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I had my first hen death experience today... it was over 95° here in San Jose California, and while I put out ice and frozen berries, my barred rock crawled into her nesting box and died. Feeling guilty but I don’t know what I could have done differently. My other hens seem hot but ok. Any tips...

Can anyone confirm the gender of my favorite little chicky? “She” is the only one in my flock not laying eggs yet... she’s also pretty vocal. All my girls are about 8 mo. old.

I hired my designer friend Rory to make this custom sign for my coop. Thought I would share. Turned out amazing!

(photo 1 sort of shows her bald patch; photo 2 shows halfway point of removing the tape) My young golden polish developed a bald spot on the back of her head. In reading through forums I chalk it up to being from getting pecked by the others. No blood but definitely missing feathers. The...

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There are great ideas on BYC for building DIY customs coops and runs... but has anyone had good luck with just purchasing a large predator-resistant chicken run? Like something that basically snaps together? ...I am not particularly handy. I have been surprised how difficult it seems to find an...

Hi everyone, I am raising my first peeps in their brooder and gearing up for their big move to the coop! Its my first time with backyard chickens and it is really exciting. My little ladies' names are Rygel, Mae and Frances. And they're little poopy fluffballs that loooove cooked rice as treats.

I'm trying to set up a food/watering system for my 3 little ladies in California. My girls have a coop from Precision Pet thats ~8ft L X4 H ft X4 D ft. My priorities for their food and water system is spill-resistance, hanging above ground, and a narrow profile so they maximize their coop area...