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Hi guys, I have a 4-acre pond that is a favorite stopping spot for migrating geese in the Fall and Spring- and although I love nature, the problem here is I get literally hundreds, maybe even thousands of geese. There are so many geese and so much poop that it actually hurts my pond. I get...

Hey Fellow Chicken People! I am looking to get maybe 10 ewes for a 4 acre hay pasture I'd like them to keep "mowed". I'm torn between sheep (which I would prefer due to looks, etc) or getting a couple cows (which are supposedly easier, but harder on the ground). So, the super novice...

Ok, my secret is out! Hope this helps some of you! https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-secret-to-perfect-hard-boiled-eggs.77399/

Yes I am aware this is a Chicken Forum, but been here a long time and there are really smart people on here!!! Plus this cat lives pretty much right with the chickens... so he's probably part chicken. TL;DR: Cat broke its leg, its a barn cat and can't justify the vet costs to fix it. What...

Just wanted to share this chicken hack with you. I think most people who live in the country have come home with hundreds of these little seeds stuck to your jeans / clothes. I give you a simple solution right in your backyard...

Ok, I can sex standard chickens like a champ... but these silkies are like sexing a marshmallow wrapped in fuzz. I figure some silkie people out there will be like duh, it's this... but not me. No how. Sooooo here are 6 any help one of you silkie whisperers can lend would be appreciated...

I got this chick in a mix from Meyer Hatchery and thought it was a Speckled Sussex, but as it has grown it clearly is not. Any idea what this is? Also... those stout legs have me a bit worried it is a male and not a female, but the comb development is minimal so maybe it is just a girl with...

Updated with Identified Breeds, thank you! I get a chuckle out of trying to help other people ID chicks, I have these 3 "assorted rare breeds" from Meyer I got with some others and trying to figure out who they are. One I am pretty confident on the first one (cream legbar) but the other 2 I...

Hi all, built a few coops in my time- and well, time for another. Although I enjoy building fun coops, this one needs to be "Coop Knox" because I have (no joke) Hawks, Foxes, Coyotes, Racoons, Possums, Weasels and even Bald Eagles on my property! Basically, if it eats chicken, it lives here...

I think the minimums for coops is 3 square feet per chicken and runs is 10 square feet per chicken, is that right? I've never had to build a run before, have always free-ranged but darn if I don't have hawks the size of dogs here in KY and a ton of them at that. They sit on my fence posts...

They call it the Light Salsa Verde Brahma. It lays Medium Caliente color eggs. Seems a bit too spicy for me. Happy April Fools Day, of course!

Hi guys, I have built MANY coops and runs over the years but I moved to KY recently and the "Best" place to build my new coop on this property (for the humans at least!) is under the lean-to portion of my barn. The thing is- it is all concrete there. Does anyone have experience with this type...

Wow, so looks like COVID is going to cause the same fiasco in our hobby as last year- I can barely find breeds available. :( I've ordered from both Meyer and McMurray in the past (and both have been great for me) but they have really limited selections. I know everywhere will probably be the...

Wow, I have all this pristine reclaimed wood from a pergola I took down at my new house... and now I can't decide if I want to use it to make a treehouse or a chicken coop??!? I don't have enough wood to complete both. (Note: it's not an "either / or" for the builds, I will make both...

So I just moved to a new home outside Lexington, KY with about 120 acres, mostly pasture- and the first thing I noticed (being a chicken nerd) is the incredible number of hawks I have flying all over the property. I've seen 4 at a time looking out across the land in different directions- so...

Look I know there are Silkie nuts out there- and good for you! But how in the holy world of chickens did these things survive in nature? I've had 5 silkies over 15 years and all 5 have been predated. Sure, it's probably my fault for letting them free range with the other birds- but that's on...

As a long-time chickener, I took some joy in reading this article- mainly about someone else taking joy in their first round of raising chickens. A lot of their observations were spot on- and some I may have to argue (she says her chickens know their names... not mine!). But regardless, a nice...

Got a laugh out of this article. I think it is actually great exposure for chicken keepers but CNN is a bit behind the curve on reporting about it (this was on their main page story today in late July). The irony is with all the craziness apparently continuing- looks like us long-term...

Mamma Hen taught them how to enjoy the chicken spa today. Amazing how fast they get into the dirt! :)

This is my version of the KFC coop built by request for fun (there's a few great other KFC coops out there). It's about 3'x5'. The most fun part of this coop was hand-painting the logo on there. Took awhile but turned out pretty good. Enjoyed this build and wanted to share it with others to...