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I have only done chickens for about a year and a half, but I am a complete chicken nut. I know I will never be without chickens again. I got into it because I saw a (long distance) friend of mine post a pic on FB of her chickens. She's just a regular city gal, so that gave me the idea that "hey...

Since my other hen is brooding eggs right now, my hen Lettie (short for omelet) has been without a flock mate. She's a very social and outgoing so she went in search of new friends. She's by their side all day long. When they come up from the far end of the pasture to get water or for...

So my husband and I went to see his parents in Ohio during his pre-deployment block leave. While we were there we found a property for sale that was 12 acres, no house (best for us since we won't be returning for another few years), great HUGE barn, creek, pond, pastureland, and adjoining an...

My BOxRIR hen lays 7 or 8 days in a row, then takes one day off. The day before yesterday she took her one day off. Yesterday morning DH saw her in the nesting box in the a.m. That afternoon I went out to collect, but only my Araucana had laid. I was worried that she was perhaps egg bound, but...

We've been jonesing for a colored egg laying bird for some time now. A few weeks ago we found an araucana breeder that was getting out of chickens and bought a little pullet. She isn't tufted (though many of her flock mates were), but is rumpless and has a pea comb. She has yet to lay, I never...

Ok so I'm just obsessed with beautiful mixes of back yard eggs. I drool over the pictures of speckledy eggs, green eggs, blue eggs, tinted eggs, cream eggs all jumbled together. Thought it would be cool for people with all those crazy mixes of colors to show them off. Post away!

After pining for a blue or green egg layer for months the DH and I finally got one this afternoon. We found a craigslist add for someone getting out of chickens and selling off her whole breeding flock of Araucanas. We excitedly drove out there to pick her out, and she rode home quietly in her...

We have new pullets- 2 barred rocks, a black australorp, and an "ameracauna" which I know is really going to be an easter egger but whatever, I liked her. Today we got a beige egg, a lighter beige egg with a pink tinge, and a small WHITE egg. I know the barreds lay light brown, and the BA is...

We have three large pecan trees in our yard and the girls love when I can find and crack a left over pecan for a treat. Next fall I'll have an abundance of pecans and I was wondering what everyone though about incorporating them as a regular part of their feed. Obviously not as a replacement for...

I planted my pepper and tomato plants this evening in our raised beds. The girls' tractor is over by the raised beds right now. They free range while I'm home and like to follow me around while I'm outside. They don't get in the beds to scratch, but like to rest underneath the broccoli and eat...

A friend of mine and I decided a few months couple of months ago to do a joint backyard flock, since her barn already had a coop built on the back of it when she moved in. We found a local "chicken person" and purchased 4 nice 4 month old RIR pullets. They settled in nicely, were easy to deal...