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Hello all! I'm a grade 12 student from rural Southwestern Manitoba, Canada, heading off to university to study agroecology in the fall as I have a passion for sustainable agricultural practices and the environment. I was given the opportunity to apply for this agricultural scholarship that...

Hi all, I'm a grade 12 student from rural Southwestern Manitoba, Canada, and I need all the help I can get heading! I'm going to university to study agroecology in the fall as I have a passion for sustainable agricultural practices and the environment. I was given the chance to apply for this...

Hello all, I need some help! I'm a grade 12 student from rural Southwestern Manitoba, Canada, heading off to university to study agroecology in the fall as I have a passion for sustainable agricultural practices and the environment. I was given the opportunity to apply for this agricultural...

If there are any chicken enthusiasts out there that haven't signed up already, head on over to https://www.canadianpoultryconnection.com and register! Many Canadian chicken and egg Facebook groups have been shut down because even a dollar sign or pictures of animals seems to trigger a Facebook...

I've heard that chickens will lay most of their eggs early in the morning, and rarely after 3pm... I don't believe that I've ever gotten an egg before 3pm, usually I find them in the boxes around 5pm until dusk. Is this something to worry about?

I recently acquired 4 ayam cemani chickens, one male and three female. They were born at the end of January so they are about 20 weeks/5 months old now. I'm new to the breed, so I have a few questions about this guys so I'm informed more clearly about them and so that I can cater to their needs...

I hatched a clutch of 10 chicks from one of my hens back in April. As most chicken owners fear, the majority of the clutch turned out to be male; 8 of the 10 chicks. All of the chicks have been raised together and have never been apart in seperate enclosures, but I've recently noticed that the...

I've been wanting to ship the chicks that I hatch across Canada for a while now and Canada Post seemed to be the easiest way. They said that I needed paperwork regarding a permit to operate a hatchery from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, though I don't have the capacity to hatch over 1000...

I recently acquired an ayam cemani trio, not show quality by any means but the birds are in very good shape and are currently 4 months old, so I plant to breed them and try to get some show quality birds with the help of culling and the supposed rule of 10. Anyways. I've read that literally...

I'm not sure if I'm really posting this question in the right area of BYC, but I'll ask away anyways and if there is a more appropriate place then please let me know. I've heard from a few people that if their birds have a broken or damaged feather, they'll remove the whole thing, usually by...

I decided to purchase some relatively mature birds to add to my flock. The birds are just 2 pullets and a cockerel, and they're all about 4 months old so they're pretty developed. I've only ever added chicks to my flock after brooding and at about 6 weeks of age, but I've had no issues with...

I've never had any issues with hatching my own eggs and all of the chicks end up being happy and healthy in a brooder before sale or moving outdoors, but I keep having this issue where some chicks externally pip away from the air sac. In this week's hatch, 4 of 10 eggs hatched like this (I...

My hens have been very good at laying fertile eggs for me to incubate, and obviously they've been very good at being broody as they're cochins. However, I've let one hen be broody for over 21 days as this point, I think it's close to 26 days now. Her head feathers were getting pulled by the...

I'm located in Canada, but am in search of bantam cochins that are of show quality. I don't know if you can ship eggs across the border, but if you can then that's also wonderful. Color doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things, but I've been looking for any laced (gold/silver)...

I was recently reading about prepping birds for show and I had read that you're supposed to feed wyandottes by throwing feed into some straw or a similar medium so that they can stay fit by having to scavenge for their food. Is there any feeding regimen that exists for exhibition cochins to follow?

I posted a few pictures of some chicks that I've hatched on social media and I immediately had people who were interested in purchasing them. Unfortunately, I live in central Canada and they live as far away as a 3 hour plane trip. I'm not some hatchery by any means, but would I be able to ship...

I've heard from multiple sources that raising chicks around the year and regardless of season is a feasible thing. I've only ever raised/hatched chicks between March and May, but I'm not sure if i want to continue hatching into the summer, fall, winter, or just around the clock. Has anybody...

I recently came across an ad for feed that exhibition or show birds can eat as the main component of their diet. I've always stuck to 15% protein grower and 17% protein layer for my exhibition flock. The protein in this Show Poultry feed is around 20% or so which seems like a little much, but...

As soon as spring rolled around this year, I noticed that all of my hens had started to lose the feathers around their comb. Eventually they started to look somewhat like turkey vultures will a bare head and a feathered body. A rooster is kept with them so that I can hatch fertile eggs, and I...

I acquired some chicks from a breeder nearby recently. They're bantam cochins that I plan to add to my already existing bantam cochin flock. I noticed that the feet of one bird are different from the rest in that it has feathering on all toes. Cochins are only supposed to have feathering on...