flock

I have 5 ducks. 4 welsh harlequins (one is male) and 1 silver appleyard. They’re 2 years old. I want to get two female goslings and introduce them to the ducks once they’re big enough but not too big. I also have a polish chicken who stays with the ducks, which might also be a problem. I keep my...

Hi there, Since joining things have changed here and there! My rooster adventure lasted a month. He just wasn't a good fit and found a good home that he currently loves with 40 girls! My six girls have all started laying and I am getting eggs daily and I absolutely love hanging out with them...

I found a home for our rooster that has been with our girls for about a month. Is there anything I need to watch out for after removing him? I know pecking order will change and we’ll have some conflict but anything else?

Just wanted to post some pics of my six girls and rooster! I’m hoping they start laying in March 🤞🏼❤️

They are growing so fast and have the funniest personalities! I enjoy them every day!

I have one hen in my flock who is raising three babies she hatched herself. She’s raised them for seven weeks now in a crate inside the chicken coop, and I’ve started letting them out to be with the rest of the flock this week. Outside and roaming everyone gets along, but putting them back in...

A predator killed all but 1 of my Guinea fowl flock. She is very lonely & keeps escaping my pen. I know 2 people with Guineas who are willing to add her to their flock but I am worried since she is all by herself that they may attack her & be hard on her. I know with my chickens I have never...

Pullets are roughly 13 weeks and cockerel is 14 weeks. He tried to mate our hen the other day. She is maybe 6-7 years old? Not sure. But it was a surprise to her. I was about to pick her up so she squatted and the cockerel took to moment. This morning the cockerel tried to (I think) mate one of...

Hello, I am new to raising chickens. We have 5 hens and 1 rooster currently. One hen is older than 3 years, the other hens are almost 4months old same as rooster. Can we keep the rooster with the hens in the same run and then same coop at night?

Hi! I currently have three chickens, one approximately a year old not sure what breed and two three month old frizzle pekin bantams. a few months ago we had a fox attack our flock and were left with only one chicken, the oldest I have at the moment. since then I've gotten the two frizzles and a...

Hello! So we have two Embdens that we got as guard geese for our flock of 16 chickens. We have seven chickens that are six months old and nine chickens that are two and a half months old. The guard geese are not quite two months old. As of the last week the guard geese are chasing the chickens...

Hello Everybody, My name is Jonathan and my wife Megan and our 4 kids are still newish to the poultry game. I've gleaned much information from BYC for months now but finally registered. We currently have 16 chickens half of them born in early January and half born in mid March, and 2 Embden...

Hello, My husband and I are new to raising chicks. We ended up with one chicken by accident about 3 years ago. He thinks she was about 3 when we got her. She rode over on a hay truck and stayed with us since. She is a Catalana (I think) hen. Game hen. New to that terminology too. I will include...

So this is the next step in my journey of questions, a continuation of: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sex-of-two-pekin-ducks.1528865/ We have guessed so far that this is most likely one male/1 female, but as they are probably between 5 and 6 weeks old, nothing has been concluded...

Okay so I’m lost here because I see so many varying opinions- My flock is 14 pullets, they’re barred Plymouth Rock, buff orpington, and australorp. Thoughts on adding a rooster to a flock of my 17 week old pullets? They’re all just now beginning to lay. When I first got them I only wanted hens...

Hi Everyone! I have 1-month old little chickens and few-day old baby chicks...and I'm told by some that adding a duck (duckling in this case) would be beneficial as they help take care of the flock. Is there any truth to this? And, if so, do you have any advice? Can the duckling / grown duck...

What mobile app are you using and what are the benefits of it I use Flockstar I like the individual egg stats I have different breeds so they each lay a different color egg easy to keep track of

I have the omlet coop and 10 chickens for 2 years so far it’s been predator proof I’m in Virginia , so a big mix of predators so far a good investment.

My main question: what should I include in a flock checkup and how often should I do it? I know that spotting problems before they become deadly is definitely a good idea, but I would like to know how! Thanks, have a great day!

I have a mixed breed flock with a wide variety of breeds including orpingtons, wyandottes, easter eggers, leghorns, light sussex, marans etc and I have some pekin and polish bantams and soon to have sebrights too… Whats your opinion on having a full size fowl with bantams in one flock or a...