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Hi all! I have a large family who love raising animals (especially our chickens), living on the middle peninsula of Hampton Roads, Virginia. There are 8 of us altogether and we call ourselves The Fortune Hive! About a year ago we built a VERY large chicken coop/run and began raising our 6...

My name is Ocean! Well not really but I don't have a nickname so that's what I go by online. I am a birb mom and have 3 fudorable (made up word) Coturnix quail that I raised like they're my children. They even lived inside until a certain point! Are you new to chickens / when did you first get...

Hello! I am a new member from the United States. I currently have four hens, two rhode island reds, a barred rock, and an easter egger, but have had eight total. My family first got chickens from my sister's school project back in early 2019, when we got the first three, not knowing what kind...

No, I'm not new to having chickens. Back in the late 1980's and early 1990's was when my mum bought my first two chicks. One was a tiny Bantam (I still don't know his breed.) and the other was a White Leghorn hen, but she passed soon after her two months from a genetic disorder. It was because...

Hello all! My boyfriend and I have been keeping chickens, ducks and guinea fowl for about three years now. We just recently hatched 6 Japanese quail. Currently, we have around 23 chickens and 6 quail. The chickens are a black copper Maran rooster, Dominique hens, and Americanna and the rest are...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I've been raising chickens for about 10 years now. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 12 Breeds - 600 Breeders (3) What breeds do you have? We raise and hatch our top 12 breeds each year as well as purchase eggs in of...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I know minimal about chickens. At the moment I am working on building a chicken run/coop area. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 0 (3) What breeds do you have? Nothing.... yet. (4) How did you find out about...

It is just me and my husband. We live in Dallas, Tx. Have our first laying pullets. I bought them as chicks. 5 Easter Eggers, 1 Silver Spangled Hamburg. She is skiddish! I am hoping to raise a few meat chicks not just for the meat, but for the experience. I have chronic Lyme disease and many...