(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Hello, yes I am brand new to chickens. I have always wanted to get some, and I FINALLY convinced my husband to say okay!! LOL
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
My first batch of 18 chicks hatched on June 5, 2023, so...
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I ordered baby chicks last week. They will arrive in April. That gives me just over 2 months to figure out what I’m doing, as I am new to chickens.
Six female chicks were ordered:
2 - Black Australorp
2 - Amber Star
2 - Colombian Wyandotte
If you live in or near Rockingham County, VA I...
I have a some male coturnix quail that I am looking to rehome. They are six weeks old in colors of various rarity. Eggs they were hatched from were purchased from sweet_tweets_quail assorted hatching eggs on ebay. They are all generally friendly, and have been handled a lot since they were...
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I've had this forum bookmarked for some time, reading thru. We are signing the papers today on the new-to-us 3 acres with house. He grew up with animals/farming stuff, I did NOT.
I grew up fly fishing, foraging, tracking animals, shooting, cleaning all the above, but only on vacations...
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I have 3 beautiful male button quail pets that need a new home. They were hatched in June. Free to a good home. Go to my YouTube Channel to see them in action.
Button Quail Unbuttoned at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaSqKGeMci0nUW7VhOhwCoA/videos
Thought it might be fun to connect with others from the Commonwealth! I'm from Gloucester (essentially Tidewater). A happy victim of chicken math, I have 3 Delawares, 3 Columbian Wyandottes, 4 Isa Browns, 4 Golden Polish, and 3 Golden Penciled Hamburgs. My first flock raised from chicks.... week...
Hey everyone me and my fiance live in Virginia. So hello to any of my 540 family. We have a small flock of 6 ducks. 4 Cayuga's and 2 Pekins. Looking forward to learning from you guys and helping people with my experiences.
I have chicks for sale. $5 each and will meet in the Richmond Va or Fredericksburg Va area. I have the following...
-Ameraucanas. These lay blue/green colored eggs.
-American Game Bantam crossed with Appenzeller Spitzhauben. Most of these turn solid dark colors with lighter colored masks. They...
Hello there friends. We are a family of two adults, twin toddlers, two dogs, and two cats plus a small backyard flock of five hens based out of Virginia. Sadly, our hens have had a rough few weeks with an overnight owl attack causing us to lock them in nightly and greatly reduced free ranging...
Hello! Thank you all so much for this wonderful forum and resource of knowledge!!! I have been lurking on here for a while and finally decided to create an account.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am completely new to chickens! I have been researching...
I have a super sweet Bielefelder hen laying daily. She is the last one left from a Mycoplasma Synoviae positive flock and she's pretty lonely. I thought I would try to find her another suitable flock before we have to cull. Know anyone with an MS flock that may be willing to take her?
My name is Maria. I work at Nalls Produce, it’s a small farm/market/plant nursery in Springfield, VA.
I’m reaching out to y’all today because I hatched and hand-raised a chinese goose at Nalls, believing that would be his permanent home, alongside his parents. Unfortunately because of the...
I think most of the people on here have given a huge middle finger to their state or county by having more birds than “allowed”. I’m supposed to pay $60 a year for a permit and only have 4 hens (in chicken math, I only have 4, wink wink) But I was reading that the residence are upset because if...
I have 2 Show Quality Frizzled Cochin and Silkie mix roosters for sale. Born on June 9th, 2018. They both throw some beautiful offspring. Rooster #1 has 5 toes on one foot and he is the watchdog of my flock. He loves his hens and wants to protect them with his life!
Rooster #2 has 4 toes on...
We are new to the area but are getting bad information from websites. When are the chicken swaps in the Franklin/Suffolk area? We are willing to go outside the area as well. Just looking for up to date information
Thanks