Hello Everyone! I’m new to raising chickens and excited to take on this new adventure with my husband. We are retired teachers. Will have 8 chicks by tomorrow. Always looking to learn!
Howdy! First time chicken lady here, I’ve got a small flock of 5 that are 6 weeks old I believe. I know for sure one is a roo (not pictured) but I’m wondering about my other 4. I also need some breed help with numbers 1 & 4, number 1 is supposedly a Olive Egger and number 4 is supposed to be a...
My name’s Alle 👋🏻 My fiancé and I are artists and oddity collectors. We spent years traveling through secondhand stores and bringing home whatever treasures we found! Now that our house is full we decided to turn our attention toward the yard. All signs pointed us toward homesteading. We just...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I got my first chickens a year ago last Easter; they were a grab bag of misfits from my daughter's class (they hatched eggs in class, and those of us foolhardy/softhearted enough adopted them). Three out of four of the little beggars...
So today my australorp hen pooped this out:
Yesterday she was fine but now my Peggy is slow, quiet (she didn't even call to be let out/fed this morning!) and didn't want to leave the laying box. She had been straining all morning in the box and had barely eaten. We've coaxed her out of the...
hello! My father-in-law dropped off a bud light box with six chicks on my doorstep Easter morning. At first, I had very mixed thoughts because I had wanted chickens for a long time, but that dream faded as kids and household responsibilities grew. To say the least, my three boys were so...