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Hello all! First time chicken mom here, still learning everyday. My girls are going on 4 months old and I know they will be gearing up to lay soon, so I am working on the nest boxes this week. We inherited a chicken coop, that has a 2 layered, big metal communal rollaway nesting box mounted on...

Just joined. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ray. I live in Dublin, Ireland. My wife wanted hens....now I have hens. 4 of them; Henrietta, Eggdwina, Shelley and Yolko-Ono. They're great ladies. The kids love them. I will research here and ask questions here to help us improve their...

My chicks are now 6 weeks old I ordered them online with 4 light brahmas. But have no idea what the other 4 from the “rare breed“ package are. They couldn’t tell me either lol Any ideas?

Alright forum, let's see what I've got! I've been doing a little research, but want to know if my guesses are correct. I'll post a name, age in the pic, and 3 good pics. The two pullets from TSC look exactly the same, so I'll only post one set of pics for them. Ruth & Sandra, 16 weeks...

I just recently got two chickens and though I have some experience with chickens in the past I have no idea what I should feed them or if there's a special way I should give them water. Some chickens kinda just wandered into my yard and I've looked for their owners but nobody has claimed them...

Hi! I am desperate. I'm losing a hen every day or two. I have a trail cam coming tomorrow (Wednesday evening) and then I'm out of town for four days! I am down to three hens with multiple predators, I think. I found one hen with just her head missing. Raccoon. The others have left a few...

Hi all! I wasn't sure what what category to put this thread in so I just put it in this one. I'm interested in entering one or two of my hens in a poultry show. They are both very beautiful and have the right temperaments for it, I think. They are a Buff Brahma and a Lavender Orpington. I have...

I just cannot believe this: Saturday evening I found my favorite Silkie, of course, sitting by the coop and there was a large amount of congealed blood on lower back and top of tale area. She did not appear in any pain. Brought her and washed her off and the bleeding seemed to stop. I...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm brand spankin' new to chickens and am looking forward to raising some. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? None at the moment, but am looking to order some chicks soon... (3) What breeds do you have? None yet (4) How...

Here's how it happened. I live in a rural area in central Texas. My neighbor (across the street) got two chickens. He has a "coop" but it's a wreck. It didn't contain his chickens and they kept coming out into his front yard. They spent more time in front than in his back yard. He would...

I'm not a farmer, not someone who raises chickens for a living, nada. I'm a country girl in the Caribbean and there's always wild chickens that run around without any help from humans. Recently in the last several months two dogs have been killing them out in my neighborhood. I've raised a...