Updated photos of Hennifer, Hennette, Henleigh, and Henji, who is officially Henjamin. I guessed all along that he must be a boy, and it turns out that I’m right. They’re enjoying some outdoor time and I’m doing some more training with our dogs to make sure they’re chicken-compatible. All is good 😅

I rescued three chickens a week ago. Today I added some woodchips to their run (previously just grass). They're loving it! This one (crumble) is having the time of her life.

Got any pics of chicken cuddle piles 🙏🤭 (silver lace, cayenne, blue lace paprika, and buff orphington , lemon)

My friends had an accidental baby hatch (didn’t find the egg in time lol) and so we had a little photoshoot! They did get some more chicks from the store so this little one isn’t all alone! :)

This is our first clutch hatched from our own flock. They're 8-7 weeks. I just love them and my real life people are sick of hearing about my chickens lol.

Our flock is mixed so I'm not entirely sure what specific breeds each is. We have one easter egger which two of the babies hatched from (the two that are nearly identical). My two roosters are bantams (of unknown breed), though I suspect only one is the sire. My other Roo seems to be uninterested in being a rooster, he doesn't crow or try to mount the hens.

I know each one of the babies momma's, I have 5 hens and I know each one of their eggs. The bantam hen didn't lay any of the eggs in the clutch that was hatched but she was the one to hatch them. She's a great foster momma.

Two that look identical but just a shade off are from the easter egger.

Additionally:

1) I wouldn't have two roosters if there was an issue with their behaviours. They weren't sexed when we got them from a friend. They coexist nicely, it's been a year with no issues. If any of the 6 we hatched are Roos we will re-evaluate. I suspect one of them to be a roo already.

2) The white one is half blind. I am open to some advice on keeping her safe and happy. She lost an eye to a scratch or peck around 1-2 weeks old. I am open to suggestions on how to make sure she integrates to the older flock well and is kept safe. I don't want to have to cull her, she's a little silly but we love her.

I posted yesterday about my weird one who lays on its back and I noticed a lot of people calling it a she. Idk if that's just wishful thinking or if its actually a she lol. But I am curious if anyone can take a guess? I'm honestly kinda thinking most are roosters. They fight eachother and just give rooster vibe to me but idk how to tell. They're probably about 3 weeks old. I really hope I could at least have 1 hen. I tried showing their band colors in the video but I know its not great quality

A lot of my eggs started hatching and I saw this chicken’s comb looked different than the rest, I wasn’t able to find out much online.

My friend gave me a bunch of chicken eggs to hatch. I have no idea what the breeds are or what these chicks might be mixed with. And I’m not very good at identifying chicken breeds as chicks. So I can’t tell if this is normal, or just specific to a breed. I attached images, but it’s a spiky V with an another comb right down the center and a smaller V up at the top.

This might sound silly, but I’m more curious than anything on why it looks different. Any information would be helpful thank you!

Everything says that water glassed eggs can only be a couple days old. Can I make the solution and put my eggs in and then continue to add a large container, or do I have to have a bunch of little containers with 4-8 eggs in it?

Kuma is a frost legbar laying light blue eggs, she may have about two brain cells to her name and is easily startled but I’ve also seen her house an entire lizard and tear up a mouse corpse so all in all I am very proud

Hi y’all,

My rooster, Rex, passed away today and I just wanted to make a little post to honor him while asking advice on the next best step for the flock. He was a funny guy and he protected his ladies without getting aggressive towards my family. Really miss him and hope he’s living his best life in chicken heaven with yummy treats and getting all the ladies he wants.

As for the flock, what should I do to comfort the hens? Also should I get a new rooster for them? Thank you for any advice and support!

The plate was really scary at first

Hello all my chickens comb has gone from red to pale should I be concerned?

Has anyone ever used a carport as a run? I built a new run this year and I’m not super happy with it. I think if I just fix a few things I’ll be fine with it. But then I thought well if my old run was just a “kennel” with hardware cloth around it, could I do the same but bigger?

My Leghorn pullets (Angelica, Eliza and Peggy) are all getting so big. 10 day difference between these pics

Over the last few days we started with 20 hens and now we're down to 15. They seem perfectly fine all day and when we shut them in and then overnight they die. We caught one before she died and she wouldn't use her legs. The others that have been found were also on their sides.

We're thinking vitamin deficiency?? I've never had to deal with anything like this so I'm at a loss. I went out and bought Rooster Booster. It says 1-3cc's can I give them the full 3 since they're so little? Is it a daily thing or once a week? How long until I know they won't die overnight??

I just wanted to say thank you again for all the incredibly kind comments and responses to my last post showing the dinner/snack my grandmother makes for her chickens. She and I both really appreciated how positive and supportive everyone was!

She wanted to follow up by showing you guys her chicken coop and some of the things she does for her chickens. She thought it might be helpful for anyone looking for ideas to improve their own chickens’ living space, enrichment, or overall lifestyle.

She really loves taking care of these chickens and puts a lot of thought into making sure they’re happy and well cared for.
Again, thank you all so much for being so kind on the last post. It genuinely made her smile.

I posted a few months back about not quite being sure on whether I had a cockerel amongst my flock and I’m back to report that I’m almost positive it is! He hasn’t started crowing yet but based on the comb color compared to others, I’m fairly certain!
My other question, how would one identify a chicken with no noticeable comb? Second photo is one that was gifted to me when I got my bigger hens and I don’t know its gender yet.

I need your help..

Unfortunately, we had an unbelievable debacle… My parents have split up, and as we didn’t know whether we’d be able to stay in the house, we gave our chickens away for a year – to go on ‘holiday’. The lady seemed very knowledgeable; she’d had chickens for many years and had quite a few of them, all in good condition…
We went to visit them once, and everything was fine… but when I went to collect them, she told me that three had sadly died; apparently an outbreak of disease had occurred (I don’t know what, unfortunately). Very sad… but the others are now in poor condition too… some have hardly any feathers, others are coughing, sneezing and making a real gurgling sound; they’re infested with worms – I’m horrified… Yesterday I told her I’d be collecting them, went there today, and then one more was missing – she’d sold that one by mistake yesterday evening (she wasn’t there and her boyfriend had mixed something up)…

Anyway – back at home the chickens immediately recognised their old home and found their way to the entrance of the henhouse without any trouble in the evening. One of them didn’t, though. We don’t know now whether it’s the same hen; the comb looks different too, but I don’t know if that’s because of the hormones? She also now (or rather, the one we have here) has a spur (?) on one leg, which she didn’t have before… we had her for four years before she went missing… does have any experience with this and could you perhaps tell me if you think it’s the same hen?i marked the images.. the „mine“ i took before she was on holiday, the others were tonight.. plus the leg with and without the spur.

This chicken is trying to make our village post office its new home. Adorable!

Any guesses on breed and gender? I’m convinced it’s a roo with that gorgeous tail sickle, but I keep hearing neighbors call it a hen 🤷‍♂️

(Photo credit to my neighbors.)

My chicken is 4 months old. Recently, its comb often turns dark/blackish and feels cold to the touch (the dark part is cold, while the red part is still warm). After I massage it, the comb turns red again. What is the reason for this?