new to chickens

  1. bumblychicken

    Hello Everyone! New Chicken Mama Here! ♡

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens! I have always been fascinated by them and they are my favorite animal! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? So I wanted to start out with about 6 but left the store with 9 LOL (3) What breeds do you...
  2. AnyaWinters

    3 week old Lavender cochin chick lethargic

    I'm brand new to chickens, I bought 7 chicks from Tractor Supply Co 3 weeks ago. The other 6 seem to be fine but one of my Lavender cochins is a little smaller than the others and this morning she was laying down and stumbling when picked up and put back down. Since she was getting walked on...
  3. AnyaWinters

    New chickie mommy with adhd and anxiety ;)

    Hello everyone, My name is Anya, I have 4 kids and 7 3 week old chicks. I am new to chicken keeping and after months of research I thought I was pretty well prepared. We got 8 chicks 3 weeks ago and lost one the next day when I finaly was able to see a long peice of their pine bedding down her...
  4. D

    Greenhorn to the Chicken World

    Hello, everyone! Thank you for the adding me. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We are in the midst of preparing to get our first chickens and are trying to learn all we can about raising them. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Currently, we have no...
  5. Home of Peeps

    New peep here 🐥❤️

    I’m a new chicken momma of two adorable silkie chicks. Got them May 18th, making them about 7 weeks now. They are indoor pets, so I would like to know any tips for raising indoor chickens. Also any signs to look out for, and the do’s and don’ts in general. Also, we are still not sure if we have...
  6. StefneyRSA

    Any and all advice for a brand new chicken owner: I know NOTHING!

    Hi all! My name is Stefney, I’ve recently acquired chickens for the first time. I live in South Africa, in the suburbs of Pretoria. I have 6 chickens at the moment: all of them are Orpingtons (2 x full size hens, 3 x bantam hens, 1 x bantam rooster). Please give me all of your best advice for...
    • StefneyRSA
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    • advice appreciated feed advice flock care fowl pox help new additions to flock new to chickens orpington run cleaning south africa
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  7. W

    The Introduction Phase

    Hello from Nebraska, (1) We are new to chickens, looking to get into them now (2) None at the moment but are preparing to have 6 (3) Not sure yet, looking to have variety in egg production though. (4) They are my chickens and I will know what they are fed and how they are kept. A little...
  8. LittleSilkieFarmer

    Tips on bathing a chicken in the least stressful way possible.

    Hello! I'm newer to chicken keeping, I have a small flock of 3 silkies. One of them have a special need Her name Is Tipsy, She has Cerebellar hypoplasia, a neurological condition that affects her cerebellum. She was born this way and my livestock vet says she isn't in any pain and is otherwise a...
  9. S

    1st time chicken mom

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes I Just got chicks in June (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 4 7week old chickens (3) What breeds do you have? I am not sure Picture below 2 black ones with brown/red on chest 1 yellow 1 with feathers on legs...
  10. C

    Only 1 chick survived the hatch. Started with 9. 7 were alive day 21 (yesterday). All but 1 does. What in the world happened? I seriously might cry.

    We started with 9 eggs. 1 was infertile. 1 developed a blood ring in week 2. 4 hatched yesterday. 3 died. 3 eggs remained this morning. I came to check on them an hour afternlast check (didn’t touch, just listened) and they were all dead. No peeping, no movement, nothing. My broody then started...
  11. C

    New Member Introduction 🐣

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? — I am new, yes! A bantum hen and silkie-appearing roo made their way into my yard. None of the neighbors in my area have chickens, so I kept them. Hen made a nest in my laundry room. I built her and her mate a coop, and it’s been...
    • CasaCasarrubiasChickens
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    • animal enthusiast bird addict bookworm hello from north carolina i'm new here mom of 4 new member introduction new to chickens stay at home mom video games
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: New Member Introductions
  12. CloneFly

    Rescuer New to Chickens but Excited to Learn!

    Hello Everyone! I'm an (un-official) animal rescuer that brings home or helps whatever feathery, furry or scaley creature comes my way. (Much to my poor mother's dismay.) I have cockatiels, a 20yr old dove, quail, dogs, cats, rabbits, a turtle and now chickens! About a week ago, I brought home 5...
  13. rachelcasper7

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  14. L

    Can't believe I've waited this long, new to the flock, new flock momma

    Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We are very new to chickens! Our small family of four (my husband, daughter 3yrs, son 8yrs, and myself) adopted Moe from a neighbor down the street. His name before was butt head, there were 2 other roosters and they picked on him...
    • lentnerash
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    • home made coops loving this life new chicken mama new flock member new to chickens our family got bigger!
    • Replies: 58
    • Forum: New Member Introductions
  15. lunahills

    Bad start with chickens; now what?

    We moved into our house a year ago and it came with a nice prefab coop, about 3x5 feet. The attached enclosure is about 30 sq ft total which includes the space under the coop. We didn’t get any chickens last year because things were crazy, but this past April we ended up taking two 6 month olds...
    • lunahills
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    • bullying hens introducing chickens new to chickens pecking order small pen
    • Replies: 64
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  16. CottageMamaof3

    Follow up on my dog who killed my 7 week old barred rock.

    I just wanted to write a follow up to my thread about my dog killing one of my 6 week old chicks. I'm a city girl with a country heart and now in the hill country of Texas I'm able to realize my sweet dreams of having a cottage/farm. After I watched my dog attack one of the chicks that I had so...
    • CottageMamaof3
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    • city girl gone country death chicken loss of a chick loss of a chicken new to byc new to chickens predator attacks
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  17. E

    Hello!

    Hello everyone! I am brand new to chickens. 😐 My husband was sent to Tractor Supply a couple days before Easter to get a cute pair of pink rain boots for our little girl and he came home with four baby chicks! It was a big surprise to all of us. I have been working very hard trying to play catch...
  18. AwesomeChickenGuy

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  19. ElizabethRanch

    Just starting the process to get chicks!

    My family lives in rural Colorado and we currently have 2 horses, dogs and cats on 5 acres. Our HOA recently approved chickens and we would love to add up to 9 as pets and for fresh eggs. We have 1 available stall inside our barn and are considering that area as their safe place for night with...
  20. Angel1214

    Hens laying eggs in winter

    I have a big Rhode Island red rooster and a Rhode Island red hen with a Rhode Island blue hen in one coop and I have 6 eggs now but the only one that lays one the eggs is the Rhode Island red hen but don't lay on the eggs until night time.... And it has been cold during the day and night. Are...
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