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  1. M

    Will she get attacked?

    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...
    • mg37
    • Thread
    • attack flock guinea guinea fowl guinea hens introduce
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Guinea Fowl
  2. L

    Will a cockerel try to mate a pullet?

    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...
  3. L

    Can roosters stay in same run/coop as hens?

    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?
  4. C

    New chicks in flock having a hard time joining.

    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...
  5. J

    Guard Geese Scaring Chickens from Food

    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...
  6. J

    New Chicks on the Block

    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...
  7. L

    Mama hen weaning? Aggressive toward chicks

    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...
    • Ladygrey17
    • Thread
    • aggresive hen chicks flock raising chick raising chickens weaning weaning chicks
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  8. Launchpad

    Increasing flock size: when to add/how many/etc

    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...
    • Launchpad
    • Thread
    • breed & gender coop ducks flock flock additions sex
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. H

    Adding a Rooster to my Pullet flock

    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...
  10. C

    Duck beneficial to young flock?

    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...
  11. Utmost

    Mobile app

    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
  12. Utmost

    Who use the omlet coop and how many chickens you have in it?

    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.
  13. myawesomepullets

    Flock checkup tips, please!!

    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!
  14. loonychickenlady

    Bantams with main flock or not?

    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...
  15. J

    Bumble foot? Mites? Lice?

    So yesterday I found my hen fluffy limping, I checked her foot and I wrapped it a bit. Today I gave her an Epson salt soak, and then I decided to give her a little bath too. Well I couldn't find a Bumble and so I'm looking for help with that buttt, when I was drying her I found Mites or lice I'm...
  16. J

    Bumble foot? Mites? Lice?

    So yesterday I found my hen fluffy limping, I checked her foot and I wrapped it a bit. Today I gave her an Epson salt soak, and then I decided to give her a little bath too. Well I couldn't find a Bumble and so I'm looking for help with that buttt, when I was drying her I found Mites or lice I'm...
  17. Missy020219

    I think my 10 week old chick has marek disease! What to do now?

    I had a broody hen hatch 10 chicks about 10 weeks ago. Yesterday I found one of the chicks sitting in the corner and it’s feathers were all puffed up and it couldn’t walk. I left it in the coop, thinking it might be dead the next morning, but when I went to the coop in the morning it was sitting...
  18. Countryhippie

    Rooster Squatting

    My Rooster is roughly 16 weeks old and over the past week I noticed a new strange behavior. Every time I go near him he squats close to the ground and creeps away. I don’t know why he started doing this as up to a week ago he would come running over to me to get his treats. It’s like he’s...
  19. B

    How does a rooster act to another bird of another flock

    Well I wanna know how will a rooster of an existing flock react to a hen of an existing flock, I think he will chase her, but will he chase her to death? Or just add her to flock after a mate or so?
  20. Joyfillednomads

    Back yard chicken math...

    How do you add to flock... without overwhelming spouse? Love our flock. Hi... I have an addiction. I'm gonna take responsibility but I'm gonna say yall make it so easy and fun to get into it.
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