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Hello All, How many of you have chickens that give hugs? I have 3 barred rocks and 3 black sex links. My barred rocks are the best at giving hugs. Here's a photo of "Betsy" giving me a hug, she always stretches her neck over my shoulder and nuzzles my hair! Betsy is also completely...

I posted a thread yesterday, my 20 week old black sex link, Copper, laid the second egg of her life yesterday. There was lots of construction sound and commotion, and she sang the egg song three times and no egg. In the end, she required that I stand right in front of the next box and keep the...

I have a flock of 6 pullets - 3 barred rocks and 3 black sex links, all 20 weeks old. Copper, a BSL, laid her first egg two days ago. This morning, I heard her sing the "egg song" three times and each time I checked... no egg. She looked a little uneasy/frantic. There is some really loud...

I'm so eggcited!!! Copper, a 20 week old black sex link, laid her first egg today!!!!!! She's the first out of this mixed flock to lay (3 barred rocks, 3 black sex links), and they are all 20 weeks old. Copper laid a perfect little brown egg! Two of my barred rocks are showing signs of...

Hello Everyone! Just wanted to update the status of my flock! They are 19 1/2 weeks old and two of them appear to be VERY close to their first eggs!! Here's Ariel (Barred Rock) - Very red comb and wattles and just started the submissive squat three days ago!! Here's Copper (Black Sex...

My flock of six pullets (3 barred rocks, 3 black sex-links) are at that teenage, sometimes peeping, sometimes clucking stage. Two of them, Betsy and Copper, did something very different and very funny today. When I was petting/massaging their backs, they started clucking.. a different type of...

Hello Everyone! My name is Jennifer and I live in Athens, Texas. I've been a lurker on BYC for several years now and finally decided to join! I grew up around chickens when I was young and have had them recently for the last 3 1/2 years. I currently have 11 chickens, five are 3 1/2 year old...