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This is undeniably the cutest thing I've seen happening in my flock. This is Coco, my adopted Serama rooster enjoying the first warm sun of the year with my 3 Sussex hens Barb, Blondie and Sweet Pea. I love my hens so much. Throw in a rooster and they act like it's always been there. They...

Hi all, I have a little guest over since 3 weeks. Reggie is a 2 year old Serama who's had months of vent issues. As I understand she had some sort of extra hole and necrotic tissue kept building up that had to be removed. During all of this Reggie was doing well and showed no other signs of...

Hi everyone I was wondering if anyone has any experience with my upcoming situation or has any more useful tips. I'll get right into it: I have three almost one year old big Sussex. When they were 5 m/o I added a similar aged Ayam Cemani cockerel. I kept him separated but he always seemed to...

Hi guys I didn't quite know where to turn to, so I'll ask my question here. I'm a first time chicken and cat owner, so I'm always worried when they do something unusual. Usually my animals get fed around 7:30am on weekdays. My cat is always waiting for me on the tv furniture next to the door...

Hi everyone Roo: Black Phillip Race: mix Ayam Cemani and something else Age: about 9 months Issue: looking tired, depressed, has trouble keeping balance (doing the split sometimes, clenches claws), neck held a little bit backwards, sometimes lets his wings hang Duration: stopped crowing a week...

Hi all I recently noticed my Blondie here is developing a much brighter red comb and wattles than her sisters of the same age. I asked around in a local chicken Facebook page but they laughed at me and told me it's just a rooster. My chicks were sexed at birth. I know that's not a 100%...

Hi all I'm slightly worried about one of my chicks. They are 8 weeks old now and permanently outside. They eat and drink well and are generally very active. Now, one of the chicks lies down more often that the others. Mostly they stay together but sometimes I find this chick just chilling...

Hello everyone I have 3 chicks 8 weeks old now. They were outside permanently until it started to storm for an entire week. During the day everything was pretty ok, but at night we kept them inside again because some branches came down on top of the coop. My chicks coincidentally haven't seen...

I actually just wanted to share that my Sussex chicks are so adorable and cuddly. Anyone else's chicks like to snuggle up to you?

Hi all I've posted this before in raising baby chicks, but I still don't know what to do. My 3 chicks are almost 2 weeks old now. They live in a brooder with wood shavings and a heat plate. I clean the brooder of poop every day and the entire brooder every 3-4 days. The room temperature is...

Hi guys I have 3 chicks and one has been sneezing very frequently the last 2-3 days. Other than sneezing she looks as healthy as the other ones, she's very active and eats and drinks well. There's no moisture near the nose, she just sneezed right next to the heat plate and I didn't see anything...

Hi all I'll start building a run in the next few days with materials the previous owners of my house left behind in the garden. They left behind a fair amount of 4ft fence and some iron poles. Now, we have a lot of cats in the neighbourhood, I also live next to a tiny forest and a large horse...

Hi I picked up my few day old chicks from a farm/hatchery last weekend. They gave me a little paper with information. It says to provide the chicks with a heat source of at least 79 - 86 degrees for 3 weeks. The thermometer under the lowest point of my heat plate is 80.6, but the chicks are...

Hi all! My chicks are 2 1/2 weeks old now and I got some river sand for them, for sand bathing and grit, because the grit mix from our local pet supply is still a bit too big. I put it in a little bowl and they instantly loved it. Unfortunately I had to take it out soon after because they were...

Hi guys! Meet Barb and the twins! We picked these Sussex chicks up last weekend. Barb is the chick on the left, she's the only one with a name because she really stands out. She's the biggest and bravest, the first one to jump on our hands, the first one to try to roost, the first one to go...

Hi guys! I'm 5GodsDown from Belgium, that tiny thing in Europe. I've been following BackYard Chickens on Reddit most of the time, but since I'm looking to start my own flock I thought joining this site would be a better idea. I learned to love chickens a few years ago when I wasn't doing too...