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... and came home with these chicks. I know it's way too early, but I'm curious if anyone has an idea about the "chipmunk" colored bantams. From what I've found on the interwebs they could be welsummer, EEs (they have yellow legs though), or brown leghorns. They also had Java chicks - or...

I have seen several different numbers as to how much space is needed per chicken for coops and runs, but I'm still not sure exactly how many chickens we can comfortably support with 50 sq ft of coop space and 300 sq ft of run. Right now we have 6 adult chickens (5 large breed, 1 bantam) and 3...

I know there are a ton of these types of threads, but I haven't found one that pertains to my specific situation (but I probably haven't searched hard enough). Our new chicks have started hatching (BO hen x OEGB roo) and we are planning on giving the chicks to my parents so they can start...

We noticed several weeks ago that our BO hen had gone broody. Of course she decided to do so in the one nesting box that all the hens use. Since both my kids and I collect the eggs, I wasn't paying as good attention as I should at least one or two of the other hens kept laying in the box with...

I have 2 Buff Orpington chicks that are about 6 weeks old and I'm curious about their gender. The one in front has a redder comb and waddles than the other, but it also feathered out first and seems to be ahead developmentally. Is it too early to determine gender? Here is a little closer...

We have 8 chicks and while all of them have never been "friendly", they didn't seem to mind people. A couple of them even seemed to like us and would hop up on our feet or let us hold them and pet them. At least until last week... The chicks outgrew their brooder, so I moved them into the coop...

I thought I had read somewhere that male chicks can be slower in feather growth/development than females. I understand that there can be exceptions to the rule, but is this the case in Orpingtons? Here are my 2 week old BOs. They are both very docile and friendly, but one has significantly...

We got several chicks last week from TSC and I immediately started thinking of a simple (and fairly cheap) coop build. We have a small coop/tractor, but there's no way it would accommodate our new arrivals. So I set down and drew up some plans for a new coop. Today I went and bought the supplies...

This is Sugar. We inherited her when we moved into our new house. The old owners had several chickens, but left her for some reason. She is sweet and docile, but can be pretty bossy if she's hungry. I think she's an Australorp based on other pics I've seen on the interwebs. Am I correct? If...

I know it's probably too early to tell, but I'm curious as to what kind of bantams we got yesterday at TSC. I wasn't planning on getting any, but then chicken math happened. This is Little Jo. It's a tiny little chick (even compared to the rest of the bantams at the store) but pretty spunky...

I've been a lurker around here for a while and I finally decided to join today. I'm looking forward to learning more about my chickens and how to better take care of them. About 4 years ago, my wife bought a couple of chicks from the local Tractor Supply on a whim. I didn't really think they...