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We hatched out some chicks back in April, and this is one of the lavender orpingtons. We have had LO's in the past and they are my FAVORITE. But.. this one seems a little different. It's feathers are very strange... and straggly? I have picture of them up close, next to another LO hen, for...

We have 11 chicks. Some are mixed breeds, some lavender orpingtons, and a couple silkies. There are 4 that developed their combs super early, and I am thinking 4 roos! I have multiple pictures, not super great, but I was trying to stay out of the run and not have to run inside for my chicken...

I just opened up a brand new Producer's Pride brooder for my baby chicks. I got the whole pen set up and checked the brooder plate, just to be sure it was working properly. It was so hot that holding it there for a few seconds felt like it could cause a burn. I went and got my temperature gun...

My friend picked up some chicks from the local farm store and was told this red one was a "Cali white".. and it isn't white at all. 😅 It is a red color. Anyone have any ideas? Here are a few pics of when she got it and what it looks like now. Thank you so much!

We were out of town for 2 days and came back and I gave our girls some scratch as I went to gather eggs. They were excitedly eating and I noticed they had finished off their food. (I had filled it before we left, so they must've have just finished it this morning.) So, I also went to fill...

We are thinking of getting some turkeys from a local friend here in a few weeks. We live in rural Florida, and she said her turkeys never want to go in their coop at night, they choose to sleep in the trees. We will be free ranging these turkey as a pest control option on our land. And am...

I have been researching guinea fowl as a way to stop the ticks/garden bugs in our area. We also have tons of fire ants and yellow fly (like horse flies.. but meaner!) season. I am hoping they would help with these pests around our property. I realize there are cons that I have read about. ie-...

We left town for a couple of days and came home to our Crested Cream Legbar making a weird noise. (See video) Her comb was also visibly bigger just in those 2 days. (I mean, this thing almost looked double in size and a bright red... much like you would think before laying their first egg). She...

We have been noticing wet spots in the morning in the coop. It is not every morning, but when we find then, it is usually on this one side. It's not the side where most birds roost, but just 1 or 2 of these new girls we added. (We added them about a month or so ago). It is not colored, but...

Hey chicken friends! My girls have begun laying, and some for a few weeks now. But I have noticed (even when purchasing eggs from a friend) that one breed tends to have more blood spots in eggs, than others. We have lavender orpingtons, black copper marans, and Crested Cream legbars. I have...

I'm just so thankful for these sweet girls. We were finally at a place that we were able to get some, and jumped right in. We had no clue when it came to raising chickens... but we studied up and dove right in. Who knew they could be so fun and hilarious! 💯😅 They recently started laying, and we...

We have some extra organic whole milk in the house. It is unopened, but past the date. I smelled it and it smells normal. I would love to make homemade buttermilk for chickens with the milk and apple cider vinegar. Is this OK to do? Thanks so much in advance!

We have a flick of 10 pullets and 1 roo. They are all about 20 weeks old. Our Rooster has always been super sweet and eats right out of our hands. We are watching my sisters yellow lab and my 8 year old and husband went to introduce them through the run gate- and with the dog on a leash. We...

New to the chicken world, and we have 1 cockrell and 10 pulletts. They are all 20 weeks old. We have 2 Crested Cream Legbars, 5 lavender orpingtons, and 4 black copper marans. The rooster is a LO. Well, one of the lavender orpingtons seems to be his top girl. She had her tail missing about a...

For a couple of weeks now, every now and then, I see some of our girls laying on their side with wings spread out and closing their eyes. They are eating, drinking, running around like normal any other time. But every now and then, they lay as if they may be in pain? I have seen it mostly in our...

We purchased some Crested Cream Legbars, Lavender Orpingtons, and Black Copper Marans from a breeder. We can't believe the difference in personalities! The Orpingtons are just fun and and nice, the BCM like to keep to themselves. But those legbars. 🥰🥰🥰 They have ours hearts. They LOVE people...

Hey everyone! Quite the newbie here, but wanted to share our coop and run now that it has been a few months! It has worked out really well!! We like to call it "Ft Knox" as it is that secure. 🤣 We have tons of hawks, raccoons, etc in this area- and it has worked to keep them secure. Tons of...

This is more of a general question because taking pictures of all the angles, of these crazy chickens can be a real workout. 😅 We have 11 almost 9 week old chicks. 5 lavender orpingtons, 4 black copper marans, and 2 crested cream legbars. The 2 legbars are auto sexed, but their markings weren't...

Hey everyone! My husband and I are new to the chicken world. We recently designed a new run and coop and just finished it! I say "we" loosely.. it was 99% my husbands doing! 😅 We built it on a travel trailer for easy moving into the barn during a hurricane. It also keeps the coop off of the wet...

Hey everyone! My name is Tracee! I know this section is supposed to be all about me- but first, I would like to thank YOU! This website has been SO helpful on this new journey of ours! It seems that almost every single question we have had- the answer has been here! <3 So thank you so much for...