city chickens

I hope 2 posts in 1 day in the same place is okay. Just joined and I have questions I've been sitting on :) We are currently raising 7 chicks in a brooder in our city apartment. They are 2 weeks old as of yesterday. When they are old enough, they will be moved to a coop onto a property that my...

Hello! I am fairly new at owning chickens. I live in a city that has fairly okay chicken ordinances, however I would love some advice and insight on my current situation with my hens and our city’s ordinance. I have 6 hens and had not done research into our city’s ordinances on Chickens. I...

Hi, My son built a coop, I ordered chicks and my husband and I have spent MANY hours painting, predator proofing, tweaking and fretting over our sweet little chickens! They're 7 weeks now and we're still getting it all figured out. I have 9 different birds and it's interesting how they're all so...

Just bought these pullets at TSC. We are new to chickens but I’ve been ready a lot so I hope I know what I’m doing! We live in the city with our 6 kids 10 and under. Any advice or info on breed would be welcomed!

Hi everyone!! Just got our first chickens 3 weeks ago and I am INLOVE with them. We have 11 chickens but some are straight runs, so it’s a gamble. We have a Brown leghorn, black Jersey giant, black star, blue andalusian, Australorp, silver Wyandotte, 2 gold Wyandottes, 2 black silkies, and a...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I raised chickens in rural Connecticut in the late 1980s, but stopped when I moved back to Chicago. I restarted the chicken obsession in 2017 when one of my daughter's school friends had baby chicks but had no idea how to care for...

Hello, I live in Southgate, MI and currently the ordinance states that fowl along with other “barnyard” animals are prohibited. I Have read that one option is to argue definitions and claim chickens are considered birds not fowl. Others believe that the city’s acceptance of your chickens...

I am Laylah and I’m in Washington state. I am new to raising chickens. I purchased 6 baby chicks, hatched on April 2nd. 2 silver spangled hamburgs 2 Salmon Faverolle 2 Blue laced red Wyandotte’s I’m really loving these birds... I’m excited fir them to start laying. Thanks for letting me join...

Hi all, Here’s a brief history on our new little flock: We were given four chicks (Wyandotte, Cochin, Sussex) at the beginning of shelter in place because the person who hatched them wasn’t able to keep them. We are new to chickens but I’ve done a lot of research and were able to raise them...

City girl here with my first set of backyard chickens! Love chickens, gardening and flowers! We’ve had our chickens for 4 weeks and bought adult chickens. We have a total of 8 hens right now; and a variety of breeds. We have 3 RIR, 1 Buffed Orphington, 1 Barred Rock, 1 Cinnamon Queen, 1...

A couple weeks ago my family noticed one of our hens was limping as she ran fast. It wasn't affecting her too much, and because she mostly walks, we didn't think of it too much. Then this morning when I went out to feed the chickens, I noticed one of them was stilling sitting inside. I noticed...

Just finished our urban coop for our 8 hens. Designed by my husband. Includes padlocks on the run door, nesting boxes and large door on the coop (for cleaning it out). There are 2 exterior nesting boxes. The smaller door for the hens to enter and exit their coop remains open for now - we buried...

My mom gave me some chickens a few months ago, and they came to live with me in the city. They have a large portion of the yard to roam, and we live near a big park with other wild animals which is not great because of hawks and wild birds with bugs on them. They do get bugs on them as well but...

Hello all, my name is CluelessKittens! I recently bought a house in a medium-sized city where I live with my husband, dog, cat and turtle. I am so excited to finally have an outdoor space where I will be starting a garden this spring and where we will (hopefully) be adding 4-6 chickens. I...

I want to carry on my grandad's legacy. When I was little, my grandpa kept chickens in our city. I don't have anything but a tiny city lot. Does anyone else live in Rochester, NY and are keeping chickens?

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We've raised chicks through a farm program several times but this year I surprised the kids and we kept them! They are about 25 weeks now. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We have 4 chickens. (3) What breeds do you...