chickens

I just got 6 baby orphingtkn chickens. I believe I got them when they were about two weeks old. They are going on 3.5-4 weeks now and I’m not sure what to do with them with the winter weather. We live in a cold climate so right now in February it’s 30-40 degrees in the day time and about 20...

Hiii! I have 3 older hens that are starting to get slower daily and are having some issues and looking a little raggedy. Here’s Oreo our Barred Rock Hen who was named after our 16 year old black lab mixed who passed on hospice a few months before starting our chicken journey. Anyways Oreo has a...

Hey, I just ordered 5 Blue laced Wyandotte hens and 1 Silver laced rooster, does anyone know what the chicks would look like?

Smaller 3 (2 brown and 1 black) are just shy of 5 months old and all the others are almost 7 months old. Ok we will have photo overload today in this thread. I typically know 100% the sex of the chicken. But when it comes to Easter Eggers I sometimes am clueless. I will post some Easter Eggers...

Hello, I'm a property manager and recently began managing a small apartment complex in Phoenix Arizona. Upon arrival at the complex we quickly realized that there are 40-50 chickens running loose at the property. I'm looking to see if anyone can help in finding them a new home as we cannot have...

Time for an other hatch a long. I set 41 eggs this evening. Feel free to chose an or to egg and name it. The eggs are from our flock. I’m not sure what breeds they are. 36 and 37 are OEGB. I think the green eggs are from our starlight green Egger.

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have some chickens that have been given to me. I don't know much about raising eggs or doing care for them as I am still very new to this. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 3 of them! They're pretty neat and I like the...

What’s the difference between purple corn and yellow corn for the flock? Is it a gimmick? I know purple vegetables with have different nutritional values than their original color. Is it the same for corn? P.s. I think it would be so cool if the yolks turned purple.. Halloween eggs! :lau

Hi Backyard Chicken members! I'm involved in a legal case where part of the evidence rests on a claim from the defendant that her father installed a stock fence in front of a hedge to contain his chickens. We're looking for an expert in rearing chickens who can provide a statement as to the...

I'm sure this has been discussed to death but none of the previous answers exactly answer my question. I have a flock of 8 hens. They were separated, 4 in a group, from 1 day old to about 2 months for an agriscience project for my high school science class. After the project, Groups A and B...

Ok so basically, i live in NE texas and friday is our first day with freezing temps. And then on Monday/tuesday it will get down to 10 °f. Is there anything you guys recommend for me to do to keep the chickens water not frozen? There’s no outlets near my coop so i’m trying to find other...

Here i will share everything about my flock of chickens. I’ll be posting whatever happens , so i hope you decide to come along for the ride. Right now i have 7 chickens but I’m definitely going to upgrade the flock soon

Hi, I was wondering, what I can do to keep my birds warm in really cold weather without electricity? This weekend it’s supposed to get really cold. Some of my birds are at the end of their winter molt and some seem a little weak. Thursday night when the cold is supposed to hit, I plan to take...

Hello! I'm so excited to join BYC. I have owned chickens for a year and a half. Currently I have a flock of 24 chickens and 4 guineas. We are working on building a second coop! Our 2yo son LOVES to help mama with the birds.

ABOUT OURSELVES: (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? About 10-8 years ago (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 8 (3) What breeds do you have? I forgot the breed names, 5 red, 3 black (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? Eggs (5)...

Welcome! It's been a while since I posted, right? Anyway, if anybody has watched my videos about chickens on YouTube, you probably know a thing or two about each of my chickens. Whether you did or not, or whether you care or not, I am making this post talking about each my chickens in more...

Hello, people! I... don't know if I'm doing that right : never in my life have I posted on a forum before... I don't know how to do that right, so I hope for your leniency if I am doing something wrong. Thank you! ...So... I'm from France. Hi! I am the happy owner of chickens and ducks! They...

Hi, I'm writing a scene for a novel but, never having reared or culled chickens, I'm hoping you can help me get it right. It may seem frivolous to be asking hypothetical questions in a forum but we novelists get a very hard time for not doing our research. A dog (a hunting breed) gets into the...

I have a question about mixing a flock and also what to expect from a roo (or two). Currently, we have 2 Embden geese (f). We also have 2 mallard drakes and a Rouen female, which wasn't intentional or ideal. We are going to expand next year. Flock size, pen, and water pools/pond. 2 more geese...