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So my husband and I have had a girl's name picked out for years and the entire family knew of it. My sister-in-law and I both got pregnant, I lost mine. They had been having trouble picking a name. Now it's a week to the due date and they announced they are going to use the name I picked no...

I have been warning my husband that I was going to build a coop this spring. It is a 6x6 raised coop. I have been using a friends small coop for my chicks but they now are way too big for it. Here is a pic of yesterday. Then today I put down flooring, built frames, and cut the siding. The...

This is what I'm thinking. Right now I have my chicks in a dog kennel and the two adult hens my cousin is giving me are coming with their small coop. I plan on starting the build within the next two weeks and will keep you guys up dated.

There will be a meeting for everyone who would like to keep chickens in South St. Paul, MN. We will be able to voice our thoughts and wishes to have backyard chickens legalized with the mayor/city council. Pass along the word, the more SSP residents in favor the better. Where: Black Sheep Cafe...

I'm in the middle of a move so I desided to send my birds to processor. First the packaging is completely unprofessional (loose plastic bag with twist tie) so now I'm repackaging and looking inside them, the processor missed several organs on 6 out of 8 birds. I'm slightly upset now. Learned my...

I'm thinking of getting a batch of straight run cornish X and keeping 2 of the biggest hens. I would like to cross them with a wheaten marans roo. I plan on keeping the 4 biggest F1 and just keep breeding. I haven't found any pictures of this cross though and am very curious to see the outcome.

My cochin/silkie gave me 2 eggs. I know it's said they only lay one a day but it does happen rarely. This is even better. I only have two hens and a silkie roo right now because I'm moving. I collect their eggs daily and check on them several times a day. Both hens lay every single day without...

My hen just started laying last week. The outside is a cream but when they are broke open the inside is a very pretty pink. The picture was from my phone camera so it's not the best but I'll get pics from a real camera soon. EDIT: Silly me, I forgot to take off the membrane. It's cream...

I was hoping to hear from anyone that breeds them. I plan on starting a flock and would love to read about others that have them.

I had thought that my birds were both hens but now questioning myself. The yellow is 8 months, black 11 months. I know my pure breed silkies take a while to lay. I'm just dreading hearing a crow one morning. It's just been the last two weeks that the comb and wattles on the yellow grew and the...

I finally convinced my husband to let me get broilers :D I've had laying hens before we got married but it took over four years for him to let me raise and process chickens. I just ordered ten to start with. He was amazed at the color and taste of fresh eggs, wait till he tastes the chicken...

I know it's a strange deal. I am moving into an apartment around April. I have rehomed all my birds except my two favorite ones. I need to find a safe place for them for the year that I can visit once in a while till i'm back on a farm. They are both 6 month old mutts. One is a black cochinX...

I have a few roos that I absolutely love and have received free passes from freezer camp. They all live together separate from my hens and have access to free choice feed and table scraps. They get the layer crumbles but one 3 year old is getting skinny so I added corn too. I was wondering if I...

Hello, I'm Charlie. I think this site is cool. I always liked chickens, but I just got my own when I moved and found a hen and three roosters left in the barn. I ended up with twenty chicks. I had to move again and now I'm down to two red hens and my two silkies. I am looking to get a couple...