Hello fellow chicken tenders!
I’m at a bit of a loss and hoping to gain new information after researching online and reading similar posts here, but still unsure.
I started with 31 various-breed chickens September 14, 2021 for the first time ever (a dream come true!). A few died in transit, a...
I’m sure this is a relatable dream for most of you… Or at least the part where you, too, dream of chickens and chicken-related content 😂 Last night I dreamed that the hatchery I ordered our flock of chicks from had a computer error that resulted in me getting more chicks sent to me by mistake...
Thank you all, again, so much! I ended up building a cardboard coop out of our (4 year old 😂) moving boxes. We ordered 30 chicks from Ideal (10 varieties, 3 each) last Wednesday and 29 alive ones arrived Friday morning. After a few losses, we’re down to 25 total now. Ideal was fantastic at...
Thank you all SO much!! We don’t have electricity in the coop, and it’s a good distance from the house, so I didn’t consider starting babies out there, but I might look into that!
We live just outside of Seattle, WA, so it’ll be mild here until they get their feathers (assuming I order soon!)...
Hi all!
We are nearly finished constructing the 12x8 coop, looking towards completing a 30x20 run, and feel like it’s a good time to think about ordering chicks! We are planning on 30 chicks (assuming some casualties will occur) and I’m trying to find DIY solutions for a brooder (or 2) that...
Hi everyone! My name is Nicole (Nikki) and I’ve been researching getting backyard chickens for over a year and I somehow feel less prepared than before! So I’m here to learn and learn and learn! Thank you all in advance :)
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I’ve had...