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I have some new chickens! 4 babies, sexed female, from a commercial hatchery. Got them as day olds and they 6 weeks old. My current coop is 12 months old. It is a small commercial coop/tractor that moves around my yard. It currently houses 1x 1 yr old Buff Orpington and 2x 6 month old ISA...

It’s been horribly hot here - 33-43°C (91-110°F). To help out my fluffy butt chickens, I’ve made some frozen treat blocks for them. Oats, pepitas, sunflower seeds, egg, linseed, green peas. Frozen in silicon muffin liners. Chooks LOVE them

I got my first egg! Followed quickly by another the next day. I was told to expect weird shapes, sizes and colours but these 2 are perfect! So proud of my 2 clever ladies

So it's been 7 weeks since I became a chicken mama. The only other pets I've had were gold fish. My Gran had chickens. My aunt has chickens. I always thought they'd be cool pets so when the "cat or dog" discussion came up with my husband and kids, I proposed "how about chooks?" I did a LOT of...

My local council says no roosters (in coops built after 2014). I've searched and searched and can't find the penalty for having roosters when you're not supposed to. I suspect (and have put a post on the gender/breed threads) that 3 out of 5 of our birds are roosters. I knew going in that I may...

I have 5 chicks 1x8week old, 4x6week olds. 4 of the 5 have feathered up well and I want to put them out into their coop ASAP - the mess they are creating in my garage is getting a bit extreme. They're weaned off the heat lamp during the day and I only keep the heat on over night. However, I'm...

I have 5 chickens and can't tell if I've got boys or girls. Thoughts? 1. Magenta. New Hampshire. 8 weeks old. 2. Amethyst. Buff Orpington. 6 weeks old 3. Indigo. Australorp. 6 weeks old 4. Violet. Australorp. 6 weeks (sorry for the not-great picture. The little poop machine is camera shy!)...

I got 4x 1day old chicks and a 2 week old New Hampshire 6 weeks ago from a local lady who breeds a variety of different animals. She's got a great reputation and has been pretty helpful so far. I've got problems with my one Silver Lacewing Wyandotte- Lilac It doesn't seem to be growing or...

Hi! I'm Kate (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm brand new to backyard chickens - the website and the concept. I got my babies 6 weeks ago (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 5 (3) What breeds do you have? 4 - One New Hampshire named Magenta. She's 8...