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The Majestic Munchkins

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How long do I have to deal with these things? I swear, I think my brain is about to explode!

You know what? I never liked your mealworms. So there!

Sounds like a hawk to me. We had chicks being raised by a broody, and they would go through our chicken wire fence into our open front yard. We wouldn't hear anything, but almost every other night, the broody would be missing another chick. We have 2 hawks that will take a chicken every so...

Yeah, I enhanced the pic on an editing tool. Here is the photo unedited.

She is 6 weeks. I am so excited that it is a she!

So I am staring to think that this little guy, is now a little girl. Tail feathers are growing in and seem pretty small, and comb is staying pale pink and is pretty small as well.

That is what we are thinking, that or another raccoon. We are going to try and set the trap tonight. Whatever it was took a broody last night. :(

I am so so frustrated! We have been dealing with hawks, but our last killing was in January, and now I have this other predator to deal with. We had a fox last year and a raccoon the year before that, both are dead now, but this other thing has popped up. I went out this morning and noticed a...

Hi, I had a broody start sitting on eggs on Monday, but then yesterday night she got off and slept on the roost. She was still making broody noises and clucking her head off this morning so I stuck her back in the nest and she sat back down on the eggs again. She is an 11 month old Buff...

Just found this article on here, looks like it is okay! https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/blue-laced-red-wyandottes-chicken-breed-information

Hi, I have 3 5-week old BLRW's, and I just noticed that one has a single comb. I had read somewhere that this is from there being blue orpington blood in them. I was just wondering if this is common?

Oh my gosh! I have a standard blue hen named big momma! Great minds think alike!