Recent content by GoneFeral

Oh! If you get a breed ID on this black one - I suspect that's the type of the feral chicken who left her brood in our back yard! I'd love to find out what that is, everything looks like a young version of her. She vanished and now I've got seven chicks to raise - they're probably 6 or 7 weeks...

When I described her at the feed store and could only show the pictures on my phone, they mentioned game hen as a possibility! I really admire her urban survival skills. There are a few houses with chickens within a mile, where I've walked and biked I've looked for coops and have seen a few...

This is the feral chicken which is using our yard to raise her brood. I'd like to see if anyone can help ID her type. I'll try to get some pictures of the rooster down the block - he's probably the father and I'd love to know what we can expect from the little ones later on. Today: Last...

Hi all, Thank you for the notes and advice - it's been five weeks now, she's still here and still has 11 chicks (a small miracle, a couple times I'd only counted 9 and was convinced the number would steadily decline.) I do have a sort of plan to catch them when they pass through a narrow...

Hi and hello! I've wanted to have backyard chickens and know only a little, for instance that this site existed. I wasn't ready and have nothing built or planned beyond knowing the local ordinances - looks like if we build a coop at the back fence of the property we're good to go. But- last week...