I haven't been interacting on BYC like I intended when I joined. Instead, I search for answers to questions and seek out silent support for any chicken issues which may pop up.
But as winter drags on, and my one-sided chicken conversations dangle on the edge of sanity, between reverence and...
My adopted stray hen, Mrs. Mcnugget, has been a faithful layer since she began laying for me at the end of August. She started laying in the nest we put in the cat carrier she slept in, and when her coop came she laid in the nest box first time, she's very clever.
We got another chicken for her...
I'm very proud to announce that my new girl Gingerbread laid her very first egg yesterday morning!
We still have her separate in her own cage because we haven't got the run and coop totally situated, so, she sleeps in her kennel and Mrs. Mcnugget sleeps in the coop right next to it. These are...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Yes! We are brand new!
A group of chickens has been visiting our property, scratching up bugs, and waiting for the lawn to get cut. They come almost every day. It was always a group of hens, but in January or so a rooster started...