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Hey y’all!! I’m in my 2nd year of raising chickens, and 1st year of hatching!! I’m so excited for this part of the journey! I currently have 4 ISA browns hens- Hershey, Creamsicle, Twix, Reeses 2 Black Stars mix hens- Lola, Trixie 1 Buff Orpington hen- Betty White 1 barred rock mix hen- Ember 1...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I’ve had them less then a year I got them in the spring and ducks in the summer (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 8 Hens and 6 Ducks (3) What breeds do you have? Lots 3 golden comets, an Easter egger, a green...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I got my first chicken in February of this year. I ended up getting my second chicken in April. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have two very lovely chickens. (3) What breeds do you have? I have one chicken that...

Hello! I have had 16 chickens in total, some have had to be given away, some has sadly passed away. I have 6 chickens, Chester a crazy cackle toppie, Chumi a classic red hen, Cat a black silkie, S'mores a white silkie, Gemini a white silkie, and Munchkin a white silkie. We've had them since June...

Hi there! Since I'm new, of course I'm happy to introduce myself. My name is Ryan, I'm in my early 20s, and I've been raising chickens since I was around 10-ish? I forget exactly how small I was, but I'm definitely not new to chicken keeping. It's become an integral part of my life :) I...

Hello Everyone :woot (Q1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? <A1> Yes and no, I feel like I'm pretty new to chickens, we've only been raising them for ourselves for roughly 2 years. We've had some issues with predators and had to restart, but so far so good. WE hope...

Howdy! I’m North, and I’ve had chickens for two years now. I’ve been around them my whole life and I currently have eight chickens and two ducks. Four being Cornish hens and Four being two Bathams and two unknown. My favorite part of reading chickens is they’re personality and loyal/emotional...

Hello, I'm macmac and I've recently gotten into chickens! (1) I'm new to chickens, I have my first flock of chicks that are now 9 days old! (2) I received 10 chicks, but unfortunately 1 has passed away. (3) A straight female run of buff orpingtons! (4) I just love going outside and seeing my...

Hello, from southern Virginia. We recently bought a home on a little under an acre, hoping to buy the 5 acres behind us and be a bit more self sufficient. I am going to use the introduction questions provided.. *Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am not new to...

Hello fellow feathered friends, I wanted to introduce myself, not just because it's suggested, but because it's such a great community and I wanted to dive right in [even though I still dont' have chickens...yet (June 23!)] When I was younger, I would be sent to Mexico for the summer, to get to...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Owned a dove since 2017 and fell head over heels in love. Her care is simple and the more time I spent dedicated to interaction and free-flight (within my open-plan home), the more she trusted me and sought out affection. I...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I first got chickens nearly two years ago. The funny thing is, is my girlfriend picked them out and I picked out some ducks and we brought them home. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have three. Chunky, Hei Hei, and...

Hi y'all! My name is Hayley and I've had my girls for about 3 years now. My husband (the Chicken Daddy) and I hand raised our flock. Were hoping to add a few more this spring! I have 7 girls, all different breeds from Black Sex-Link (penguin), Brahma (Brahma Mama), Silver Lace Wyandotte...

Hi everyone, my name is Valentino! We got a few ducks for eggs recently,but it turns out that we ended up picking up three males instead We're looking at getting some chickens as well, as we have a small plot of land and are looking for a run to keep them safe from predators

Hi there, my name is Samantha and I just bought 6 pullets last Friday. They are my first chicks! I do believe one is a rooster though 😅, we took a gamble in the unsexed tub. He is much larger than the other one that came from the same bin with him, I will probably post a photo when he/she is a...

Hello All, Just wanted to post a quick introduction. My name is Matt. My wife, 1.5yr old daughter and I live in Whittier, Ca and we got our first chickens 6 weeks ago. We also have 2 dogs and 2 cats so we are definitely animal lovers. Over the past few years I've been transforming our urban...

Hello! I’m so glad to be joining you all! My husband and I own a small Hobby Farm in upstate NY. We have 14 hens (no Roos) and we’re currently incubating our own quail for the 3rd time. We also have a super cute pup, Primrose 🐶 I’m an event Florist and also grow a lot of my own flowers. We...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? (2) How many chickens do you have right now? (3) What breeds do you have? (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? (5) What are some of your other hobbies? (6) Tell us about your family, your...

Hello, My wife and I are new to the chicken raising life. Looking forward to being part of this great community of support. We just received 5RIR and 5 PBR chicks a couple days ago! Our brooder is up and operational...putting together ideas for our coup. We have seen a couple of open air...

My name is Maggie and I am 19 and from Eastern Massachusetts. I have loved chickens all my life, ever since my first grade class hatched eggs I have been hooked! I even remember saving my money as a young child and purchasing an incubator (practically a toy with how low quality it was) on ebay...