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My experience using a no-crow collarOmg, it’s like the perfect cliffhanger and all! I’ve never heard of the no crow collar, and I’m afraid I’ll end up in your shoes one day (feed...- SavageSixHomestead
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Using Deep Bedding in a Small CoopHas anyone tried this method with babies in a brooder ? We have 7 2 week old Brahma babies, in brooder with pine pellets. I stir it up every other...- Retiree2013
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Using Deep Bedding in a Small CoopWe tried this method on both of our coops and if didn't work for us. That does not mean it won't work for you, but it just didn't work for us. We...
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Can Chickens Eat Peas? All You Need To KnowGreat informative article about feeding peas to your flock.- Pyxis
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Chick-Inn RanchLooks great! I love the color scheme. If you can add more build pictures, or building plans, that would help those who might want to replicate it.
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Retrofitting The CoopsThe article has before and after pictures but does not have details about how the retrofit was accomplished.- ronott1
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BYC FREE & Premium Feather Memberships (PFM)
- BYC Support
- Updated
- 2 min read
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Membership on BYC is completely FREE (click here to join)! As a free member you'll see fewer ads (for example, the anchor footer ad at the... -
Introducing a Single Hen to an Existing Flock
- azygous
- 4 min read
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On December 18, 2015, a friend and I embarked on a long trip of several hundred miles to pick up a two-year-old Buff Orpington hen at an animal... -
Hens Passing Away Due to Old Age: What to Expect
- The Chickens' Maid
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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... -
-NEEDS EDIT- Lean-To Coop
- OhZark Biddies
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Our lean-to coop and covered run was built on to an old shed, and we have 19 chickens and one chipmunk scratching about in there, but in the long... -
Common Chicken Sayings Idioms Other Funny Things We Say
- BYC Support
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Chicken Idioms and other Funny Things We Say We've been amazed at how many common everyday sayings originated from people who owned and raised... -
Keeping Chickens Without Free Ranging
- MyISAbrownhens
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Many people out there long to have our feathered clucking friends, but may not be able to free range the flock as most people are able to do... -
To Insulate or Not to Insulate...
- mpruett
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To Insulate or Not to Insulate… That is the question we are faced with when first starting out with chickens. Three winters ago I was new to... -
The Old Homestead Coop
- TwoCrows
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Recently, (2013) I decided to get my chickens out of the "Frost-Bite Motel" and into a REAL coop. This was my first coop build, as originally when... -
A Viewpoint on Handling Roosters: How to Deal with Aggression
- BantyChooks
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Roosters can become aggressive and attack people. This article covers why they become aggressive, the warning signs before an attack, and what to... -
Coop Stack Up - how high stuff works well?
- aart
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Pasting some notes into an article for easy linking. Here's my theory on the 'stack up' aspect to coop design, and a couple other dimensions and... -
The Chicken World's Worst Chore, culling the injured and sick babies.
- duluthralphie
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I have just had to to the worst job of bird rearing. I was forced to cull a 4 day old turkey. We tried everything, it's feet and legs would not... -
Chicken Wisdom
- sue giebler
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CHICKEN WISDOM This journey with chickens began as a surprise really. My neighbors built a house the next field over and soon had chickens... -
Beak and Claw Trimming
- TwoCrows
- 9 min read
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Beaks and Claws...every bird has them! Birds use their beaks for grooming, they explore their environment with their beaks, they can feel textures... -
Judys Free Pallet Chicken Coop
- BYC
- 5 min read
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Building a chicken coop from free pallets: By Judy I am fortunate to live near a vinyl siding company, and they stack stacks of pallets outside... -
Selecting Good Flock Roosters
- Redhead Rae
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When selecting roosters for your flock, many people only consider the breed or the confirmation of the bird (when selecting for the Standard Of... -
The Chick Inn
- Sussex7
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Design Since my wife and I moved into our fixer home we knew we wanted chickens but building a chicken coop ended up a ways down the initial... -
From coop to kitchen: Pets versus livestock and respectful chicken harvest
- BigSkyBird
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During our recent visit from Montana to my sister's home in Seattle, my nephew complained to my daughter, "Your chickens keep dying." My daughter... -
Aggressive Baby Chicks and How to Stop the Behavior
- azygous
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Each spring I see countless cries for help from people with a day-old baby chick who is terrorizing the other chicks in the brooder, pecking at...