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I need some expert advice! My Thanksgiving Day hatchlings are now seven weeks old and have been out in the grow-out coop/pen for three weeks, now. The grow-out coop/pen are inside the main chicken run and so the older flock has been able to investigate the babies without being able to harm...

and I'm not sure how. I went outside this afternoon to gather the eggs and there she was, on her back, in one of the nest boxes. Before I took her stiffening body out, I looked all inside the coop and nest boxes and couldn't find any signs of anything other than chickens being in the coop...

Here they are! The possible dads are RIR and BSL. The possible moms are RIR, NHR, BR and GSL. Enjoy! All seven hatched!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I'm thankful for so many people and things in my life! However, this is about 7 eggs I started incubating on the evening of November 3rd. THEY ALL HATCHED and are active and healthy!! I will post pics in a few hours!

All seven of my eggs have internally pipped!! And they're chirping!

...and I'm not in lockdown until 8 tonight. Do I lockdown early or wait until the set time?

Anyone else have a hatch date on Thanksgiving weekend?

I'm only six months into this "chicken fever" of mine and I was wondering: What are the best items to have on hand for a Chicken Medicine Cabinet?

This morning when I went out to feed and water my flock, one of my 6 month old black sex link roos started sneezing. It sounded like a high pitched bark and startled me when I first heard it. I tried to catch him to get a closer look at him but no go. He also keeps his beak open when...

One week later and they just keep getting prettier!!

These came from eFowl.com and are doing very well, so far. I got 11 Golden Comets (girls) and 5 Black Stars (boys). Here's a glimpse:

again, any idea what breed these are? (Barred Rocks, maybe?) They have white butts, BTW.

what these little ladies are?

Here are some better pics of our new babies! What do you think? Still not sure what they are. The black ones are Barred Rocks...I think...

Here are some pics of my fuzzies, supposed to be here tomorrow, but arrived today! Woohoo! I was supposed to get six New Hampshire Reds but allowed for substitutions. Can anyone tell me what these are? I think the black and yellow ones are BJG's but not sure.

Just curious. We do have muscadines, strawberries and blackberries growing wild everywhere on our farm. We also have mulberry and persimmon trees. Can and do chickens eat most fruits?

Quick question: Will my chicks be OK when my husband and I are at work and the kids are at school?

Since I'm very new to this I need a lot of advice. My chicks are due to ship 3/20 (expect them on the 21st?). The minimum order was 15 chicks so I picked 5 BSL roos and 10 GSL pullets. Is this too many roos? Will I need to order more pullets? My thinking was that (Lord forbid) I might lose...

Good morning, BYC! I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Beckie Gentry and I live in Person County, NC. My husband and I have two teenagers and a dog. We live on his family farm and have decided, due to the economy, it's time to bring the farm back to life again! My husband has helped...