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  1. C

    Hello from Kelly! New to Chickens, but Loving Every Moment!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, I’m brand new to chickens! I got my first flock last summer (2024) from Tractor Supply Co. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I currently have 16 chickens: 3 roosters and 13 hens. I also recently hatched 4 chicks that...
  2. R

    Chemicals in garden hose water I use for my chickens! Has anyone ever had this issue and did it hurt your chickens

    Hi, so I am new to my own chicken flock (I was raised with chickens) and I have been watering them from the hose. The water has been foamy but I have been told that it is air in the line and just didn't think much of it until I recently looked it up. Turns out it is dangerous chemicals in the...
  3. P

    Cassie @piecesofcasss coop on the way!

    A local man will help get the coop built and finalizing my chicken list today! Thanks to @oak_abode on YouTube really inspiring me to take the plunge!
  4. A

    Sick chick, hurt chick, what the heck??

    My chicks are about 5+weeks old. (A first timer with chickens, but I have ducks) We live in Florida and since they have 99% of their feathers, we’ve been letting them sleep outside. It’s been warm! If it’s cold we bring them in. ANYWAYS, I went to put them away tonight, a little later than...
  5. P

    New Chick Mom

    Hi I am new to this site and to chickens. I have done a couple years of research and prep and finally convinced my husband we should get chickies. I have 8 currently. I think they are doing good but I think I am just anxious for things to go well. I have one that keeps sneezing but no other...
  6. CroneWild

    High dessert chickens!

    Hello, so I'm about to start the chicken journey (I have 20 chicks coming my way this April! I'm slightly out of my rocket so I ordered around 20 chicks; Olive egger, lavender orphington, cockoo maran, salmon faverolle and Cream legbars... I know, I'm a designer so I'm a sucker for color! My...
  7. GeeseGoose

    Intro-duck-tion

    Hello! I’m Sami, an animal lover who particularly enjoys birds of all types. I’ve worked as an animal care tech for raptors and birds ranging from wild to domestic to exotic of all sizes (among other animals) for a few years before leaving for college. This past spring, I raised three lovely...
  8. Newlychickening

    Layers not pluckers... hopefully lol

    Hey Y’all, I’m Trey & new to raising chickens my brother order 10 RIR chickens for Dad & myself we went in halfs with me paying Dad back!!! They came in around 2nd or 3rd week of April!!! Very excited about it & ready for them to start laying asap!!! I have RIR’s from TSC 7 of the 10 are still...
  9. J

    New member with questions

    I'm Jennifer and I'm from Kentucky. We have lucked into having 3 frost white legbar hens. I'm searching for info and looking to maybe buy more. The threads I have read have been amazingly helpful. I look forward to being on this site more.
  10. Mini-Daisy

    Confirming the gender of my chickens

    Hello, I'm new to raising chickens and even though I'm was quite sure my chickens are all hens when they were some days old, it would be great if someone could confirm that for me :rolleyes: They hatched on the 3rd of May so they are at the moment 2 month old. The 2 darker coloured chickens...
  11. B

    Very new to this! Anxious but excited!

    So my husband and I wanted to get baby chicks for our daughters for a while now. We had so much going on the last year of our life including an early miscarriage, then being asked to adopt my baby cousin who was in foster care, and I gave birth to our rainbow baby 3 months ago. So needless to...
  12. Kamphaus-Cooper

    New to Chix and Backyard Chickens

    Hi, all! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Since moving to a rural area, our family has become very interested in acquiring a few chickens and building a nice, sturdy chicken coop that can withstand negative temps in the winter months. So, yes, we're new to...
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