Purpose of your chicken flock?
remember that im asking this for the majority/all of your flock, if you have multiple, like pets and showing & breeding, choose other and tell me below!
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Heres some lovely chicken breeds!
Wyandotte hens
^(@The chicken nurd)
Heritage Barred Plymouth Rock Rooster & Hen
RoosterHen
^(@MysteryChicken)
Malay roosters & hens
RoosterRooster
HenHenhen
^(@MysteryChicken)...
My chickens were originally supposed to sleep in a modified trailer with ducks in which they for a few days but than started sleeping in the trees for a few months. Since the trailer is now too crowded I made a new coop which they have much more interest in but is there a way to brake their tree...
Hey y’all! I have two chain link dog kennels that I have used in the past for chicken coops but just stopped using because I built a solid wooden structure (2 years ago). Now I am wanting to purchase some chicks and raise to be future layers since my girls are getting older. So, I was wondering...
I spent years evaluating risk for a living before I retired to my dream life as a farmer. I guess the threat analysis is still on my brain because I look at my hens' safety much like a risk assessment. I started with the strategic goal of having very happy hens who do not feel threatened, live...
Personally, one of my all time favorites has to be the cochins. They’re sweet, gentle, adorable, and pretty hardy! an overall great chicken to have around.
One of my favorite colors has to be the patridge or blue, and im curious to some breeders out there, your favorite combo of breeding them...
Hello everyone, I have a 1 year and 5 month old Easter Egger hen and she just started loosing a bunch of feathers starting from 2 days ago. I don't know what to do and i'm very scared something is wrong. When I also touch/pull out her feathers gently, it falls out very easily. Could this be...
We have a chicken who we presume an egg is broken inside her or she is feeling some kind of internal discomfort. We are giving her an epsom salt bath right now and will rub Vaseline on her vent and also give her some tums. What other precautions and safety measures can we take?
Hello! This is answer of the day #004 Chick Checklist where i do some information topics daily. (Or try to)
last post i ended up making errors and getting some information wrong, im not going to be doing major topics because i dont want to upset people or have potential errors. So i’ll stick...
Hey! So ive already talked about pasty butt on my profile before but i figured pasty butt is just a really common thing that needs to be treated, so why not talk about it. (awnser of the day is a thing im doing daily to help with whatever i can in overall flock issues! This is #003)
Pasty butt...
Hey! its getting into winter (for us anyway) and its super chilly! I noticed a lot of people have this problem so heres some advice of do’s and dont’s i have for you.. its gonna be pretty long so get comfy.
Do’s
DO rub petroleum jelly/coconut oil on their comb and waddle, this prevevents...
So my hen is about 8 months old and I think she has some worms or something her poop is yellow and we’ve been trying to do stuff about that but I just walked out side and she was yawning a lot I’m not sure if this is normal or but please let me know, it might just be a one time thing since I...