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  1. TheChickenChaser

    What breed is right for me!

    Hello guys! I currently have two Jersey giants and one Plymouth Rock. I was wondering, what breed would work best to just get one of to incorporate with my flock? I would raise it from a chick, and I want it as friendly and as cuddly as possible😁. I have heard that silkies may be what I am...
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    How to stop chickens from eating eggs?

    Hello guys! My chickens have been only laying for less than a week, and all but two eggs have had cracks and holes in them. I suspect the chickens are the culprits as they laid a shell-less egg and when I found it there were beak holes. Any suggestions on how to stop them from destroying their...
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    Holding chickens

    Hello all! Things are going great with my three chickens! I let them out almost every day and they enjoy scouring my garden. One quick question. One of my chickens now crouches down and splays her wings when I approach. I read this is a mating thing? Is it good? Because it allows me to pick her...
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    My Jersey giants

    Hello! I have two, 4-month old Jersey giants, but I suspect one may be a male. Not a lot of aggressive behaviors and no crowing, but do you think she may be a male? Here are the pictures. One question as well, I have one other chicken besides those two, and if we have to give away the rooster...
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    My chickens!

    Hello all! It’s been a while since I have posted on this site, just have been enjoying my three hens! I love them so much! One is very friendly, and while she doesn’t like being picked up, will occasionally snuggle. I have built this outside area for them, but they always stay near the fences...
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    Blocking off areas

    Hello all! I live in the suburbs and don’t have a too-large yard. I was wondering what I could use to temporarily block off exits to my yard to prevent my chickens from escaping. Any ideas? It would have to be easy to move around. Thanks!
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    Am I a crazy chicken person

    Hey guys! I just want to wonder if anyone else is as chicken obsessed as me. I have bought a chicken leash for them, play with them for more than an hour each day and am considering buying a nanny/pet camp for when at school or on vacation. Is this normal? I think I’m scaring my parents.
  8. TheChickenChaser

    Letting chickens outside

    Hello! I’m sure you guys haven’t heard from me in a bit, but I am loving my 4 (soon to be 3 as we had to rehome a rooster) flock, but unfortunately, I don’t know how to let them outside out of containment as there are aggressive neighborhood dogs. Should I buy a large tent? I want them to be...
  9. TheChickenChaser

    Young rooster rehome (state college PA)

    Hello! We raised four chicks, but found out that one, a barred Plymouth Rock, is unfortunately a male, and as we live in a suburban area, laws restrict the ownership of roosters. Would anyone be willing to take him in? He’s around 5 weeks old, and pretty social.
  10. TheChickenChaser

    Can we take off heat lamp?

    Hello guys! My chicks are now 3 and a half and 4 and a half weeks old now. We have a heat lamp about 2 feet above their brooder, and that has worked good, though they are quickly outgrowing their brooder. Are we allowed to take the heat lamp off them? The low during the nights are 60 or so, and...
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    Chickens fighting

    Hey guys! I have four chicks, two Jersey giants around 4 weeks old and 2 barred Plymouth rocks around 3 weeks old. Whenever I bring them outside, they flap around and bum rush each other and fly at each other constantly. Is this normal? It’s mostly a Plymouth Rock chick that I think may be a...
  12. TheChickenChaser

    Giving away coop design

    Hello! We bought a coop design, but ended up buying another one instead. Is anyone interested?
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    Is this normal

    Hello! I just got a batch of chicks, and one of my Jersey giants is standing stooped like this. Is this normal?
  14. TheChickenChaser

    Getting baby chicks!

    After a long wait, this afternoon I will be picking up 3 baby speckled Sussex chicks from rural king. I will send pictures of both the brooder and the coop. I am so excited! I am planning to hang out with them in fifteen minute spurts separated by a couple hours. Does this sound good for the...
  15. TheChickenChaser

    Getting baby chicks

    Hello! I know it's been a while since I have last posted, but my birthday is next weekend and I will be getting 3 baby chicks from rural king! I have some questions though, what should I look for in a healthy chick? Can rural king sex them? And finally, what are some good bonding experiences I...
  16. TheChickenChaser

    Vacation and chicks

    Hello guys! I am planning to get chickens in early May, but as soon as summer starts, as early as June 10th or so when school let's out, there will be lots of vacations. I really want to bond with these guys and spend as much time as possible. How old should they be before I start going on...
  17. TheChickenChaser

    Raising my little chickens

    Hello guys! When I get my baby chicks, how early should I attempt to harness train them if I would want to? And besides taking them outside in covered areas, letting them on my chest and search my basement, are there other activities I should do with them?
  18. TheChickenChaser

    Should I get chickens?

    Hello guys! I am very conflicted on whether or not to get baby chicks. I used to love them so much when I was a kid, but now, a couple years later, I was thinking about getting more. I want to raise them as pets and hope they will be as friendly as possible, but I tried that with quail, but...
  19. TheChickenChaser

    Taming baby chicks

    Hello all! Thank you guys so much for your help and support and answering my many questions. I was wondering, how do I get chickens to come when called? Would I give them treats as babies and say a phrase while doing it, making that phrase eventually work? Would that work? Thanks!
  20. TheChickenChaser

    Chicken activities

    Hey guys! I was wondering, I am getting chickens for my birthday in may, and I was wondering, what are some activities that chickens would like? I will allow them to roam the yard, give them treats, cuddle with them, try the chicken leashes, and maybe occasionally let them inside to play? Any...
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