new chicken mom

Hey everyone, I am Kaitlyn, or you can call me Fox. :) Pleased to finally be posting here. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens, my husband and I got our flock from MyPetChicken.com at the end of March this year (2023) (2) How many chickens do...

Hi! I have 3, 21 week old hens, (I'm a first time chicken owner) and within the first 2 weeks of them being in their coop and run, they destroyed and ate up all the grass! All that's left is feathers, dirt, and chicken poop. I try to let them out every day to free range for a bit, but I'm...

We ordered female chicks and were told we might get a rooster. This one is the only one with a large comb.

Hello.... We just began our adventure of raising chicks. We are currently are parents (3-adults), grandparents and dog lovers. Our kids have mostly 'flown the coop' and so we decided to add to our home flock, some chickens. My husband grew up on a farm and I'm a city girl. So, bear with me...

Hi everyone! I am a proud new chicken mama of 4 Easter Egger ladies. We got them the week before Christmas and they are doing great! We have them indoors in a brooder for now until it gets warmer here in NJ. I have wanted backyard hens for years and I’m so excited for myself and my family! I...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens and I hatched 4 chicks for my daughter who does raise chickens. Incubation started July 4, 2020 and hatched one July 26, 2020 and 3 July 27, 2020 (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 4 Chicks...

Hi everyone! My name is Ashley, I'm 25 years old and I live in Baltimore, MD. My neighbor and I take care of her 5 chickens together. She has had chickens here and there for a few years but recently I've found myself very intrigued and loved by them. I spend a lot of time with them making sure...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens! We bought our first 50 in May of this year, they were only 3 days old! We have 100% survival and all hens! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 50 hens!!! (3) What breeds do you have? Sapphire...

Hi name is Anna. I have twin girls and we recently decided to venture into backyard chickens. It's a family adventure but the chicks are mostly the girls. But right now, I am doing the "dirty work" of cleaning their brooder and taking care of their water, the girls feed unless the container...

Hi, I'm a new mother of 5 Leghorn hens that were rescued from a factory farm. I picked them up from Animal Place in Grass Valley and I've been a bit of a fussy, nervous hen myself but my girls seem very content and have taken to the coop and their yard just fine. One of them already follows me...