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That is good to know! I talk to her every time I am outside so that probably helps. Thanks for the info.

Oh! She is a barnvelder and the longest she has disappeared is for a week before coming back.

We had a chicken happen to us, so we built her a coop, cleaned up the backyard and got her in the coop. We had been letting her out every morning but then she wandered off for several days and came back. We decided to keep her in the coop for a while so that she knew it was home. It has been 3...

Next Paycheck we are gonna get her some chicks to hang out with and mother. I was reading on the site to keep her locked in the coop for at least a week so that she knows where home is then I plan on letting her wander during the day. Or, we might construct a huge run for her and the chicks...

Phew! It is all done and in place. The chicken REALLY isn't happy about being locked in though. I am hoping she will calm down about it in a few days. she only freaks out at dusk. I just raked and swept the back yard so all that is looking almost as shiny as the coop. Anyway Pretty Pictures of...

So as mentioned in my intro thread we had a surprise chicken happen at us and here is the coop we have built in stages up to current. That handsome devil is the builder and my husband. Have a bit more to do and then move it into place.

I guess whatever they have at the local feed store. they have four seperate types of chickens, but only one is vaccinated and sexed, which is important. Also because Roosters are illegal where I am. so it will be whatever I can get. I was told that 5 chickens was the right amount for all of...

Was planing on getting 4 female chicks for her in the next two weeks or so to keep her company. Will post pics of coop when done, but it has 5 built in laying boxes. I have never met a friendly chicken before this one. She even let me pet her the first day.

Hello! About a week ago, my husband was in his workshed and a chicken wandered up to him and started hanging out while he was sanding wood. It stayed out and about with him for several hours and we locked it in the shed that night after giving it food and water. The neighborhood kids ran...