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So my first hatch ever happened over the weekend and I thought I would share a baby pic: I feel pretty good with the hatch - set 19 eggs, one never developed, and of the 18 remaining, 12 hatched - sadly, one died a few hours after hatching but the remaining 11 seem to be thriving. And...

Hi All - This is my first time hatching - got a rooster and hoped for a broody but gave up after a couple months and got an incubator. I have light brahmas and put 19 eggs (gathered over 5 days) in the incubator. I weighed the eggs on the date they were laid and have been monitoring the weights...

So my chickens have this wonderful new spacious coop and, until I get the enclosed run finished, they are allowed to free range every day for at least 3-4 hours. They seem to really like the new nest boxes and haven't missed a day of laying even through the move. The issue is that they are...

I'm so excited - we bought a new farm and my chickens get a brand new coop - in the horse barn no less and much larger than their current set-up. This has been the most amazing process to watch so I thought I'd share some pictures of the coop portion of the build - it's not quite done but we are...

Not sure if this is the right area for this question but here goes - in mixed breed flocks, do your breeds tend to self-segregate? I have two breeds in my flock of 12 hens - light brahmas and speckled sussex and frequently I notice that the sussex hang out with the sussex and the brahmas hang...

Over the weekend we had a wonderful sunny day and I had the chance to sit outside with my chickens (and dogs and cats) as they really free ranged throughout the yard. I noticed one of my light brahma hens doing what I can only describe as a silly walk from Monty Python - she'd take a normal...

I'm so excited - we just bought a new house and land and my chickens will get a much larger home in the new barn!!! The new coop will be approximately 12'x12' with an 8.5' ceiling. The coop itself is basically one of the stall bays (we have horses) and it will have a run to the outside and...

So, one of my speckled sussex girls was attacked while in the nest box - blood and feathers everywhere. Looks like one or more of the other girls went for her comb and just beat the crud out of her. The attackee has since been removed to a large dog crate so we can treat her (clean her up...