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So I finally became the proud servant of four newly-hatched chicks this past July....one Australorp (Thyme), one Easter Egger (Falcon), one Silver-Laced Wyandotte (Salt) and one Gold-Laced Wyandotte (Pepper). They have since grown up into fluffy pullets that will start laying in one or two...

So I had my first medical emergency last night. When I walked into the coop, there was spots of blood in various places. Turns out my Silver-Laced Wyandotte, Salt, somehow broke a toenail. Half of it broke off, exposing a tiny tip of skin that was bleeding (imagine when your fingernail breaks...

I saw this article, and immediately thought of everyone here. This guy got in a lucky strike to an elderly woman. Of course, the rooster is from Australia. Apparently, everything in Australia wants to kill you, even the roosters. Life is too short for mean roosters...

For the life of me, I do not know how this critter got in my live trap. Our back yard is fenced/walled off, and spaces under the fence are closed off with hardware cloth. For a long while, the only things that could get in our back yard were cats, and they had to jump. So here is this adorable...

So after two years of lurking here, I am finally getting baby chicks of my own for the first time in my almost-a-half-century life. They are being shipped from MyPetChicken.com on July 23 (hatching on July 22). The journey will take at least two days, possibly three, depending on the mail...

Hi Everyone... I am in the process of building my very first coop and run (Chickens are arriving in July). I have decided on Sand in the run area for a variety of reasons. The trouble I'm having is finding the sort of sand I need where I live. I'm in the Salt Lake City area of Utah...