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Well, the worst happened. I was working yesterday and heard my free range girls yelling, went outside to find feathers everywhere, Boudica sitting on the ground and a Husky running around my yard. The husky was people friendly and honestly seemed confused about why I was upset. It took me some...

My chickens have a bucket with watering cups. They have to press the silver release button to get the water. This is the best method I’ve found for keeping their water clean. However, whenever I let them out of the run, they will inevitably go to the bird bath in my yard and start drinking water...

Today, I went to gather up the expected last egg in the nest box and when I picked it up I gasped! It’s easily double the size the eggs the girls have been laying. It’s massive (weighs 2.7oz). I handed it to my hubby to get his reaction and he was shocked too and said, “did this girl have a...

Looks like the chickens will be eating very good this spring in the southeast. https://www.foxcarolina.com/2024/01/22/more-than-trillion-cicadas-emerge-rare-simultaneous-explosion-this-spring/?outputType=amp

Is it normal for a hen to want to come inside your house? I’m not sure if it is because she really just wants to be with us, curiosity, or if she’s needing something that I’m not figuring out. But one of my four barred rock ladies follows me to the house and will dart inside the door with the...

Being that I’m a new chick mom and it has consumed every waking moment for me this year, I was bound to get a lot of chicken themed presents from family and friends. Here are some of the things I received. I’d love to see your gifts too!! Nesting measuring cups! How cute are they? My new...

These are my first chickens. I have 4 barred rock pullets. Is it natural for chickens to pair up? The two ladies on the left seem to prefer each other and hang together a lot. You can see they even roost this way.

The week-long holiday break ends for me tomorrow morning. I must commute only 2 days a week and that begins again tomorrow. After an especially nice week spending lots of time with my chicks outside, I think I’m going to miss them terribly tomorrow. Anyone else going to be dreaming of fluffy...

Newbie question. Does egg laying affect the chickens poop? Prior to any egg laying, all poops were well formed but since laying eggs, I’m scooping (for lack of a better term) more splats. Just seems their poop is much more runny. Is this normal? I know hormones can mess with digestive systems in...

Newbie question! My 4 barred rock girls will be 16 weeks old on Monday. I read they reach maturity at 17-21 weeks. But their combs have grown very little! Should I expect a rapid growth spurt before egg laying time? Pictures I have seen of mature barred rock hens have significant combs and...

We’re starting our run build today. Wish me luck! I hate leveling but our lot is sloped and we want to use concrete blocks on the foundation to help the wood last longer. Plus we have free blocks that came with our house and we have free roofing that came from a playhouse that came with my moms...

I’m quickly learning that if you have a lot of freckles, moles or skin tags, it can be painful to hold your chickens! 😂 But dang, they’re cute! Here is the latest of my warrior queens.

EDIT: I don’t think I can delete this thread, but I found the answer in another thread. This is a complete novice question (as these are my very first pullets). I’ve been feeding them starter feed with high protein. Looking ahead, what’s the difference between layer feed, crumbles, and...

I built a litter tray for my coop with a 2x4 roost bar. My girls, one in particular, are choosing to roost on the edge of the tray rather than the 2x4 roost bar. Any idea why or what I should do?

I’m a first time chick mom. My barred rock pullets are almost 9 weeks old. They are now getting easy to tell apart by their feather shapes and colors. What I’d like to know is, will that always be the case? Will they molt and their feathers look different? Will their feather colors or patterns...

I know it’s a personal preference of how to build your run, but I would like pros and cons so that I can come to a decision. I can’t stop thinking about this. Haha We have an 8x8 shed-style coop on a sloped area. It’s time to build the run. We want to build an 8x16 run but the run will extend...

I have 4 barred rock pullets. They are 8 weeks old. They love foraging outside and adore crickets and moths. Yesterday they stumbled on a large grasshopper. They got very excited and each one took turns pecking it but then they walked away and left it. I felt kinda bad for it because it got...

My warrior queens -Boudicca, Lozen, Tomoe and Cleopatra- gave me the perfect pose tonight. I knew it was destined for LP greatness. 🤪😂

I’m a brand new chick mom. I have 4 barred rock pullets that are seven weeks old. They’ve been in their coop 1 week. Noticed yesterday one has a bump on her foot but I’m not seeing any other swelling. I wiped it off with rubbing alcohol today and noticed there is a little redness and a slight...

I have almost 6 week old pullets. As they grew in their brooder, for a treat and to keep them entertained I’d give them moist mealworms in a treat ball. They went insane for them. Just absolutely loved them. Over the last two weeks I’ve been trying to introduce them to the dried mealworms and...