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Advice needed 🙂 One sentence I never thought I’d say… Today, I fed an injured/sick chicken scrambled eggs in my bathroom. 🤣 First time chicken mama here. I’ll try to keep this brief.. This hen (Thelma) came in last night, after me discovering she was sleeping in the nesting box for the second...

Hi! I’m back again, this time with Louise & Thelma 🤣 Louise has been slightly bigger (taller and wider) for a week or two (they were chicks bought together and seemed same age) & has darker feathers on her wings. I swear the posture is slightly different as well. (Edited to add: approx 8 weeks...

Curious...Can we know for sure roo on this one, yet? 6 weeks, silver laced Wyandotte. He loves to charge/chest bump the others. The comb has been red for about 2 weeks. I’m making an effort to hold/handle him every day, despite his efforts to evade that 🤣 because I have nothing against keeping...

Ok so all these are supposed to be pullets. And I know approx 5 weeks is early, but thought it would be fun to see if anyone thinks I have a roo in my crew. We have a silver laced Wyandotte, 2 gold laced Wyandotte, barred rock, black astralorp & previous mystery chick I posted about before...

The coop is 99.9% done and chicks are moving in tonite! They are approx 5 weeks old. We have a couple of nights in the next few weeks forecasted to be upper 40’s, so I’ll be giving them access to their brooder plate in the coop (even though I have only seen a few use it in the last few days)...

We’re on the home stretch... Still need to bury wire, caulk the gaps in the wall boards I feel are too drafty, put linoleum down over the coop floor, and a few other random things. Then nesting box build, ramp etc. I’ve marked photos with where we’ll cut out a window on the east side (for...

My two week old chicks went out for their first field trip 😊 Fun times (and dust baths) were had by all! I have one (the black astralorp) who’s bigger then the rest, and much more alert/watchful. Seriously hoping she doesn’t end up a he. 😬 We still have no clue what breed Geraldine is (the...

So, I got chicks last night, and 5 of them I am certain what they are, but this one is a ....? I originally went for a starlight green egger (what I was told they had), then was told they didn’t have those, but they had Pearl Stars which lay green. None of the bins were marked. 🤷🏻‍♀️ But then...

I hope this is the right place to post this.. Trying to decide between breeds..I know I want barred rock (my mother loves them),so I’ll get two of them, and then 4 of something(s) else..maybe 2 of one choice & 2 of another? (I have to get at least 6, and coop is only 21 sq feet so not sure I...

My town is offering free mulch, and I’m getting ready to set up my run etc so it would be perfect timing for me to grab some. A few questions... no way to guarantee what it is, or that there isn’t cedar in it. Is that ok or should I go buy pine/hay? Is it ok that mulch is not dry/aged...

So, I’m new to chickens (don’t even have them yet). The plan is to start with 6. I am in central NY, so cold temps, snow (and lots of wind). I apologize in advance...I have done a ton of reading but still have a TON of questions on this, so this will be long 😳😬 I am trying to refurb this...

Hi! I am from Central NYS, mom of 4 humans, 2 mastiffs, 4 cats and soon to be a small flock of chickens :) (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? They will be coming as soon as I finish the coop/run (2) How many chickens do you have right now? None (see above) but plan...