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I was talking with a (non-chicken keeping) coworker today and was telling a story about my chickens. They were speechless... So I got to thinking about all the crazy stories chicken keeping has brought me. And since I know I can't be alone, I was wondering if anyone had any great stories about...

I really don't know where to post this, but here seems applicable. On Jan. 23, a dog got into my yard and killed 9 of my chickens, including my Iowa Blues and the birds I'd been raising for fair. We have 3 security cameras, a result of a different dog attack last year. We scrubbed through nearly...

In looking through different career options and figuring out college planning, I have looked at plenty of articles and websites. (Currently between elementary education and poultry farming) This particular article-- or rather, paragraph-- though.... It's a completely different story. What...

So excited! I went out to check my 2 broodies in the"Broody bin" coop (Loony bin:play on words b/c my broodies are crazy), and my chicks have started hatching! As of 8:00 I have a smoky Iowa Blue, 4 Birchen Iowa Blues, and 2 Silver Iowa Blues! I've been keeping up on tips from BYC and was just...

I have a week old California White Chick. Today I went out to the brooder and it was just laying beside the edge in between the galvanized feeder and the corrugated plastic border of the brooder. I tried to gently pick it up. I put it down on the bedding and it could sorta walk. I held the chick...