Adopt Chickens in Need
Hello everyone! Are you looking to start a little farm, or add new members to your flock? You're probably looking into buying chicks from a hatchery. And maybe that's what will work best for you. But...
View ArticleCaring for a Blind Chicken
Hey everyone! Meet Pinky (see pics below)! She is about 2 years old, and I adopted her four months ago. And she's blind. She requires lots of love and a little work, but she is happy and living with...
View ArticleAll About Anemia in Chickens
Anemia occurs when the blood doesn't have enough red blood cells, which are necessary to carry oxygen throughout the body. See causes of anemia below. Symptoms of anemia include: pale comb, lethargy,...
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BobbyNix Coop
When we purchased this mountain property with a existing small coop. Our flock is 11 members at the present and free range from 8am until sunset. The listing agent showed us a video of a bear...
View ArticleDealing With Predators the Kind Way
We've all had to deal with predators taking our chickens at least once. Maybe, when that happened, you upgraded your chicken coop security, or maybe you did something about the predator. Many people...
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Pipd's silkied Cochins breeding history
Just for me to keep track of the birds in my breeding pens over the years. Current breeding flocks (and non-breeders in my mixed flock) are listed on this page:...
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Claws & Clans (Archives 2.0)
NOTE: IF YOUR CHARACTER IS IN THE ALLEGIANCES, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A SEPARATE PAGE, IT'S BECAUSE YOU DID NOT MESSAGE ME YOUR CHARACTERS AND THEIR FORMS. IF YOU HAVE MESSAGED ME AND I AM STILL TOTALLY...
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Raising Chickens Within City Limits
Raising chickens within a city is something that is becoming more common. It is wonderful that people are able to have chickens without a ton of land and I happen to be one of those people! My family...
View ArticleProlapsed Vent HELP
My RIR hen I just noticed last night she had a prolapsed vent so I immediately moved her to the old small chicken coop and put three of the ones that are bare on there backs from the roosters in there...
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Benefits of a Backyard Flock
Think back to when you started your backyard flock. What was one big reason you decided to embark on this journey? Was it for eggs? Was it for fun? Maybe for both of those reasons? There are so many...
View ArticleIntegrating: A Pictorial Guide
So. You have an existing flock of adult chickens, and a secondary flock of younger birds, possibly chicks, and you're wondering: how do I turn these two groups into one cohesive unit, without anyone...
View ArticleEver Evolving Zip Tie Palace
March babies in a box... The heater wasn't keeping the heat in the box very well so I created a "heat shield" by adding tin foil over cardboard with dowel rods wired to the cardboard to hook bungee...
View ArticleXylophones, mirrors, and bells...oh my! — Discovering what “toys” your...
Have you ever bought fun-looking (and expensive!) toys for your chickens, only to find they barely glanced at them? Or maybe you saw that cute video of someone’s “flock band” playing little drums and...
View ArticleF1 Olive Egger Breeding question
I have 3 F1 Olive Eggers. What rooster should I keep them with for egg color? pic of my bcm roo bc it wont let me post without
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Welcome to Riverside Flock!
Welcome to Riverside Flock, a tightly-knit community of chickens and ducks residing near the Missouri River, hence our name! Here at Riverside Flock, we prioritize poultry health, welfare, and care,...
View ArticleRaising Bantams from chicks to parenthood(Including silkies and polish chickens)
This is probably gonna have some small stuff about what coop to house them in (I apologize in advance for my bad Grammer/punctuation) My flock currently consists of: 2 crele OEGBs (Diadem and...
View ArticleChicken Coop
We are still in the process of finishing our chicken coop. When complete it will have a metal brown roof. Hardware cloth around the run. Custom windows have been ordered. An automatic chicken door...
View ArticleA-Frame Coop Tractor
About 6 months ago we decided to to take the plunge and get a small flock of chickens for the backyard. I joined this website after lurking for some time and began building our A-Frame chicken tractor...
View ArticleMy Rhode Island Red has a sore on her back.
My Rhode Island Red has missing feathers and a sore that will not heal. Does bleed on occasion. I’ve tried a salve for chicken injuries. Not sure what to do.
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A Guide to Cross Beak Chickens- From Hatch to Adulthood
Identifying Cross Beak If you’re new to the backyard chicken world you probably don’t have a clue what cross beak (or scissor beak) is. That is, until you check on your chicks one day and realize that...
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