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  1. W

    Hi Everyone

    Hello, My name is Katelyn and my husband is Erik. We are semi new to raising backyard chickens. He was worked on a veggie farm from the age of 9 till 18, I grew up in the city and know close to nothing about raising chickens. I've read a lot of posts on here and decided it was time to join...
  2. C

    New member

    Hello all, I recently joined and am looking forward to the discussions that will surely ensure! Ive raised backyard chickens for about 4 years now in AZ! I recently acquired new property and my kids and i will be starting a breeding program soon. Im just a beginner in all this so I'm sure I'll...
  3. Livingskies

    Day 9 Eggtopsy Help Please!

    I'm new here, although I've been reading for a couple weeks! We are in the middle of our first incubation (9 days completed) and just removed the eggs we believed were infertile or dead from candling. I'd like some input from the seasoned members here! We had 2 we believed were dead, and...
  4. Gitche Gumee Guy

    A Few Coop Build Questions

    This isn't my first building project, but it is my first chicken coop. I've built some other animal enclosures in the past. I have 4 Wyandotte pullets and have settled on a raised structure that will be 4'x4'x4' with an attached run roughly 8'x8'. I live in Upper Michigan and we get LOTS of...
  5. Logieberg

    New here!

    Hey guys, my name is Logan Roy. My wife and I got married in December last year. When she and the kids moved in two years ago, she convinced me to get chickens, well, it wasn’t arm twisting. It was more, hey let’s get chickens and I was more let’s go to tractor supply with puppy dog eyes. Haha...
  6. R

    Hey everyone!!

    Hey byc community!! I'm new but I've known about backyardchickens for a while. I'm not good at copying and pasting so I don't have those handy dandy questions with me but I'll try my best! I've had chickens for as long as I can remember! we only have four chickens at the moment. One maybe 5...
  7. A

    new to chickens and BYC!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, 1st time owner. I picked up my chicks 3 weeks ago! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 12 (3) What breeds do you have? I have 3 ISA Browns, 3 Amberlinks, 2 Brahmas, 2 Silver-laced Wyandottes, & 2 New Hampshire Reds...
  8. PeaPod117

    Whens a good age to put chicks outside?

    My chicks and ducks are about 4 1/2 weeks old right now. I saw that people usually put their chicks out permanently at 5 weeks. They are outside in the hutch right now, it’s 1:20 am and the temperature is about 56-57 degrees (that’s the lowest it’s gonna be). My mom didn’t want me to put a...
  9. W

    Newbie here!

    Hello! I am Erika, live in Ohio. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? My husband, myself and my daughter are first time chicken owners! We have had our chicks for a little over 2 weeks now. We are estimating their ages to be about 6 weeks old. (2) How many chickens...
  10. J

    Wife wants Chickens

    My wife told me yesterday that she wants to raise chickens and eggs in our backyard. So we are going to raise chickens... :) Both of my grandparents had chickens when I was growing up, but I know nothing about raising and taking care of them. That is why I am here. To learn from this community.
  11. PeaPod117

    Hello ^^

    Hello! My name is Angi. I am a first- time chicken and duck owner. I own 3 ISA Browns and two White Pekins. We used to have 4 chicks but one died due to unknown circumstances (I think the cold). As for letting them run around, we have a little dog pen that we put outside in a garden that they...
  12. PeaPod117

    Lethargic Juvenile Chick

    Hello! One of my chicks was moving her neck weird, and I looked it up and saw that it was usually a symptom for sour crop. There weren’t any other symptoms, but her crop looked a little swollen. Upon trying to have her throw up, I realized that the crop didn’t feel particularly hard or swollen...
  13. AvaCabo

    Newbie living in Mexico

    Hola amigos. I stumbled upon your forum after searching endlessly about baby chicks that were given to me from my cleaning lady. I told her a few weeks ago that I wanted some backyard chickens and VOILA...she surprised me. LOL. I am clueless as to what she gifted me, Not to mention the language...
  14. xleslieanne

    Chicken Newbies in SE Michigan - Accepting ANY tips and advice!

    Hello all! First post on here, though I've been reading around and collecting some information! My fiance and I are looking into getting some chickens over the coming weeks but this is all very new to us! He's thinking he wants 10, but I'm thinking 4-5 is a much more realistic number for us...
  15. xleslieanne

    Introduction!

    Hello all! I'm Leslie, located in southeastern Michigan and am pretty much completely new to chickens! My best friend had some as pets growing up, but it's been about 20 years since then, haha! My fiance and I have been discussing options for quite a while and my daughter has developed a...
  16. earth_toes

    Earth Loving Chicken Lady!

    Hello All! I am beginning the journey of making our property into our own little homestead, complete with .... you guessed it! ... chickens! I am a seasoned gardener who takes pride in everything I do, and am always looking for ways to improve. I'm open to any suggestions and words of wisdom for...
  17. Mama_femme

    Suitable climbers for chickens

    Hi all, I’m new here and hopeful that someone can help me. In December we rescued 4x ex battery hens. They’ve settled in well with us and currently have a small pen in the garden. We are now building a more permanent fence to secure their pen and I’d like to grow some nice smelling flowers...
  18. littlesliceofjoy

    New Poultry Parent ready to pull her hair out already...chicks and ducks galore

    Good afternoon everyone!! just introducing myself from my "new" country home in western PA. I recently fell into the TSC blackhole of Chick Days and am no longer allowed to go unsupervised lol. In the span of 10 days I have brought home 35 chicks (10 Dominique, 5 Bantams, 5 Delaware, 10 New...
  19. TnJ_Farm

    Hello from East Texas!!

    Good afternoon! My family and I moved from Austin to ETX when we purchased land from my husbands family. We have been raising our three first generation farmers there ever since. We have chickens, of course! Black and blue copper Marans, Croad Langshan, Easter Eggers, Fibro Easter Eggers...
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