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Hellooooo everyone, I hope everyone is doing great and has an amazing beginning of a new week. When my girls go broody, it’s usually in the coop or whatever hiding spot they find in the run (one time inside a tire, and even a flower pot). I find that letting them hatch in their home, the...

Good afternoon everyone, I hope all is well. I couldn’t find anything in regards to my question so here I go. Has anyone tried/been successfull incubating chicken eggs after sitting out for a couple of weeks, possibly a month? If so how did it turn out? All I can imagine are eggs going bad but I...

Good morning everyone 🌞 Has anyone ever had or has to often, be away from home for a day or so, meaning their flock stays home alone (coop party 🎉 🐓😅) without anyone caring for them for whatever reason it may be? If so, what do you do to prepare for them to be alone that or those days? Since...

Hi everyone, I hope everyone’s doing great! I have 5 2month old chicks. 3 silkie 2mix. I am completely aware that finding out the silkie gender takes more time than your regulars. But… I was thinking, could the way they’re acting towards older chickens possibly be a clue? I tried looking for...

Hi everyone. About half an hour ago What I thought was the egg song turned out to be my momma hen stressed and calling to her chicks ( 5 1mo old). I couldn’t find them anywhere, no trace of mom putting up a fight , our privacy fence doesn’t have any signs of digging under, in my area I have...

Hello and I hope everyone had a great holiday! 😊 I would like some opinion/suggestions on what to do with 2 fighting Roos. I have 2 silkie roosters (11mo old) whom were from the same hatch. Have always been together but I know that one of them (piffles) is the head honcho out of all of them...

Hi everyone! Thought it would be fun to guess the gender and colors they’ll turn out to be. Out of the 5 silkie / silkie mixes i have , only one has 4 toes but has feathering on legs. I believe out of the 5 only 2 are silkies and the rest are mix. The silkies are buff roo over blue hen. And the...

Please forgive me if I’m posting in the wrong thread :bow. Will not feeding chicks, chick starter harm them? I’ve always had the curiosity in what will happen if they’re fed grown chicken feed, (All flock/scratch grains) I’m pretty sure there’s people that have never fed their chicks any...

Hi everyone! I have a broody momma that will hopefully hatch out some babies next week or so. The eggs are on day 11, there’s about 3 that look clear as day (visible yolk) and the rest are dark and the embryo can be seen moving in some. Should I remove the bad eggs or give them more days? I know...

Is there such thing as a bully chicken? I feel this goes beyond the pecking order but correct me if I’m wrong. I have two 1yo chickens, one being a Barred Rock, she and another “Cecilia” (not barred rock) are the oldest in the flock currently. But Cecilia doesn’t have a mean feather on her. The...

My little Black australorp has gone broody, her and the other gals have faked being broody, not sure if it’s a thing but they would lay their egg, all in the same spot, and sit on them for a couple minutes then just take off like they weren’t just sitting on future cotton balls. This time today...

This past Sunday my neighbors dog got a hold of one of my girls. Luckily I work from home so I’m able to be present if anything happens throughout the day. They were all in their run but when they seen him running towards them they all ran and jumped back into their coop except for one. She was...

Hello everyone. Hope everyone is doing great! My lovely barred rock girl seems to have some white/pale spots on her comb and wattles. Well her and 2 others, a cinnamon queen and Bantam Black Australorp. I thought maybe something to do with the cold weather? They sleep in their coop but me and my...

Hi guys, hope everyone’s having great morning so far! Just wanted to share some pictures of my Silkie roo with his future baby mommas 😌😂. I’ve heard of roosters try and guide hens into laying/hatching their chicks but never really got to see it personally till a while ago. He’s gone as far as...

Hi everyone! Forgive me for the long post and I’m sorry if you feel I did wrong. So i purchased some silkies off craigslist (total of 5). The seller sent me pictures of the flock and they all looked great. We finally meet up, and as I’m taking them out the crate I noticed immediately that they...

Just got one of my dream chickens, a polish hen. Which I’m still iffy about on gender. The person I got her from said she’s about 2yrs old and lays. I’ve done my research before hand and noticed the difference between their head feathers. Now it does seem to me that it’s a she but doesn’t hurt...

Hi everyone! New member here, can’t wait to hear everyone’s feedback. I noticed today that my Buff Silkie roo has bumps/warts on his comb, around his eyes and on his beautiful blue lobes. My little one says his brother is pecking at him but it looks a little worse than pecking to me. His brother...