My 3rd incubation of the year just happened. And so far, it's mostly successful, especially compared to my last hatch.
I still have a couple chicks hatching but two so far that have pipped have already died in the egg, unfortunately. Not too sure why, but one was quite sticky (again...).
One...
Hello all, I'm from Arkansas, not far from Fort Smith. A friend of mine turned me on to your forum to help catch up on poultry knowledge.
I'm a Nana to two grand-children, 5 and 3 years old. They keep me on my toes daily. This year will make 20 years married. He also keeps me on my toes daily...
Hey out there! So new member here! Not new to raising any sorta farm animal but new to creating a account. My goal is to homestead successfully with what works for me in my case in my scenario. What works for me might not for you and vice versa. Love raising ducks and all sorts of chickens...
Just wondering, who thinks they have the oldest chicken on this website or knows of an old hen. I just wanted to get a perspective of how old well taken pet chickens can live.
in the name of ALLAH
2 last mounth , on 23 th may (6 ramadan) , on night my father came
home with two little ducklings.
they were so cute and little
one of them was so naughty and joyfull and one was so quiet and seems a little weak.they were 1 day old.
i named the naughty one " Namaki "(in...
Hello everyone! So my egg is on the 7th day and it was in a 80s yesterday. I built an incubator now at 102 degress Fahrenheit (closest i can get). I check the egg this morning and saw some thing in the yolk, hoping it is the embryo.there seems to be a bloodline connected to it which really...
hello guys
there are just a few days i came to BYC
and you helped me a lot with my chickens
a lot of thanks for @Soon2BChixMom & @Lil Drake40
i made some changes in my chickens life:
1- a deep water bowl to wash their heads:ya
2-niacin cure for little "Gerdoo":yesss:
3-a good food (that i made...
Does Chicken Keeping Ever Get Boring?
Can or does chicken raising ever get dull? I’ve been at this chicken keeping business for years now. I don’t know about you, but when I first began my journey, it seemed as though I couldn’t learn enough about chickens. I read every book about chickens at...
I have 14 beautiful hens and 2 rooster and my hens stopped laying. They were laying beautifully 4 weeks ago but now they stopped. I have 5 nesting boxes so there is more than enough, and i feed them well. what do I do? I currently live at my parents' house and kept chickens my parents were fine...
In memory of Henry.
So, you’ve done everything right. You’ve maintained your flock well; they’re healthy, fat, and happy old women. You should certainly give yourself a pat on the back... you’ve done a good job caring for your chickens.
It’s been somewhere between five and ten years since...