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  1. BDutch

    Natural breeding thread

    I don’t mind if people talk about other interesting topics in this thread as long as it is somehow related to natural breeding. I don’t like it if people talk about incubators, bc there are enough topics about incubating already. E.g. Making a broody happy with chicks from an incubator because...
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    Windy hill chickens - first flock(s) of my own

    Is this all flock or chick feed? Bc roosters shouldn’t eat layer pellets. At least give him the choice to eat chicken feed without the extra calcium. Too much calcium is a poison for chicks and a mild poison for roosters and hens who don’t lay. Eating too much calcium can cause kidney problems...
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    At my wits end - noisy hen

    Certainly the run space is adequate if the chickens have the possibility to free range a few hours each day. The change to be confined the whole day pissed them of for sure. Nagging to get out is not a strange at all. I have a combination of free ranging and confinement. I started to give the...
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    At my wits end - noisy hen

    If the chickens are quiet when they can free range early mornings -> Is it a possibility to let the girls free range after sunrise until say 8 or 9 when you and the neighbors are awake anyway? It might be worth the try and with treats and easy to grab food you can lure them into the run again...
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    in this random rambling thread we post random pictures

    Sad chickens My youngest grandson loves chicken, but he loves animals as well. Obviously he struggled with this dilemma when he told the caretaker of the petting zoo, he was visiting with his father and brother, when he said:” I feel very sorry for the chickens because they are so tasty.”
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    BDutch's bantam flock & natural breeding projects #5 🪺 🪺 and #6

    Pearl went to the neighbours today. Maybe to see if there were any strawberries left for her. Didn’t count on the dog, who immediately came in action to play with the funny creature from next door. Pearl didn’t need much time to fly back to the coop. 🤣 🚀 Probably she won’t go there again for a...
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    BDutch's bantam flock & natural breeding projects #5 🪺 🪺 and #6

    Hard to tell. She was reasonably active. About what I image one can expect from an 11 yo chicken.
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    BDutch's bantam flock & natural breeding projects #5 🪺 🪺 and #6

    Black, Katrientje, Kraai and Ini mini. Cleaned it. The gland was slightly red. Several feathers came loose when I cleaned it. Ini mini was not amused. After spraying with a wound disinfection she was glad I let her go.
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    MJ's little flock

    The neighbours cat hunting a butterfly (cabbage white?).
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    in this random rambling thread we post random pictures

    I thought the idea of this thread was to post your own photos.
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    in this random rambling thread we post random pictures

    A Bee hotel in a park.
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    in this random rambling thread we post random pictures

    Shouldn't these plants be underneath the water surface ?
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    Open Contest Official BYC Poultry Caption Contest 06-27-25 Pic by SueT

    This ain’t a cat walk.
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    BDutch's bantam flock & natural breeding projects #5 🪺 🪺 and #6

    Thanks. I looked into this article about gland problems too: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/chicken-preening-uropygial-gland.77113/
  15. BDutch

    Open Contest Guess When BYC Will Hit 28 Million Messages!

    I like to change my guess from 7/16/2025 8am 🕗 To 7/29/2025 5am
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    BDutch's bantam flock & natural breeding projects #5 🪺 🪺 and #6

    Thanks for attempt to diagnose. I will examine her tomorrow. Can I use a wound spray if I see an infection? If it’s a tumor theres probably not much I can do for her.
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    BDutch's bantam flock & natural breeding projects #5 🪺 🪺 and #6

    Ini mini isn’t fit. The second time this year she behaves as if she is tired day after day. Her feathers look a bit strange too.
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    BDutch's bantam flock & natural breeding projects #5 🪺 🪺 and #6

    Today the chickens gave me a very weird present. 1 Normal semi-bantam Amrock egg. 2 Dutch egg, probably Kraai 3 Dutch egg, Black or Pearl 4 Fairy or fart egg from one of the Amrocks judging the colour.
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    What do you keep in your dual purpose chicken First-Aid kit?

    Nothing. I dont have a special AID kit for chickens. Only a human one. If I would need something from the drugstore, I can buy it the shop within 14 hours max. Special medicines like antibiotics are only available through a vet. I have no urge to pay 150 € or more for a sick chicken without...
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    Open Contest Guess When BYC Will Hit 28 Million Messages!

    There are no sleeping bears in the forest where I live. So there is no chance I could walk one over, or poke a bear. 🐻😜
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