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Greetings from Southern Vermont! I’m not new to chickens as I’ve had them about 6 years now. And I started looking at this site back when I started my first flock. But I didn’t sign in - I just searched forums and looked at coop ideas. I started with a small flock of barred rock, Orpington and...

Hi! I live in a family with a modest amount of chickens (six) and one on the way. We have been raising and caring for poultry for about six years. We own two Polish, an Ameraucana, a Welsummer, a Cuckoo Maran, and one we have failed to identify. My favorite part of having hens right in our...

Hello, I just joined this group and look forward to getting advice and tips. I have a flock of 37 chickens currently. I have 27 Buff Orpingtons, 10 Red Isens, and 1 Jersey Giant. No roosters yet. Heres some of the little babies a few months ago

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I’ve just started raising chickens with my family this year, so I am a complete newbie to all of this. I got my chickens around May or so as chicks, so they are still very young. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Right...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I've had chicken since I was around 4-5. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 5 chickens. (3) What breeds do you have? Idk. But I do know I have 3 Hawaiian fighting chickens. They were bred to be used in rooster fighting...

New members here!! So recently me and my girlfriend decided to get six chicks from our local orschlns that said four were barred rocks(other two rhode island reds) but after reading some on here I fear this may not be correct. I read barred rocks are supposed to have yellow legs but these are...

(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 28 (3) What breeds do you have? 8 light brahmas 2 black gold laced wiendotties 1 easter egger 10 isa browns and 8 red sex links (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? Knowing my yards being put to good use and that I know...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? If I remember correctly I first got chickens in 2019, but I only got purebred chickens in April 2021. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Right now I have 3 isabella bantam brahmas and 4 black silkie roos. (3) What...

Hello, newbie here! I am hatching some chicken eggs (4) for the first time, it is day 21 but there's no pipping or movement yet as far as I can see. I gently candelled them quickly and they have their air pockets at the top of the egg and veins look good - so I'm hoping they are gonna start...

Hello yall!:) I am a fellow chicken lover just like all of you. This is my third year raising chickens. My goal is to expand out nearly every year. This past year was my first year hatching eggs, both my an incubator and by a very broody hen. :jumpyPlus, last year was a first raising chickens...

Hi! I’m a new member from Australia, new to raising chickens with 5 pullets (well 4 and a possible rooster). We have two splash Australorps (the rooster will probably have to leave us, not allowed in this area), two blue laced Wyandotte’s and one I can’t remember the breed of. My three year...

My name’s Alle 👋🏻 My fiancé and I are artists and oddity collectors. We spent years traveling through secondhand stores and bringing home whatever treasures we found! Now that our house is full we decided to turn our attention toward the yard. All signs pointed us toward homesteading. We just...

Hello BYCrs! I am glad to be a part of this community! I have 28 chickens, a big yard, and plenty of foxes and hawks for me to chase away! 😂 I am glad for this website, and I’m not as new as I seem... Some of you have helped a couple of my birds and welcomed me to this site before!* Glad to be...