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  1. J

    Everything that went wrong with my first hatch

    Hi there, I'd like to share my experience with my first hatch ever. We got chickens two times before, but those were hybrid chickens and they died after 3-4 years. After that, we decided to not keep chickens anymore, but when we found an Omlet Chicken coop, we finally were ready for chickens...
  2. SituationalLefty

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  3. ChickenMath10to17

    Best Guesses for Barnyard Breed and Ameraucan/EE genders 8 weeks

    #1-5 are chicks that we recieved "Barnyard Breed" from a lady who collect the baby chicks after the eggs have hatched at schools/nursing homes etc. I don't know these breeds or genders. I would appreciate your best guesses. I don't have many chickens with combs (most have pea combs) so these all...
  4. HenriettaPizzaNolan

    First time raising meat birds - my journey of raising Cornish X in the city

    Hello, my meat-loving friends! A few months back I posted this thread because I was on the fence about keeping meat birds. I've been interested in having meat birds for a while, but I'm from the suburbs (and now live in the city) and have never killed an animal in my life. However, you all...
  5. Aprilxoxo

    Common knowledge that an inexperienced person should know?

    Hi everyone I own a very small flock (2 turkeys, 4 chickens, some quail and recently newly hatched chicks) I am very new still to owning poultry and theres alot i do not know, but when i initially decided to get them i did alot of researching of what they needed, diseases, common problems, how...
    • Aprilxoxo
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    • behaviour chickens common knowledge illnesses inexperienced learning new poultry story time
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  6. amberlavoelzke

    Hatching for our Nursing Home

    I'm a Assistant Director of Nursing for a small nursing home. I've brought in a small incubator and a few eggs from our kids 4H Show chickens. The plan is to keep the residents involved. And once hatched I'll leave them here in a small brooder for a few days to a week. I've Placed the incubator...
  7. Wyndsong

    Abundance Plus app

    Anyone else joining Justin Rhodes Abundance Plus app? He's one of my favorite YouTubers and he's got almost all of my other ones making exclusive content for his app! Lots of informative videos and classes on there plus all his normal videos without ads or censorship. So far I'm loving it!
    • Wyndsong
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    • farming fit farmer jill winger joel salatin justin rhodes learning permaculture youtube
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Random Ramblings
  8. Wyndsong

    Wyndsongs journey to Chicken Lady

    Wanted to keep my chicken journey separate from my overall farm life journal on BYH. Right now we don't have any chickens. But soon, very very soon. This is the premade Chicken Tiny house we purchased. We wanted to just get our feet wet in chicken keeping before we go whole hog! But whole...
    • Wyndsong
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    • building chicken coop fortifying hens learning new newbie
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Random Ramblings
  9. TheBirdBabe

    Are chickens actually smart?

    I bought my flock one of those waterers that has the watering cups on them. You know, the ones that have the little trigger in the cup that they hit that releases water? They CANNOT figure it out for some reason! I can't seem to get them to hit it hard enough & I end up having to do it for them...
  10. ackie

    Chicken Behavior & Welfare class thread! (free & online)

    Hi everyone! I signed up to take a free class on Coursera titled "Chicken Behavior and Welfare". If you arent familiar with Coursera, you can take all their classes for free (equivilent to auditing a class) or you can pay and end up with some type of certificate of completion. I am not endorsing...
  11. Ravenlover

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  12. ChickenLove0812

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  13. Missjlee4377

    Purple Hair Poultry: The Journey

    I just have to get this out to SOMEONE! Bear with me this first post is a condensed 7 week journey... So here me out, I'm green at this chicken business. I feel like I've moved my way up the ranks you know? Crazy Cat Lady to Plant Lady and now (holy sh*t I have a farmhouse and property, this is...
  14. Northern Ontario build

    Northern Ontario build

    We decided to build this style of coop after viewing many different designs here on BYC. We selected this style due to the ease of adding insulation in the winter, the outside framing is an excellent support. When installed the coops will feature 2 radiant heat panels, one across from laying...
    • Code8
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    • 2 min read
    • family learning medium coop northern ontario sizzles
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Medium Coops
  15. Tre3hugger

    Shiitake Mushroom Farming on Logs at Earthen Acres

    Hey everyone. Today I am starting my shiitake mushroom grow process. Figured i'd share...PART 1 Last week I cut down a white oak tree, and ordered a set of 1000 shiitake mushroom plug spawns from field & forest website. Today I spent the morning processing the oak, preparing it for inoculation...
    • Tre3hugger
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    • diy food food production garden homestead learning mushroom shiitake
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Gardening
  16. V

    Emu Fencing and Housing

    I'm doing some super thorough research before taking the leap in to owning Emu. Bare with me as I explain prior to my question: I have more than enough land (220 acres) with horses, cattle, donkeys, mini miles, chickens, and ducks. My parents live at the other end of the ranch, half mile away...
  17. FathertoFeathers

    Curious about peacocks

    Thinking about getting some peacocks in the distant future (and I just like to learn about birds) but what all would I need for them? Can they at the same stuff as chickens? Can they live with chickens? If I got a peacock would I have to get hens as well? Can I have a flock of just males? Are...
  18. KikiDeAnime

    Raw Feeding Thread

    I searched but didn't see a raw feeding thread so I decided to start one. Feels weird starting one instead of replying to one but hopefully everyone has a wonderful time sharing and learning here :D Only rule here; Don't be rude to anyone here about feeding raw to their pets. We're all here to...
  19. Lessons learned! Brinsea Mini Advance 2

    Lessons learned! Brinsea Mini Advance 2

    So I got an incubator for Christmas. At first I never really wanted one, and decided to let mother nature do her own thing at her own pace. I've always let broody hens sit the eggs and do the work for me - I've always just personally felt it's better for the chicks to get that chicken knowledge...
    • Fallenone05
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    • 4 min read
    • first timer humidity i made some mistakes incubator learning learningcurve
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Member Pages
  20. Pinkchick_7

    New back yard city farmer!

    Hola!! It has been my desire to have chickens for a few years now, my son was like, I've been wanting that too. And before i knew it he bought a few pullets (The extensive vocabulary that I had to learn and still learning!!) We have 7 hens, started with 13. Sold 2, gave 2 away and have lost 2 :(...
    • Pinkchick_7
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    • back yard chickens brahma citychicks coop and run copper marans easter egger learning new chick mom olive egger
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: New Member Introductions
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