(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? New, 2 days ago
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 4
(3) What breeds do you have?
Smokey Pearl
Leghorn
Isabrown
Pearl Onyx
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? Having fresh eggs and playing...
Hi Everyone ,
I just set up my account. I just got 6 new baby chicks about 2 weeks ago. So They are around 3 weeks old. I have 2 cinnamon queens , 2 rhode island reds , and 2 comets. All of my chicks are growing bum feathers, like a little tail, except one of my rhode island reds. She has a...
I grew up on a farm. We raised hogs, cattle, had some riding horses and chickens. I moved away about 20 years ago and have always missed it. Well, bought 2 1/2 acres just inside the Jefferson County line in Kentucky. Love it. Got me some chickens and ducks!
Now, when I was a kid, we had...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Not new - I had so many chickens, guineas, ducks, turkeys growing up. All sorts of breeds and loved them like crazy. After we moved off our farm, unfortunately we had to sell them all :( talk about hard - anyways I just got married...
We are moving and have two hens approximately 1 year and 4 months old that we cannot bring with us.
They are very friendly and have been with other hens ( when we took in a pair briefly during the Idyllwild fires), they all got along well. Please call Misty at 951-345-0104 if you would like...
In my relatively small flock we have two roosters who are brothers and have been hand raised (with their sister who they circled but a hawk got her one day) and are essentially stuck at the hip. While they will go separate ways for a small time they often follow each other and are almost never...
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On June 7, 2018 my Blue Andalusian laid her first egg. It was oddly long, but roughly the size of a normal store bought egg. Ever since she laid her first egg, her egg size has been decreasing. I don’t know what a “normal” size egg is supposed to look like, being new to raising...
Ok, we got our chickens today! We have 7 pullets, all 6 weeks old. We have three “Americanas”, 2 Black Jersey Giants, and 2 Isa Browns. They are Lucy (Ricardo), Ethel (Mertz), Sally (Rodgers), Gladys (Kravitz), Millie (Helper), Tabitha (Stevens), and Endora. I absolutely adore them all! :love...
My little ladies have not been interested in treats. After many attempts I finally got them to have some plain yogurt today, after sprinkling some Scratch and Peck herbs on top. Nutritious, messy and entertaining!
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I have had mutiple concerns about my EE buddie, the sweetest girl.
Just today I found her large bump on her comb, about the size of a small marble, to be scabbed up. This is kind of normal, because the past few weeks, the ladies have been picking her fluff feathers bare around her vent...
Are any of you playing music for your chicks? Soothing nighttime compositions or upbeat playtime tunes? Do you find yourself singing to them when you tuck them in at night? I thought it might be fun to share your recommendations.
My little Daisy D'uccle finally made it up onto the roost swing...
Just so you know it is darn near impossible to get all the chicks in one spot at a time. From 1st to last we have Bob, Twinkle, Sweet-pea, and Fluffy. We have had them 4 days, and honestly, my 4 yr old couldn't have chosen better names for them! They all have their own unique personalities.
Hello All ,
My name is Kendra . I live in NC ... I work full time, have 4 teenagers and been married almost 6 years .. Thats about it with me.. I fell in love with Chickens after working on a farm where me and my husband took care of her landscaping needs. We have our own business and when I...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I have had Chickens for about 7 years.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
Right now I have 31.
(3) What breeds do you have?
I have many breeds like Cubalayas, Ameraucanas, Leghorns, Hamburgs, Plymouth Rocks, Rhode...
Hello everyone,
I'm Maheen a pet chicken owner. Me and and my sister own two White Leghorn roosters and we're excited to share and gain some knowledge here at Backyard Chickens - The Ultimate Chicken Guide for all the chicken owners out there. I hope to see alot of our little chickens happily...
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My name is Lizzy and I've been raising chickens for only a few years. My oldeat girls are about 3 years, but I have some younger girls as well. Right now I have around 28 chickens (we have a Roo as well)
As for breeds, I'm most familiar with and have mostly Black Copper Marans (I adore...