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  1. SiDaStuff

    Feathered Beginnings: A Guide to Nurturing Baby Chicks

    Raising baby chicks is like having a fluffy adventure right in your own backyard! It's not just about cute peeps and soft feathers; it's a responsibility that hatches into a friendship. So, if you're diving into the world of chirps and cheeps, let me, a fellow teen enthusiast, share some pro...
  2. Countryhippie

    Deworming Chickens

    Hello! I have read so much mixed information about deworming chickens. I am still a beginner to all things chickens, so I hope someone can help answer my questions. A quick background on my chickens: I have four hens that are about 9 months old. My hens have a run in which they stay in most...
  3. HorsesRMe123

    How to Move a Giant Chicken Coop!

    We are planning on moving (hopefully) in the coming months and we have a GIANT chicken coop! I believe the dimensions are something like 7ft long by 4ft wide. It’s off the ground and has 4 legs that prop it up. I mean this thing is SOLID. I would say this thing weighs about 800 lbs. We have it...
  4. Southern Chicken Tender

    Hi there!

    Hey everyone, Melody here! AKA Southern Chicken Tender 🙃 (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We are about a year in! We started with chicks from Tractor Supply last spring. Long story short, we let them free range and they free ranged themselves into neighboring...
  5. Dancing With Chickens

    Hey guys! I'm a blogger on Dancing With Chickens!

    I'm so excited to join Backyard Chickens! I literally look on this site all the time for advice, and with a little thinking, finally decided to join. I'm a new blogger on https://dancing-with-chickens.com/ , where I write about my natural chicken keeping advice, baking, and my life as a ballet...
  6. C

    Want to paint coop but hens already laying in it!!??

    Hello! I have 5 gorgeous hens and am new to the backyard chicken community. I'm still learning all the ins & outs when it comes to raising and maintaining backyard chickens. My hens have a really nice, large run and a very spacious coop attached to it where they do their laying & roosting...
  7. [E]thernet

    Backyard but small area for chicken coop

    I am going to build a chicken coop, something with inspiration from this, and then place it in my backyard to keep my 3 chickens. My problem is, I have a decent size backyard, but most of it is used up. I have attached a file that gives a very vague visualisation of my backyard. I have no idea...
  8. Linzocon

    Marty and Rizzo need a new flock!

    Crazy Chicken Ladies Only! Someone who will spoil and take good care of them. My babies are NOT for supper. Just lovins! I have 2 BEAUTIFUL Light Brahmas that turn 3 this month. Rizzo and Marty. Both are still laying and heathly. I had a small flock of 4,(originally 5. 1 was a Roo we rehomed)...
  9. W

    Introduction

    Hi, sorry if this isn’t right, but I’m new to the sight, and want to introduce myself, then maybe post a couple of questions on another thread. Last spring, my husband and I surprised our 5 kids (who have never had pets but had been eyeing some chicks at a hardware store and begging) with 7...
  10. KrysMarie

    My Backyard Flock

    Here are a few pictures of my ladies. Red (sex-link) 8 wks Ginger (EE) 8 wks Dotty (barred rock) 6 wks Pepper (Brahma) 6 wks
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