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Hey everyone! I have a Black Australorp rooster, Black Australorp hens, and Partridge Rock hens. I let a couple hens hatch some eggs, and to my utter surprise, three grey and yellow chicks hatched! They’re absolutely lovely, and I’m in LOVE with them. Does anyone know if they’ll keep the...

Hey everyone! I’m not sure how many of you have heard the “Tractor Supply chicken food is bad” rumor, but when I first stumbled on a video warning me that my Producer’s Pride mini pellets (40lb bag) feed is why my chickens had a weird molt and stopped laying this winter, I got to thinking...

Hello everyone! So I'm hoping to start breeding my chickens next year, and I know that means I'll want (and need) a lot of help, thus spending more time on this forum. The issue is all these dang advertisements are driving me nuts! I understand the need for them, as we wouldn't have a free...

Hey everyone! I'm hoping to finally be able to start breeding my chickens next year (yay!) and after some research, I think I'd like to mark the future chicks with the Jiffy wing band. It is, however, nearly impossible to find information one these and so I'm hoping ya'll can answer my...

Hello everyone! I've searched high and low for an answer to this, but have found nothing. I have four roosters and fifteen hens, so obviously something needs to be done. I'll be finishing my "bachelor pad" today where my extra 2-3 roosters will live--I want to keep them all for potential...

Hello everyone! My mom and I plan to go to Texas at the end of this month to pick up a dog, and I'm so excited! The thing is, it's a 19 hour trip one way, and I've never traveled more than half an hour with a dog. She's well behaved and leash trained, and I'll be bringing two leashes, just...

Hello everyone! I'm looking for one dozen Black Java hatching eggs (or more, if you decide to put in a few extra) to be shipped near June 6th, as I'm expecting another shipment of eggs then and I'd like my chicks to be the same age when they hatch. I'm willing to pay $30-35, plus shipping...

Hello everyone! I'm seriously considering getting a few pairs of pilgrim geese this year or next (probably next), but it's really hard to find them without having to buy hatching eggs, and since I have no way of hatching eggs, that's not an option. I've read that Metzer has purchased...

Hello everyone, long time no see! I'm hoping to get a puppy sometime in the next few years. I'm REALLY hoping I can make it work next year. This is the first time I'll be raising a pup, and I'd like to get some training books to help me out. The dog I'll be getting is a collie, and I plan...

Okay, two months ago we had three cats; Kit, Bat, and Belle. Kit was my cat, Bat is my younger sister's cat, and Belle is my parents' cat. First I suppose I need to tell the backstory: Kit was the oldest cat and she was dominant. Belle didn't get along with any cats in her old home, but in...

Duckweed sounds like a fantastic food source for chickens and I plan to raise some in a kiddie pool this year. The problem is I don't know exactly what I need to do. Here's what I know: -It grows on water and likes plenty of fertilizer -Mosquitofish will keep the algae and mosquito levels to...

Hello everyone! I have a cat, Kit, who is at least eleven years old. We suspect she's closer to twelve or thirteen, as she was fully mature when we found her. She's a large cat, both a little overweight and large structure. Some friends said she looks like a tom cat due to her size and...

A few years ago I saw a thread that reccomendd the Pro-Ketch mouse trap. It's a live catch trap that can catch several mice in one go. I told my dad about it and he decided to buy two of them off Amazon. A couple years later and it's more than paid for itself. We have a problem with mice...

We have a bunch of mealworms living in oatmeal. I already changed their potatoe once before, and the new one looks like it needs to be changed. Today I picked up a half and heard a little pop. When I looked at the bottom I saw yellow stuff that had connected the potatoe to the bottom of the...

We have a problem. There is a rabbit living under our coop and shed, and I suspect there are more. Our yard is like a haven for them because there is tall grass and food (our gardens have overgrown and it's been too wet to mow very often) and predators don't like to come here. I suspected...

So mom and I decided to raise mealworms for our chickens and two days ago I ordered some...or tried to. The first website I tried to order from would not take my order so I tried ordering from Petco. Petco sent mom an e-mail today saying that the order never came through, however, when we came...

Well, today I went out to the coop to let the chickens out when I noticed a snake right by the coop. I've no idea what kind it is, though I doubt it's poisonous. It's about a foot and a half long and it didn't move when I was taking pictures. I don't know if it's safe to let the chickens out...

Erp, apparently this was a double post, sorry! To view my thread that I'm going to keep, please go here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/657505/not-chickens-but-is-there-a-leash-law-in-southampton-county-va#post_8871953

I'm trying to figure out if my county has leash laws. I've heard most people say Southampton does not have any, but a few say we do. I once found a leash law for our area, but I've no idea if it was a fluke or not. I tried searching "Southampton county leash law" and "Southampton county dog...

Hello everyone! I have been looking into getting ducks recently, but I want to be able to raise all my animal food instead of buying it. Chickens are easy enough, there are so many threads on it and I can grow just about anything and see if it works, but ducks have me stumped. I read today...