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My not-so-little babies are growing up! They are around four weeks old now, and bigger than ever! I know that #1 is definitely a boy, but any ideas on the other two? I know there still young, but any guesses? #1-French Copper Maran #2- lavender australorp- from my hens #3-black...

Silkies, Australorps, and maybe some mixes! Come along with me on the journey of Marshmallow and her eggs. I candled them yesterday and five out of seven were developing! There “ due date “ is approximately March 29, so it’s coming up soon! They will all be named my me and my family, and I think...

Guess what, I guess three new chicks wasn’t enough for my chickens. So now, Marshmallow one of my silkie hens has gone broody on seven eggs. Come along with me!

Two more days until hopefully 5 eggs hatch! Join us in the countdown & updates!

Hi, I’m incubating chicks ( well, someone else is ) for my first time! 😁 I’m really excited, but… I’m going on vacation and only one person is going to be home, stuck with month old chicks, obviously I have to teach about pasty butt etc. but I think if I can get one of my hens to adopt them (...

Hello, I have recently fallen in love with bantam frizzle polish chickens, I am located in british Colombia and I was wondering if anyone knew where I could get some. Let me know!

My older hen ( six years ), Pebbles, as of today is acting lethargic and she isn’t eating ( VERY unlike her ), she was drinking a lot of water last week but not anymore. She was on her perch tonight, no pale comb, no feathers missing. She had a case of lice & mites before but they seemed to be...

Just want to make sure my old girl is healthy. I know how to treat it if it is mites.

This is a thread of “ is it just me? “ because yes, I do stay up late in bed wondering if it is just me who, when they see a new thread, race to be the first one to reply and kick myself when @fluffycrow beats me to it… 😂😂😂😂😂

This is Pebbles, she is almost seven years old and is the queen & grandma. She was my first chicken and has been in many a bad situation I bought her as a pullet when I knew nothing about chickens and how to care for them. She, and four other chickens ( now ☠️ ) were free ranging, walking down...

Anyone have some ideas on a cool looking chicken mix? Well, let me know and I might try for it in mid/late 2024. I will me selling all offsprings locally. Hopefully 🤞 I will have this breed selection by next ( 2024 ) spring ( Early June ) but breeds in bold writing will only be old enough for...

Ok, What gender are these silkies? They were born on June 26/27th this year. Chick #1 ( Dr. Z ) is definitely a rooster and has been crowing for the last month or two. Chick #2 ( Nutella ) we are very stuck on them, they have not been crowing that we know of. They sometimes get in small...

I know that it’s different with every chicken, but I was wondering when approximately silkies start laying? Mine are 4 month old and still aren’t laying 😫 I’ll post a different thread with the gender questions later this week. When did yours start laying?

Are you buying / hatching chicks next year ( 2024 )? I’m getting salmon favorelles, Cochin, Orpingtons, and blue red laced wyandotte. What are you getting?

Hi all, I’m going to share a bit about my chickens! Hope you like! Cloudy - Blue Australorp - Pullet - half a year old - friend : big sister Shadow - likes people,flying, running, hiding underneath her brother - hates being separated from mini flock Shadow - Black Australorp - Pullet...

Hi! So, we’ve had this smart chicken for almost 7 years! But when we got her it wasn’t quite clear what breed she was. So why not find out now? 4H said she was a amaricana mix, but we want to know for a sure. ( the orange one ) Oh yah, and what about these ones ? And this one Thanks in advance!

Hi! So, we’ve had this smart chicken for almost 7 years! But when we got her it wasn’t quite clear what breed she was. So why not find out now? 4H said she was a amaricana mix, but we want to know for a sure. ( the orange one ) Oh yah, and what about these ones ? And this one Thanks in advance!

If it's a single hen or a flock of hundreds share you funny flock members! Share with photos, descriptions, or both! Sharing of dogs, cats, horses, other poultry , and state are allowed, but NOTHING else. I'll share mine thoughout the thread.

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How old should my silkie chicks be to go outside? I live in Canada so the summer days are about 20 Celsius but the nights are fairly cold. I’m guessing that the right time to put them out is about 10 weeks and then bring them in for the night? Is this correct? Can I take their heat away? They...