new chicken mama

Hello there! Brand new to BYC and brand new (IMPATIENT) chicken mama. I am not allowed to have roos where I am located, so I want to figure them out ASAP so they can go to a lovely, new coop / family! :p I have 6 chicks I got from TSC from pullet bins on March 10th, but you know how reliable...

So is sparring this early a good indication of being a rooster? They are exactly 8 days old. My one chick tried to spar today with its siblings, full kicks and neck poof. It was ridiculous seeing a ball of fluff karate kicking. Im already calling it a he because hes the most cuddly and bonded to...

Hello, My name is Michelle. I grew up with chickens, but that was over 40 years ago, and I'm excited to be able to have chickens again. When I was growing up, a chicken was a chicken and most people had Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds. We had a few of those black Bantam's and those were my...

About 3 weeks ago a hen showed up in my yard, & has stayed, much to my delight. She was rather scruffy looking, but has quickly gotten much better looking. I live in town & have ½ an acre, mostly private, & have gardened organically for the last 12 years. She has stayed in my yard & roams...

I adopted some chickens and added them to my tiny flock .. I didn’t realize all the ways chickens could get sick . Recently I lost my Handsome boy, my rooster. I noticed that all of my hens have sour crop .. I was able to help one with just water and oil .. massaging . But now I see it’s the...

Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We are very new to chickens! Our small family of four (my husband, daughter 3yrs, son 8yrs, and myself) adopted Moe from a neighbor down the street. His name before was butt head, there were 2 other roosters and they picked on him...

Oh boy. We closed on some property Saturday with a house on about 3 acres. We have no intention of living there, (house is in complete ruins), it was purchased to eliminate possible building next to some other property. Anyway, much to our surprise, they left all their chickens! They look...

Hello new community!! My name is Tori, and I'm currently a full-time biology student with an insane passion for the animal community and fervor for learning about domestic and wild/native animals alike! Though my husband and I adore animals, chicken ownership was something we envisioned coming...

Hello everyone. It's been over 45 years and I'm getting back to raising poultry - chicken (and ducks soon), as allowed by ordiance and zoning here. After being a traveling nurse - wound care specialist, caring for humans, for over 40 years, I'm finally retired???AND differently-abled (it's a...

Hi Everyone! My name is Marlene and I am new to the group along with being a new chicken mama. I have 7 girls. I had 8 but one died on my birthday in a freak storm. We also have a 13 year Puggle. I am hoping to be able to get more chickens in the future once I get through the first year of...

Hi everyone, My name is Tori and I'm from Melbourne Australia. I recently got my first flock of Isa Browns this weekend, sadly I think one is sick, which is why I joined the forum, but hopefully she will recover and I can rejoice in the keeping of backyard chickens! My other three chooks are...

Hey Everyone! I’m new to the site and a relatively new chicken lady. Just wanted to join so I can get more knowledge and have a place to ask questions Thanks!

Hello I am new to raising chickens and I need some advice. I am recently a new chicken mama. I spent 2 weeks in January looking at every hatchery and finally decided on Hoovers because they had everything that I was looking for. I ordered 17 chicks of varying types (Welsummers, Calico, Rainbow...