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Went to lock my chicken door up and realized two hens were missing. One of them being my favorite chicken I've ever had. I've had some losses before but this bird was special. She ran to me and hopped on my lap, I put her to sleep in my arms all the time. She loved me. My other chickens really...

I'm going to go look in the chicken coop section. We are building a new coop for my big hens (and to integrate all of my chicks as soon as the littles get big enough) and moving the littles into the old coop because my husband says the basement stinks too much He says he wants to make it...

I got my first egg and I'm in love all over again! Not like I ever really regretted starting this adventure but all the poop and no eggs were getting to me!

My hens are almost laying. That made me excited and sad all at the same time. So I ordered 15 more chicks. Chicken math really is real, guys. I started out wanting 3-4 chickens. Now I have 8 plus my 15 on the way. I never gave my first batch of chicks treats, I never saw the need. But my hens...

Long story short, we ended up taking these chickens in from my SIL who is an animal hoarder (and a horrible one at that- she never takes care of them). No idea how old they are, I know the black fuzzy one is a silkie, and my FIL said the black fuzzy with the bare neck is a Turkish? So what are...

I saw someone post a picture of a buff Orpington Hen and it had a red comb and wattle. 2/3 buff Orpington chicks that I received from the feed store have bright red/huge combs and wattles. I was thinking oh boy two roosters. Then my thirds comb started to pop up and become bright red but the...

I got my first chicks on March 24th. 3 barred rocks and 3 buff Orpington. Well 2 of the buff Orpington look like they already have wattles. I bought them all as pullets so you can imagine my shock, I was expecting 1 because of the accuracy rate but not 2! How do I handle this? Can 2 roosters...

Hey guys. I finally took the leap and got my chicks today from a local feed store. 3 Buff Orpington and 3 Barred Plymouth Rock. I already love them, but with everything I've read I still feel like I'm going to fail. I have them in a huge cardboard box with puppy pads and paper towels. I'm using...

I'm having a hard time deciding. I've posted that I want my chickens to free range but I live in the deep woods so predators (mainly hawks during the day) are a huge red flag for me. Several people have suggested getting a rooster. The thought of having fertilized eggs freaks me out, like if I...

It's a shed from Sam's club. It has windows. We could put metal locks on all the accessible doors. I'm trying to get a walk in chicken coop, I love the Rubbermaid shed ideas but haven't count one in our budget at the moment. Craigslist ad: http://stlouis.craigslist.org/grd/4932914452.html Store...

Thinking about having my chickens (they will be hatched April 29th) free range. I live near woods so I know there is some (a lot?) of risk to this. We live on 4 acres and half of it is surrounded by woods and half of it is surrounded by a huge farm where we randomly see cows. Do free range...

Would chain link be a good enough temporary roof for a run? I know chain link is not good enough for the sides of the run because of the ground predators, but for roof I can't imagine a hawk of owl getting through. We have an abundance of chain link and was hoping to cut down costs for the roof...

These are the plans I have laid out for my new chicks that will hatch April 29th from a hatchery. 2 barred Plymouth Rocks, 2 Buff Orpington, 1 New Hampshire red. Brooder: Puppy pads with paper towels lined on them inside the brooder for one week. Brooder is a huge cardboard box (4 foot long 2...

I took a dive and ordered chicks from a reputable hatchery. I am picking them up on April 30th. I'm making a coop out of my daughters old little tikes house. The big question I have now is what do I do with the floor of the run? I'll include a picture of where the run is going. It already has a...