new chicken momma

I had a broody mama hen (she’s polish and it’s her first ever time) who hatched out 6 of her coop mates eggs and then left the nest with the babies. She left 4 halfway into their hatch or pipped. A buckeye hen who has never been broody (it’s a year of firsts for me since literally half of my...

Hey y’all I have just recently brought some new chickens home and the current residents are bullying the new ones. The new chickens are a bit smaller than the original ones however I didn’t think this was a problem? There’s a group of three that constantly pick on and nip at the two new...

Hi there, New Chicken mom here. We live in NYC and after reading up on backyard chicken keeping, my husband and I decided to try our hand at raising a few. We purchased 4 Production Reds when they were 10 days old. They are now 7 weeks old. We have a coop that is designed for 4 chickens. The...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes I am new to chickens.... I actually stopped working in Feb. 2020 and had a lot of extra time on my hands and decided to get some chickens! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I was a little over eager and bought 8...