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I posted not long ago about how our BO, Sassafras, started squatting. Well we visited the coop to find a present!! A small, yet perfect little brown egg. The first gift given to us rewarding us for all our hard work keeping our lovelies happy and healthy. Here is our proud hen and her "labor of...

We have 3 girls, and they are all around 20 weeks. Our Buff Orpington is the oldest, and yesterday she squatted for the first time for daddy!! She did it again today when I got to see it :) It really is an exciting and fantastic experience for a novice chicken family. We are curious now...

Is there any way to tell if my 16 week old RIR is a bantam? I am new to chickens, so I only know what I have read and researched. From what I know, at full maturity she is supposed to weigh like 6 pounds. She doesn't even weigh a pound yet, and she is noticeably lighter than my Australorp...

Our first flock, and already one of our girls is sick! Her squishy little crop isn't huge, and so far there is no odor. She is still eating and drinking and acting normal, so we figure we caught it at the beginning stages. I have read the other threads on BYC and done lots and lots of research...

Hey all, I am pretty new to BYC. I am currently raising my first flock in Las Vegas, with 3 girls. I have a RIR named Wyoma, a BO named Sassy, and an Australorp named June Bug. They are about 15 weeks old. I love my girls with all my heart. They are a very important part of my family. I love to...

We live in Northwest Las Vegas, and our area is being affected by the wildfires in the mountains to the west of us. They have been going on for over a week, and are over 15,000 acres. Due to the recent wind change, all the smoke and ash that was initially being blown to the north has now shifted...

I don't know what to do! I let my girls free range a few hours a day when I'm home, and I have found they like to eat the foam underneath the siding on my house! This cannot be good for them, and I am scared for their health! What can I do to break them of this habit? We have tried putting up...