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This is chick #2. She's a couple of weeks older. Not sure what to make of people but doing okay. They were both rescue birds from our local animal control!

This is chick 1. Very vocal, affectionate, inquisitive, and clever. Our alpha hen, Maddie, doesn't like her yet but the baby seems to take it in stride.

Sara1226 hang in there. My girls are also pets and we are crazy about them. They are funny and affectionate and each is unique. We lost one girl suddenly a while ago and now another is lame for the second time in a couple of weeks. I totally get how you feel. Part of me wants to check on...

I'm sorry to read about your your Roo. My husband and I are dealing with something very similar tonight and my heart is breaking. It sounds like you have given him the best care you can ♡

You know you are country when you hollor out the back door yo your hubby, hey baby, do you want a bologna sandwich on a waffle while you fix the chicken coop?

One is a buff ORP, the other is a welsumer.

We have 2 hens. They are both 5 years old. One of them had to go to the vet (first visit ever) and she said that this is one of the oldest chickens she has ever seen. I thought average age for "pet" chickens was 5 to 8 years. I admit, when we noticed how old they have become it was a shock...

We have 3 girls - one buff or, 1 dominique, and 1 welsummer 11272 + 3 = 11277

Maddie wants to TAKE HIM DOWN!!! She is def the alpha hen and given all the noise she makes in general, I think she believes she is a roo. She is such a brat that she will carry on until my husband (her favorite human by far) goes out and gives her attention. I've even tried flipping her on...

Well, we have been adopted by one rooster I call him "Chico" and my husband calls him "Henry". We introduced him to our girls this morning. He and Maddie went at each other but since we were expecting it, we intervened with no major harm to either one. Millie and Hattie could care less...

My husband said I should get too attached. Too late. I made treats for the girls yesterday so I gave him some this morning. He definitely has an appetite and went straight to his water dish when I refilled it. We put a roost in the cage for him. I didn't think of it yesterday. He is very...

Our dog, Lacy, is a lot of breeds, but you can see the Ridgeback, and Vizsla in her. Given where she was found, the probably has some pit bull in her, too, but it's not dominant. If she was a hunter, she would be a bird dog. (No irony intended.) She has a very gentle mouth, is protective...

Do you kill a dog just because it's too old to do guard duty? One of our girls was sick about 2 weeks ago and it broke my heart. I really didn't think she would make it through the night. She is fine now, after a couple of days of TLC, but the thought of killing them because they don't lay...

A beautiful Roo wandered into our yard on Thursday. He met our 3 girls through the fence and it went ok for while, then our Welsummer, Maddie, fought with him. She pecked at him through the links and even drew blood. Maddie knocked him down twice which, in all honesty, was kind of funny. I...

Hattie seems better this morning but tired. She expelled what looked like runny scrambled eggs with some green chunks but she is eating and drinking. At the advice of an expert in my area, we have put her in a dim area. The "Hen Spa" is our large dog crate with fresh hay on the bottom and...