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  1. Chocolate Silver Laced Orpingtons Chickens

    Chocolate Silver Laced Orpingtons Chickens

    My adorable and fluffy Chocolate Silver Laced Orpingtons! 🐔 These stunning chickens are not only cute but also unique with their beautiful feather patterns. With their striking color and sweet personalities, they’re sure to steal your heart!
  2. Is This Real?? A First Egg from My Chicken?!

    Is This Real?? A First Egg from My Chicken?!

    I am Really Excited That I found Our First Chicken Egg! We are 5 years later and sometimes our chickens lay 50 eggs a day! lol
  3. Happy Barbu de Watermael and Mille de Fleur Chickens!

    Happy Barbu de Watermael and Mille de Fleur Chickens!

    The World’s Happiest Chickens have been spotted in our backyard! These Barbu De Watermael bantams from GreenFire Farms are so full of joy. Every morning, I release these little fluffballs from their coop, and it’s like a chicken flash mob.
  4. Fangeddeer

    Looking for a female duck or ducklings (California)

    Hello, l’ve been desperate for a female egg laying duck, or some pretty babies. not interested in Perkins since i already have a mixed one, and I adore mixed ducks. (Purebred is fine) I can buy under $30 but I prefer lower id prefer them to be able to be dropped off but depending on how far you...
  5. VTChickenPoppy

    Aspiring Chicken Poppy

    Greetings, BYC-ers! JD here. I am going to be (finally) retiring and (finally) raising chickens starting some time in the next couple of years. We are in the process of purchasing land and building a (simple, net-zero) home in Vermont. Hoping to get insights from anyone and everyone, but...
  6. T

    Chickens are a laying!!!

    Chickens are a laying!!! Got 8 Chickens on Saturday. Saturday evening 1 egg laid. Today while at work 3 eggs laid. Stepped out for a bit, and when I got home I found another egg for picking up. 5 eggs laid by at least 3 different chickens in 2 days. For a beginner I'd say that's decent...
  7. T

    Tres Pinos Farm

    Hello everyone, Introducing myself. Bought a house Oct. '21 homesteaded it and Nov. '22 registered it as a farm with the Farm Service Agency. Wasn't going to have Chickens until an opportunity fell into my lap. 2 chicken coops and 8 chickens for $200.00. Couldn't turn it down, so as of...
  8. LizzzyJo

    Homesteaders unite!

    Anybody out there trying to begin homesteading or grow your lifestyle? What's something that you did this year to advance your goals? Did you have any failures? I had a few wins and some losses - my wins were doing meat chickens for the first time and making good money off of rabbit sales. My...
  9. ShrekDawg

    Dream animals

    I realize a lot of people on here probably already have a farm and/or farm animals but if you don’t, what are some animals you eventually want? Or even if you do, what do you want next? This is just for FUN/DREAMING and NOT to go buy right now lol Although if you are able to and have the...
  10. A

    NEED HELP ASAP COLUMBIA ILLINOIS, ST LOUIS AREA

    I had 2 female ducks about 4 months old and one or them died recently from a predator and my other duck is okay but she is alone, she seems to be fine but I'm worried like very worried for my duck because I know it will grieve and I don't want her to die because I love her and I know I can't...
  11. H

    Breeds for Meat Birds?

    Hi guys! My family is on a journey to make our farm sustainable. (Check out Start Farming Now on YouTube to see more!) I have many laying hens of various breeds all of which are super lean despite some of them being "dual purpose" breeds. I'm looking to raise some breeds specifically for meat...
  12. GemmaGA

    GemmaGA: My Suburban Homestead/Self-Sufficiency Journey!

    So we started with backyard chickens a couple years ago (it really is the gateway drug to farm life....don't ya know...) About a year ago, we bought a new house on 4 acres. It's just on the edge of the suburbs out here in Northeast GA. I love this house. It needs work, and it's a little...
  13. RachelDawn

    Rescue Duck Getting Beat Up

    Hello! We have an Indian Runner duck we recently rescued with the help of animal control from a local park. She's a sweetheart. Unfortunately our Pekins (6) hate her. We have 5 females, 1 drake. The rescue is a female and is docile and submissive. So far they bully her away from food & water...
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    Made with eggs. Yummy brownies
  15. TundraFang

    The Crooked Roost: I can't stop talking about my chickens!

    I started a flock thread before but no one posted on it so I'm trying again! I love talking about my chickens, I have over 120! I also love hearing about everyone else's flocks so join in! I just bought 8 new chickens and 2 still need names. Here's a Self Blue Ameraucana cockerel, any name...
  16. Feathers1984

    We make farm signs!🐓🐔🐥🐣🐇🦆

    Hey guys, just wanted to post here about our wood signs/wall hangings that we make and cnc carve. Feel free to message me here if interested or visit us on our Facebook farm page Feathers and Fluff Farm. Most signs start at $45. We take Venmo and PayPal and can ship!
  17. piggyinthepink

    Howdy!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have been taking care of and loving chickens for about 6 years now. Was introduced by my fiance and I had NO idea I would love these little things so much. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 23 + ducks (3) What...
  18. LizzzyJo

    Please share your tips and tricks! Any homesteaders out there? Anyone trying to live sustainably or off the land?

    What are your goals in hobby farming or homesteading? Off grid? On grid, but no grocery store food? Just the best parts of all lifestyles? I think that homesteading and sustainable living is about community - none of our ancestors did it alone! They had the wisdom passed down to them. We've...
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