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Hello everyone my name is Joe, I could not find the introduction thread so I close this one that said fun. I am raising 11 chickens in the Pacific North West. Currently I have the following chicken breeds: Sapphire Plimouth Rock x2 Roadisland Red x1 New Hampshire Red x1 Dominate Copper x1...

Howdy! This is my first year showing chickens. I am very excited and nervous! I wanted to join this forum to get ideas, tricks, and tips to help raises my chickens. Does anyone have any raising suggestions? Thank you!!!!

Hi, everyone! As part of a project I am doing, I was given five mystery chicks. So far, I've discovered that I am now the proud mama of a white crested black polish and a partridge cochin! However, I am still baffled as to what my other three could be. The white one has blue legs, and started...

Hello! I am raising chickens (Specifically the breed White Hen X bred at A&M university) for my FFA animal showing, and this will be my first time. I have done a lot of research already, but I am very interested in learning more on how I am to take care of my tasty friends! (BTW, I've named them...

Hey everyone, I show Chicken's for 4-H and was wondering if there was any poultry shows (other than 4H) with Showmanship in South Mississippi.

Hey everyone, I show Chicken's for 4-H and was wondering if there was any poultry shows (other than 4H) with Showmanship in South Mississippi.

Hey everyone I'm here to find out about the secret green powder for show broilers water. I have talked to so many people it's like I'm asking about ufo's and big foot. I have read stories that people that's used this took the show and read stories that others would die with the secret. My...

My name is Alexandra and I am looking to sell eating eggs as a Supervised Agricultural Experience (an outside of class project to earn a state degree) for FFA. I currently have 7 hens (3 leghorn, 2 golden comet, 2 sex-links). All are chicks. About how many hens would it take to make a profit and...

Here is a bit of background. My Ag program raises chickens. We rotationally graze them year round and supplement with layer feed. We give our eggs away to people in the community in need. We started out with a variety of breeds. We have RIR, Buff Orpington, Barred Rock, Welsummer, and...

I am an Ag teacher/FFA Advisor in Alabama. I’ve lurked around a bit (stumbled upon some interesting things about a family member oddly enough) and finally pulled the trigger today. I’ve had chickens in the past, and my program currently has a flock. We have a few from various breeds as well as...

Hello, Firt time writer, long time reader! My sister is caring ffa broilers. We had these chicks for a week. Bit earlier in the week I noticed a lot of sneezing. I dismissed it assuming it was due to the crumble getting into their nostrils. Unfortunately, I think I'm wrong. They are sneezing...

I'm raising 5 turkeys for my chapter of FFA for the first time, I'm wondering if anyone has any advice on how to raise bigger birds and how to fatten them up. The people who show birds at the shows I attend have been doing it for many years so they know a lot more than i do, but I want to have a...

My son is working on his FFA SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience) and has been doing quite well with egg sales. He has expanded and now as he prepares for winter, he needs adequate housing to replace the mobile tractors he has been using. Due to costs, a hoop house is the choice but living...

I am just signing up for FFA at my high school, and am interested in showing chickens at the county fair. I am entirely new to the whole show chicken thing, and don't know what breed to get. Any suggestions? (I would prefer bantams)

I'm new to BYC and chicken owning, so I thought it would be good to introduce myself! :) (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to owning chickens! I first discovered my interest in them a few months ago when my FFA advisor put me into the poultry judging team...