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Sadly, it took the violent death of ALL our chickens (who had just started to lay after we'd raised them from babies) for my husband to realize I wasn't being paranoid about chicken wire not being sufficient defense against predators. He spent all day reinforcing the run after we'd lost one in...

One of my just-about-ready-to-lay pullets has one leg that has swelled to double the thickness of the other. She's walking on it fine, acting perfectly normal, eating and drinking and pooping and all that. I'm not sure what to do for her -- should I confine her and put her on antibiotics? I...

One of my 9-10 week old pullets came out of the coop with a big bleeding bald spot this morning. I put Scarlet Oil spray on it and some veterinary salve, but I don't have a separate cage to put her in. I could probably rig something up if necessary. She hides it well, kind of spreading her...

Buff Orpington (we just call her Buff) was a packing peanut in my February McMurray Hatchery order. It didn't take long for this "extra" chicken to become our very favorite. She is the one who comes when called, who lets us hold her and pet her, who is the first to try every new thing, who...

My girls (hatched Feb. 13) spent their first night in their new coop last night ... I'm half afraid to go out and check on them this morning! I hope they're all okay! I do see little feet running around through the vent on the side of the coop ... going to have a cup of coffee and go see my...

We assumed cockerel because they usually are, but this chick isn't particularly aggressive or noisy. More like assertive and quiet. It stands up for itself but doesn't bully anyone. Feathered feet, was grey to start but new feathers are coming in white. So, boy or girl? Too early to tell...

Well, we started out with a large Rubbermaid tub and a heat lamp, but our eleven chicks outgrew that by the end of week two. So we just upgraded and I wanted to show what we did, because if you have children, it's likely you have this stuff lying around, or it can be found on Craigslist dirt...

This is the bully chicken I mentioned in a couple of threads on the baby chicks forum. She (or he) looks very different from the others ... we have Speckled Sussex and Easter Eggers, and both are brown -- the Sussex, oddly enough, look much more chipmunk-y than the EEs. The EEs have brownish...

I didn't want to hog the other thread so I'm bringing this to its own thread. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am frustrated with McMurray's poor planning (and my own obliviousness to the federal holiday schedule) right now. They shipped my chicks...

I'm getting 6 Speckled Sussex and 5 Araucanas (all pullets, in theory, but we all know how that turns out) plus a mystery chick! I can't wait, and I'll post pics when they get here. Now I have to get the brooder all ready for them. Who would have thought that chickens could be so exciting?

I've been lurking for a while, reading and laughing at all the crazy chicken antics and planning for the future ... well, we're finally about to place our first order for chicks, so I figured it was time to sign up! I know I'll have lots of questions. We're ordering mostly Speckled Sussex and...