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Blue Raptor’s Coop 🐓I didn’t see this! 😬 Thank you! Yes, we’re blessed to have such a thick, sturdy coop. Never had a break-in! I’m glad you enjoyed this! -
What to Do When Your Roosters are Fighting and How to Care for Them AfterwardsI have experienced the same challenge. Two roosters (yet brothers because they hatched on the same day but you could tell who is bigger) had a...
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White Poop / Diarrhoea In Chickens Causes & CuresThis is a detailed, informative article on important topic. It would be nice to have a photo or...- Perris
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Why Keep House Chickens? Three Misconceptions About Having Chickens in Your HouseWell written, informative and refreshing! I'm facing this very thing right now, and trying to...- Henhouse Harlot
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Primal Chickens – 6 chicken keeping secrets from the evolution of chickensThis ranks among the best articles I have read on BYC. It is very well researched, thorough...
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Shadrach's must read articles.This is a list of links to articles on BYC and elsewhere that the author has found interesting...
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Poultry Ownership and Dealing with Loss (From a Tenderhearted Farmer)
- orrpeople
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- Comments: 57
- Reviews: 44
There really could not have been a worse scenario for the first death we experienced in our backyard flock. Prior to owning chickens, I had read... -
Making the Tough Calls - Difficult but Essential
- Blooie
- 6 min read
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- Reaction score: 130
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- Reviews: 20
In a mad frenzy of enthusiasm - that's how we seem to dive into the world of raising chickens. It is so exciting – and scary! For most of us... -
The Anatomy and Physiology of the Chicken
- Cyprus
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The Anatomy and Physiology of the Chicken When you own a chicken, it is very important to understand the anatomy and physiology of your bird... -
-NEEDS EDIT- Lean-To Coop
- OhZark Biddies
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- 12 min read
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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... -
Chicken Wisdom
- sue giebler
- 5 min read
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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... -
How To Take Good Photographs Of Your Chickens
- BantamFan4Life
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Having trouble taking good pictures of your chickens? Or are you getting a myriad of blurry photos? Well, I'm going to give you some ideas, tips... -
Does Chicken Keeping Ever Get Boring?
- Mountain Peeps
- 9 min read
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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... -
10 Joys of Keeping Backyard Chickens.
- Kuntry Klucker
- 12 min read
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I’m almost about 10 years deep into my backyard chicken hobby and have loved it every step of the way. From ordering chicks, getting the coops set... -
How To Use a Chicken Harness
- cluckmecoop7
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Learn how to use your chicken harness! Updated: Sadly, Kiwi the Buff Orpington has since passed away. :( I know most people don't own a... -
Primal Chickens – 6 chicken keeping secrets from the evolution of chickens
- PatchtoTable
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When I got started with backyard chickens, I was excited by the idea of fresh eggs every day and I had this romantic idea of chickens pecking... -
Beekissed's Rooster Speak
- Kiki
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Copied from this post: #34 @Beekissed I'm going to give you a clue on "rooster speak"....holding him down doesn't mean anything to him. If... -
Chickens getting ready to lay.
- alexa009
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If you have pullets, you are wondering when they should start laying, but how do you know they are ready to lay or already are laying. If you... -
Singing the Song of Their People: The Egg Song, Why do hens sing?
- BY Bob
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Let’s Talk Egg Song I was reading along up on one of my favorite threads, @Ali James Ali James’ Garden Chickens... -
Sexing Pullets and cockerels.
- sassysarah
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I always see threads of people asking if they have a pullet or a cockerel, so I thought I would start an article on the subject. Here is a very... -
Store Eggs vs. Farm Eggs
- PioneerChicks
- 6 min read
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This article was originally a poster I made for 4H, but then I decided to make it into an article so others can enjoy it. It took a long time, but... -
An Experiment in Chick Sexing Methods
- pipdzipdnreadytogo
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An experiment testing the accuracy of old wives' tale chick sexing methods on chicks less than 4 weeks old -
My Feather Anatomy Guide
- ki4got
- 4 min read
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- Reaction score: 10
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I've seen a number of people who are new to poultry asking, "What is ______?" Fill in the blank with any color or feather type or part found on a... -
Reintegrating a Recovered Hen to a Small Flock:
- sunflour
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- 7 min read
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- Reaction score: 13
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Penny's Plight: How She Won the Battle to Rejoin Her Flock. There 's a wealth of information on introducing new chickens to a flock, but...