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  1. WyanDotteMeow

    Naming wyandotte number 2!

    A few hours ago, I created a poll On what I should Name our first chicken. And The poll closed and the results where in. The chickens name is dixie! But now, We are naming The second chicken!
  2. ChickenGeek_101

    Naked neck chickens

    Hello to all! I have never had naked neck chickens before, but I am fixing to get two or three. I have a few questions to ask about them. 1- do they need any kind of heat during the cold nights? 2 - are they gentle around kids?not necessarily gentle, but kind, nice. 3 - are they good for meat...
  3. Star and eclipsa

    Chicken true love?

    My cockerel and pullet freak out when they are separated. If I carry snowball away cricket will follow me and if I put them down on opposite sides of the hallway they run right back to eachother. Snowball attacked a cat that i was babysitting for my aunt, because the cat hissed at cricket...
  4. Bridger Davis

    It's almost time! Duck buyers unite!

    Hey everyone! It just dawned on me that in a few months, it will be time to buy ducks!!! I thought anyone buying ducks in the coming spring could use this thread to ask questions and we can all help each other out! I'll start it off with my first question. What can be done now to prepare for my...
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    • Forum: Ducks
  5. Jodi Greiner

    Eating food off the ground?

    i have my chicks outside in a chicken tractor, and earlier today the knocked over their food onto the wet ground. Would that still be safe for them to eat? How quickly does that food mold?
  6. MIchickenlady

    When to expect egg laying to begin?

    Hello everyone :) I have 3 Buff Orpington & 1 Buff Rock girls that I brought home from Tractor supply July 19, 2017. The girls are 14 weeks old now, doing well. We live in Mid MI, weather is getting colder, I'm wondering if I should expect them to lay any eggs this year now that days are...
  7. Sarah B.

    Help! Daily routine? Coop maintenance?

    So recently I moved my chicks into the coop, it's not 100% ready yet but I'm working towards it. I've got to put a rooster in there and make a hole so they can get in and out when they want. They have a nest, food, water and pine shavings. I try to let them out every day for about five hours or...
  8. Chicken Lover!

    What does it mean? | Eggs

    Hia everyone!! I just have a few questions about chicken eggs, if you can help :bun Also, can you please explain these in a non scientific way, so I can understand it, haha So, what does it mean if your backyard chicken lays: 1. Wrinkled eggs It is common for me that my chicken lays eggs that...
  9. Chicken Lover!

    How much space should a chicken have?

    Hello everyone, I own two chickens, (Soon going to get another 1 or 2) and I was wondering how much space should chickens get in their coop? How often should you clean out their coop? Thank you, I appreciate all your help :)
  10. Bridger Davis

    Duck Questions

    I have a few questions on ducks and would really appreciate any answers! Thank you for your time if you can answer any!!! :D So I planned to get 6 ducks, 2 magpie, 2 Pekin and 2 Cayuga. I was wondering if the magpie and Pekin would get along because of the size difference. Also, what age should...
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    • bridger davis ducks questions
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    • Forum: Ducks
  11. ginasuewho

    "Preemie" Duckling?

    Long story but here’s the short version (even though it’s still long). One of our mama Pekings went broody crazy, laying on 22 eggs. 6 were broken into, 8 were duds, 10 were moved with Mama away from everyone. Four hatched under her, 6 left, 2 had stopped after the nest raid and move, leaving 4...
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    • abandoned duckling er incubation help hobble niacin deficiency peking questions special needs duckling therapy
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. faerydust16

    6 Month Old Californian Building a Nest

    Since we got our rabbits [2 new zealand and 1 californian] they've been together in a community cage. [Cali is 6 months, NZ's are 5 months.] It has a wood den for them to lay in and it started tonight that we've noticed, our californian [she's a month older than the new zealands] has started...
  13. MIchickenlady

    New here and excited to be getting chickens!

    Hi everyone:) We had six hens that we got from Tractor supply as chicks in back 2013. My husband built a cute little coop, though a little too small for six hens. We loved having 'the girls', but we are empty nester grandparents who just downsized from living in the country to a smaller house at...
  14. pkarkos

    DIY Incubator Questions

    Hello! I am building a DIY incubator from a foam cooler and a light bulb. I just tested with a light bulb and found it to be much too hot. My cooler's dimensions are about 12"x6"x9". Does anyone have recommendations for what watt light bulb would get the right temperature? I am also thinking of...
  15. T

    New Chick Raiser Questions...

    Hello! I am an intern with my Cooperative Extension program this summer, and for my "project" I chose to incubate and raise chicks for some 4H kiddos to have projects. I had originally 8 dozen eggs because my AG Agent told me that the hatching/fertility rate wouldn't be high with a smaller...
    • ToriY4H
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    • 4h project advice needed barred plymouth rock black australorp help me new chicken owner questions rhode island red white leghorn
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  16. shsesc

    EMT Run Design Questions

    Has anyone used EMT Electrical conduit for a run frame? I'm on a budget and will soon be walling in our prefab coop/run into a coop only, raising it off the ground and building a separate run. I had seen PVC used, but I was wondering if EMT would be stronger and more durable in the long run...
  17. Turquoise55

    I am really bad at this! :(

    Hello, well I am a first-time chicken breeder and I didn't know when the hens are going to sit on the eggs(becoming broody), so I didn't remove the eggs from one to another until my hen sat on the eggs but without me knowing so I forgot to label them at the time that the hen sat on them 3 weeks...
  18. Jetblack2004

    Bored? Have a go at this quick and easy This or That!

    Hello BYC! If you are totally bored right now and what something to do then quickly have a go at my This or That! I'm sure most of you have heard this quiz/game since there are a lot on the internet. Basically you choose you favourite. Sun or Moon? Day or Night? Black or White? Questions like...
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