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She is sitting on three eggs that have yet to pip, I’m waiting a few more days until I give up on them, and two healthy babies that hatched three days ago. Almost every time I lift her up to check that babies and eggs are all accounted for, I see soiled bedding underneath her where she poops...

My very sweet hen Pishy has been dedicated to sitting on a clutch of six eggs. Yesterday, I noticed the first pipping egg. This morning, I awoke to the cutest, fluffiest chick I have ever seen. I already have her a name. Pictured attached. I’ve been so excited, checking on them three times...

I can’t pull the victim. I cherish her. I’m positive that size isn’t a problem. I don’t know the exact measurements of the coop but it’s a small shed where 5 people could sit cross legged comfortably, and it’s about 6 feet tall. They have two branches to roost on that are about 5 feet wide...

I have a flock of 8 hens and one rooster named Birdy. He’s maybe 5 months old, an EE and Cochin or Brahma mix i‘m thinking. All of my girls were hand raised by me and love me, and Birdy was introduced around 2 months later. Although I didn’t raise him, he’s naturally friendly to humans and...

His old owner meant he was an EE (cross) crossed with another breed. What do you think about Brahma?

This is Birdie. I’m not sure how old he is, any guesses are welcome. His previous owner only said he was an EE cross, but I’m curious to know what he’s got in him. He has three rows on his comb, but the middle one is much larger than the sides. He has regular sized wattles, and a fair amount of...

These are the first few weeks of the heat of summer, and my pullets can’t seem to figure out that laying apart from each other cools them down. 🙄 It‘s going to continue getting hotter and they already have their mouths wide open panting and their wings lifted. They have adequate shade, damp...

Also could someone tell me how to edit the title of this thread, if that’s possible? Thanks.

A couple of weeks later, chicks are 7 weeks old. I think I was wrong about Blue being a cockerel but I’m still not sure about the EEs. Here‘s pumpkin. I’m starting to question her. She is the friendliest by far and she acts more like a puppy than a chicken, she’s also been sparring more lately...

I’ve been looking for answers before posting my own thread and this is almost exactly what my chick is doing. Two of them actually. I have eight of them, 7 weeks old, and i’ve noticed two of them doing this over and over when they were sitting on my lap. They don’t tilt their head down quite as...

My babies have finally reached the 5 week mark, and they’re fully feathered and gorgeous. I wanted to show them off, get your opinions on sex, and some help deciding on their names. They were all labeled as pullets and I brought them home at a week old. They’ve been feathering up very nicely...

Am I right to keep picking up and holding the few that totally screech and thrash around in my hands until they calm down? Even if it takes 5 minutes for them to stop moving? I feel like I’m training them to think that my hands are predators if I keep “attacking“ them by grabbing them from the...

I have a flock of 8 pullets that are all about 2 weeks old. One I suspect is a cockerel. I’ve had them for only a week and because they met me at a week old, they’re still very cautious of me. I have 3 speckled Sussex, 3 EEs, and and 2 buff orpingtons. Of the breeds that would do well in my...

I just got a few more chicks to add to my brooder from our local feed store. They’re all 2 weeks old, but I got most of them when they were one week and I’m pretty sure they’re all from the same batch at the store. They aren't selling out quickly and they looked really crowded, probably super...

Hey everyone! I used to be active on here a couple of years ago when I was raising my very first flock at 13 years old - assorted English orpingtons. We had them for about a year but decided to rehome them when winter came and we discovered that our handmade coop was drafty and failed to keep...