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ETA: This thread is intended as a place to go for people who HAVE a sense of HUMOR- If you do not, please go elsewhere: we want to have fun here- ALSO-----some of us have no one to talk to and we may touch on some subjects that are tough to deal with in our lives. This is where we can go to GET...

Everywhere I go I see stuff that reminds me of chickens......I probably drive my family crazy with the chicken comments, but that doesn't stop me...I can't help it.... I thought it would be fun to find out if others do the same thing, so if you have a funny anecdote or a pic of something that...

The babies came Friday- Sadly the chicks that I ordered did not make it in shipping, but the DUCKIES did, and they are too cute! i have been so busy, I couldn't get a chance to post pics till now. Thanks to everyone's educational posts and info provided!! I think I have a pretty good handle on...

Why is there no thread for Basic care of new ducklings in the stickies? When I try to search for basic duckling care in the duck forum, what comes up is a bunch of chicken topics....... I have ducklings coming on March 8th, and I need just the basics of their care. I do know about needing head...

Hello Chicken Lovers- We are talking about starting a very small conservation project, maybe 3 or 4 breeds. I am posting to try to get some ideas and info from the BYC community. ANY ideas, thoughts, opinions, concerns are welcome, but I do have a few specific questions..... * What...

This is my first egg from my own chickens! :D

I am near Bunnell Florida and have a really cute, very small polish rooster that I can't keep. He is crowing, but still fairly young, about 20 weeks or so. I believe this little guy is a mix with a Sultan, as I was told he was a sultan when purchased at a week old. Very cute, has some white...

This really sucks- I put 2 smaller sized polish chickens in my coop with older chickens, and I guess that was a huge mistake! When I went to feed a couple days ago, one of the smaller chickens was missing a leg. There was not much blood, just a little dried on the feathers around the stump. I am...

Hello Everyone- My DH's fishing buddy has a chicken that has what appears to be a black colored leakage from her vent. She is not particularly tame, and I couldn't get a hold of her when I went with him to feed today. He is an older guy and cannot bend down to look and see the leakage. I tried...

Hi All- My blue silkie is about 8-9 weeks old, and even after reading the sexing silkies thread, I cannot figure out what gender this thing is..... i caught it yesterday and tried to take pic of comb, but my phone camera sucks, and it would not sit still long enough to get good clear pic of...

Can someone tell me what makes a Silkie a show quality bird? Even where I can go to find out would be good info. I got a 2 day old partridge bantam chick today that is supposed to be 'show quality', and I basically know nothing! Here is a pic... I still have not named it yet Does it look...

How in the world did I end up with these chickens? I was primarily raised by my Grandma during my younger childhood, and saw my Mom 'once in a while'. As a kid, I was angry with my Mom for giving me to my Grandma, even though I cherished my Granny, I just couldn't understand, thought I was a...

I bought a silkie bantam chick 3 days ago, and it is a really light butter yellow, but on the rump it is sort of a greyish tint to the yellowy color. Do white silkies start from light yellow chicks, or maybe it will turn out to be Buff? The chick is maybe 7 or 8 days old. I'm so new to...

Hi All- I have 3 "assorted bantams, and 2 that came out of what was supposed to be a box of Araucanas, but they clearly have tails. I would appreciate any help in their identification, Thanks in advance! In this picture, chick #1 The orangey one at the top, was supposed to be an Araucana...

Hello All! My name is Wendi, and I am new to chicken keeping. I got my first chicks about 6 weeks ago. I have what is supposed to be a black Silkie and a Black Copper Marans. After looking over several websites and many photos, I am wondering if the silkie is a 'blue' instead...