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  1. R

    "Guard Goose"

    Hello, I was wondering about the legistics of having geese with my 4 backyard chickens. My question is will one or both of the geese try to protect my chickens even though they didn't all grow up together. I have a couple bantam's (ones a rooster shhh don't tell county), a couple full sized...
  2. PeeppeepXO

    do you know which breed these are? i wasn’t paying attention unfortunately at tractor supply

    I know that the two are black sex links, I think the white one is the Easter egg and then there’s two that are brown and black, one of them is not in the picture she or he is in the other side of the yard. I hope I got enough pictures that you can tell me if I’m correct. The black sex links, I...
  3. berlyannpotter

    My flock

  4. Naya

    One of my chicks is sick with coccidiosis and i dont know what to do :(

    Hey, i hope my post isnt too long and at least somewhat understandable. A few months ago we planned to hatch chickens for us and also for a friend of us. She asked for a certain breed, which was totally okay fur us, since we wanted to hatch more than one breed anyway. In the end we could only...
  5. R

    New To Farming

    Hello! I am new to farming and will be raising Spanish White Faced Chickens as they are an endangered species. I am starting with 24 eggs with 2 acres. Any tips would be helpful! I want to make sure they produce organic healthy eggs. Does any one know of a good set up for free range chickens...
  6. MyLittlePetShop

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  7. sherturton

    WE HAVE CHICKENS!!!!

    I forgot this site even existed until I stumbled upon it again just now! It’s been almost 10 years since we’ve had chickens but, WE HAVE CHICKENS!!!! And some ducks 😂😂🐓🦆 …and the flock is growing 🙄
  8. SquawksALOT

    SquawksALOT

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  9. L

    Need poultry advice!

    First year raising birds and I’ve got some concerns. Right now I have 3 roosters and 4 hens (I know, not the best ratio but I didn't get to pick), and I recently added 3 ducklings. I’m not sure yet if the ducks are drakes or hens. They’re all still young chicks and ducklings and currently in...
    • lydjhay
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    • #backyardpoultry #beginnerfarmer #ducks #poultryhelp chickens homesteading
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  10. Y

    What am I doing wrong???

    Okay, so I’ve been raising chicks for almost three years now. My survival rate for my chicks has always been high; I rarely lost a chick in the past 3 years, and I’ve raised so many. I just always put extra time and care into my chicks. But I don’t know where everything went wrong this time...
  11. L

    introducing chicks to guinea fowl

    I have (6) 9-month old guinea hens (4 male, 2 female) and in 6-8 weeks will have chickens that are ready to go into the coop/run with them. One of my male guinea hens in particular I am concerned about as he definitely bullies my female guinea hens. Since my chickens will be just about 2...
  12. M

    10 weeks old chickens

    10 weeks old hens. $20 each. Located in south Fontana California. Mom Easter egger, dad Rode Island Red. Good layers. Pick up only.
  13. T

    Newbie around these parts.

    We live in Lucasville Ohio. Currently have 11 hens of various breeds. Also 2 roosters, one is a frizzle. And one little (hopefully) pullet in the house. Love my chickie babies, my dog and cat.
  14. M

    Hola, from Middle Tennessee!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? My wife grew up on a farm in Mississippi so she isnt new to them, we got our first eight (8) 3 years ago, of which, 1 remains - rehomed in MS at said farm due to a mother Raccoon invasion (2) How many chickens do you have right...
  15. RossAcres

    I've been gone for a while....

    I'm back! I took an accidental hiatus due to oa lot of life changes. I had to move, almost lost all my birds, and got a new job. I no longer have the hookbills, gray calls, or white calls. I plan on being a little more active on here now that things have leveled out. I'll try my best to catch up...
  16. R

    Olive egger chicks

    4 straight run olive egger chicks hatched august 7 2025 in the southern Maryland area message me if interested.
  17. RachieLynn

    Lets play hen or rooster

    Here are a few of my chickens. Is anyone able to determine whether they are hens or roosters? I will post the others when I can get quality pictures.
  18. Duck_Lover123

    How much space do I need?

    I want to buy 2 chickens and a rooster to start a backyard flock. I plan on letting them roam my backyard but I still need recomendations on which coops I should get, coop size, and amenities for them.
  19. N

    Please help my Rhode Island Red chicks with short wings no tail feathers are they male or female

    Wanted to take a poll because I was not sure if 2 of my chicks were boys or girls I have five Rhode Island Red's total.... 3 have long wings and Tail feathers but 2 of my road Island Reds don't have tail feathers and their wings are shorter wanted to take a poll to see if y'all think they're...
  20. N

    Are these chicks meals or females? Please help

    Hello my name is Nichole I have 10 chicks I believe that are about 12 days old 5 Rhode Island Reds and 5 Amber links I heard that you can possibly tell by their wings and tail feathers if there boys or girls but Im not really sure .... all 5 Amber links have long tail feathers and long wings so...
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