On the coop designs page (https://www.backyardchickens.com/coopdesigns.html) I see the links for the small, medium and large coop slide shows, as well as those for the incubators and brooders, but where is the front page for the waterers-feeders slide-show? (This one...
I was just informed by a fellow BYCer that my treadle feeder plans and pictures of it were stolen and are being sold on Craig's List (http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/grd/2073381500.html - and from there the thief has a link to another web site). Is there anything I can do to stop this...
When I woke up this morning I had never heard of poultry ticks. I had been worried about a 9 month old BO that was loosing feathers. I'd been checking each bird weekly for parasites but had found none. This morning I decided to examine the coop closely to see if there were any suspicious bugs...
I've been a bit worried about one of my 9 month old hens that stopped laying two months ago and just doesn't look as vibrant as the others. I chalked it up to her being a BO and much less efficient forager than the others and now she's losing feathers as if she's molting (she might be, I don't...
A couple weeks ago I finally came to my wit's end with the wild birds eating my chicken feed. It's like the Wild Kingdom out there. I decided that a treadle feeder might end my wild bird problem. I designed my feeder using the best features of all the treadle feeders I could find out there on...
I finally got my BYC page started and nearly finished. I built a coop and run designed to keep my birds cool in the heat of Southern AZ. I gleaned BYC for months to get ideas, many of which materialized in my coop. I put the pictures of coop construction on my BYC page. Beware, it is pic...
Hello from Tucson. Just wanted to introduce myself. I've been lurking for 9 months and I've finally decided to get involved. I'll be joining a large group of Arizonans dealing with our special freakishly hot chicken problems here on BYC. Good to be here, Todd.