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So we just got this new hen, Hazel, and she is not integrating well. For context, here are some things to know about the flock, and my setup. The Flock: Esther, a barred rock, is the boss chicken. She is loud and opinionated. In the middle we have Glowy, a silver lace wyandotte. She is quiet...

I feel love for everything so much it hurts, and I recently found out this is not normal. I am wondering if anyone else feels this way, and why some people and not others do. Is it an autism thing? A vegetarian/vegan thing? What do these people have in common? Feel free to weigh in!

Hey peoples! I need your pet photos! Dogs, cats, lizards, ect. Would love photos of angora rabbits and guinea pigs especially! For each pet, can you give me like 5 to 10 photos from somewhat diffrent perspectives, and a little bit about your pet? I will then draw/paint the pet! You can send me...

I found a large-ish yellow bird shredded next to the chicken's fence. Is this a threat from a wild animal or cat? We also have dark eyed junkos living in our yard, so could it be a threat for them? (We don't have a cat)

So I realy want to start a small shared farm when I am done with school (yes, I already have some people planing on doing this with me), and I was thinking I could use some insider tips, like how to handle holidays (what to plant, and tips on pumpkin patches), how to get chickens to help till...

Hey, do you guys believe Jesus is coming back in 2024? I am asking cause google said that was a thing a lot of Christians believe, and because my local radio stations have become half Christian in the span of 1 week, and it is getting close to new years. Also, if you know what is happening with...

Share the best chicken fables and stories you know, and write your own!

I am curious what music your chickens will prefer, if you test a bunch of genres. (Believe it or not, I have noticed each chicken seems to have diffrent prefrances) The genres for testing are Rock, Pop, Classical, Electronic, Country and Heavy Metal. My chickens come up to the music when they...

My chicken Onyx, approximately 10 months now, was sleeping on the ground, so I put her up on the roost, and she has stopped. That was 2 days ago. Today I did my spot cleaning, and saw that underneath her sleeping spot there are lots of feathers. I spot clean almost every day, so they are...

This thread is for recommending books! Ex: Pearl  Horror This is a story about a pig who has mind control powers, and he does a bunch of horrible stuff. It is well written, and poses a moral dilemma. Older teens- Adults

I am creating a ballot initiative to help chickens, and I would like to know if this is legal: My initiative is to classify chickens as amenable species (for the humane methods of slaughter act) in oregon, my state, but I am not sure if I can do that, because the HMSA is a federal law, and in...

¡Hola! Tengo una pregunta por las personas quien hablan Español y tienen gallinas. ¿Como se dicé los nombres de cada tipo de gallina en Español? Silkie Brahma Barred rock Wyandotte Y Polish Lo siento, no hablo Español mucho.

So my curious idiot of a chicken, Esther, ate less than a drop of paint primer. She is a barred rock hen, and just started laying a week or 2 ago. What should I do? She seems fine right now, but I have no idea. Will she be ok? How can I help her? Thanks for your help!

Is anyone else upset about necropsy being one of the only ways to tell what's wrong with a chicken? And the CDC putting out an entire article about salmonella in backyard chickens, while only writing a couple sentences in a different (harder to find) article about food borne illness mentioning...

:hmmAnyone know why my chicken Esther always falls forward when wearing a diaper? She then sometimes runs immediately backwards quite fast. I am a little confused...

Hey! Ya'll love chicken pottery? My aunt makes the cutest chicken pottery stuff. Loooook! YARN CHICKENS! My aunt and her buizness partner's business is called JaM PDX, and they have an online store, if anyone is intrested. Its a BERRY HOLDER! YAY!

I loooove my chickens, and one is acting weird. It was hot outside, so I brought them into the garage. Then my ayam cemani pullet started acting weird. She sat woth her wings out to her sides a little on the roosting bar, and would close her eyes for a bit, then go into fits of panic, panting...

I need to de worm my chickens, and cannot find flubenzadole. Anyone know where to buy it in the US? Not ELANCO, I'm in the Pacific NW. Please post links of you can, and thank you for ypur help! :fl Hoping I can get medication before symptoms worsen...

So, my chickens have not been doing great, and I think they have worms. I cannot find any flubenzadole for them in the USA, where I live, when looking online. Does anyone have any recomendations? Their symptoms: ● diarrhea, usually yellow and foamy-ish. (They don't eat corn, or anything that...

Is this normal? My chickens have been having on and off diarrhea, sometimes yellow, and just this morning, my chicken had this red in her poop. It is important to note that they are hyper and non-lethargic, and have within the last 2 weeks been moved to my house, and changed their food. (As in...