indoor chickens

So one of my hens, tiny little Japanese bantam named Jafar, got attacked by what we'd been guessing was a hawk or crow a few weeks ago when the weather was nice, and we brought her indoors temporarily til she was healed. (She's fine, her eye was bruised and she had a small puncture wound on her...

I have a lot of mental health issues but I love chickens a lot. My mental health issues make it hard for me to go outside and interact with animals that have been living outside (although I still do, it's just challenging). Chickens are my favorite animals, my family has about 20 right now (+ a...

I'm a busy mom with seven boys, one girl, and one on the way! I have raised three sets of chickens only to have my city zoning board take them from me. I have decided to raise them indoors, as this doesn't seem to offend any neighbors or break any laws. Any advice on keeping chickens indoors...

so I raised a chick a while ago and since she was given to us by a family that no longer wanted her and the rest of the hens didnt accept her I raised her at home. As a result of that she has grown really attached to humans and ındoors very much. She now lives with the others in our backyard but...

An invitation to chicken lovers to follow along as we prepare to bring two Cochin Bantam pullets home and make them part of the family. https://www.rebeccakightlinger.com/counting-my-chickens

Greetings all!! I am a new member and a new chicken owner! :D I have loved chickens since I was a child and we raised them (free range) on our family farm for most of my life up until my mother passed away. Well, I now have 5 two week old hens/chicks. I got them when they were one day old and...

Finally, I'm posting my first topic! It's kind of a weird question, too, and I wasn't sure where to put it. I'm sorry if this is the wrong place! I'll delete it and move to the proper section if it is! Anyway, on to the meat of the matter- I know chickens are flock animals, and I've read...

Hello! I I'm about to buy 5 chicks tomorrow. However, I have been struggling with this heat lamp thing. I have read that they are unsafe and could tip over and start fires Etc. I have been Googling like crazy this week trying to find a safer alternative for my very small flock. I'm getting a...

Hi guys! I've recently added a silkie chick to my family and I'm wanting to begin potty training she's 4 weeks old now and I'm not quite sure what to use in the letterbox any suggestions? Anything to eliminate the odor would be great too! She's an indoor silkie and would like to keep her inside...

Hello, we recently came upon a young hen that needed rescue. She was found in a snow bank in a driveway all by herself. (possibly dropped by a hawk) Regardless, my fiance and I had chickens before and decided to take care of her. We plan to get a new set of baby chicks in the spring anyway. We...

Hello I have two cute girl red link chickens and it's been getting cold at night 60s I know not cold everyone but it's cold for us where we live. I let my babies run around outside and everything during the day they also go inside when they'd like during the day but at night I bring them into...

Hi, I live in Houston, and Hurricane Harvey is heading our way. We are not evacuating, as we have pets, tenants, etc. I think we will be keeping the chickens in the bathroom, we don't wan't them blown away or anything. Do you have any advice on chickens and hurricanes? Topics such as: where to...

Ok, this is gonna be a long post. Thanks in advance for any input! Long story short - I've been working on farms for the past few years and I really enjoyed having chickens. I'm moving into Atlanta soon, so I will likely have no yard though. My basic idea is to make a coop that doubles as a...