6 baby Brahmas, quickly reduced to 5 - my favorite did...

I'm going on vacation for a week in the summer and I'm not sure what to do with my ducks. I have 2 backyard ducks. In the past I've had my friend take care of them at her house since she had ducks as well. She has now moved to a city that does not allow ducks so that's not an option for me. I've...

Hello, so my backyard is shared by my 2 chickens and 2 dogs. My concern is, will the eggs be safe to eat if the chickens spend their time pecking in grassy areas where the dogs also poop?

Hello everyone! I just joined this community, and I ordered 6 Pekin Ducks eggs and I have an incubator ready. However…there is a big issue… My neighborhood HOA prohibits poultry (so not cool). I recently moved and I’m staying at another house while my floors are being done, and after coming back...

Hello everyone! As the title says, would free ranging chicks at 6 weeks old be a bad idea? I found a thread from a couple years ago, and most people said that kt Would be perfectly fine, but I wanted to get y’all’s opinion. This is the thread I found...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens! I first got my freshly hatched chicks in November 2021. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 6 (3) What breeds do you have? Hy-line Brown (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard...

Let's play hen or roo! Our chicks are 9 weeks old. These chicks are all mixed except for the last 2 which are silver laced polish. They all have 5 toes except for the polish as well. Please help us determine what we have if you can. First pic is them from when they were 3 days old, the second is...

Hello there! I live in Markham, and started raising chickens in our backyard around 8 months ago. However, it seems that one of our neighbours complained - a city official just contacted us and told us we have to "get rid" of our chicken within 30 days. The children really love the chickens, and...

I have two drakes and yesterday on of them started limping badly but there was no injury that I could see and so I thought I would let it go for a day or so and see if it gets worse or better etc before treating him. This morning I come out to let them out and he is dead. Laying there with...

From first chicks to first eggs, and every grain and pellet in between. I absolutely LOVE having and raising Chickens. The waiting for the first eggs and one by one filling an egg carton. Trying to bake something special with each one. The Rewarding factor is amazing, and best expressed in the...

Hi BYC Community. Been reading so many of your posts getting started, so thank you for all the info I've received to far. Myself, my partner, and 12 yo son, have embarked on having a small flock in our suburban backyard and so far we're loving it. We have three 3.5-week old chicks currently in a...

Hi Everyone, My name is Mansoor and I live with my wife and our two children in Northern California, close to Sacramento region. We just completed our backyard coop little over a week ago, and currently have three hens. They are laying and it is great to walk back into the yard and collect...