Backyard Chickens (and Other Birds)

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This is a community for people who keep chickens in their back yard. This includes pets, layers, and meaties at levels that are sub-industrial. Family farms and homesteads are included.

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The Fediverse is small. There probably aren't enough people here to make up a community for every type of bird that someone might keep so for now, everyone is welcome. Bring us your ducks and geese, turkeys and quail, Guineas and Peacocks, emus and parrots. The community will be focused on chickens but until there are enough of each bird community for their own community they will find care and comfort here.

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There may be discussions of animal processing. This is part of chicken keeping. If you don't like it leave and block the community.

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Just bought a house with some property - came with 8 hens and a rooster... Any suggestions for a newbie? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca to c/backyardchickens@lemmy.ca

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Bought a house - previous owner moved to a town home so we kept the chickens. There is a decent amount of space on the property, and half of it is a forested hillside.

Any suggestions for a newbie? A new coop is definitely first thing on my list. And a fence around the property.

One of the chickens is an outcast and I feel bad for her, doesn't leave the coop when the others go out in the yard and doesn't eat treats from the ground just food from the feeder. The other chickens get along well it seems.

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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca [S] 6 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Thankfully the nearest neighbour is about 500ft away, one of the attractions to this place.

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[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I have some roosters in the neighborhood and I find them quite charming so not everyone hates them.

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[–] DoGeeseSeeGod@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

No I think they meant kill it before the rooster grows too big, like bigger than you. They start forming gangs with other large animals. Roughing up and backhanding smaller animals. At that point they become much harder to kill since they are part looney toon. They are an absolute menace, do yourself that favor now.