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I have a sweet leghorn/ Bantam Cochin mix hen who hatched eggs twice in the last year and is broody again. I tried to break her of it, but she was so determined! Unfortunately we lost our Roo to a fox, so none of our eggs are fertilized. Ended up going to TSC yesterday for chicks but all they...

My bantam cochin went broody so I let her sit on a few eggs. Unfortunately, only one chick made it. I tried to give her more chicks, but she would not take them. 🤷‍♀️ Fast forward 5 weeks. Mom has begun laying again, but the chick is still following her around. The little one will sit right in...

Got a bit of a fright the other day when I went to check on my chickens to find that a hawk had gotten INSIDE the run. Miraculously, we only had one casualty (RIP, Jelly). It seems like one or both roosters gave the hawk quite the beating. Unfortunately, one of our hens got very messed up. I...

I have an 8 month old barred rock rooster that is wonderful in every way except one - as soon as I let him and the girls out of the coop in the morning he is very er, forceful in his attentions. The poor hens can't even get to breakfast before he starts, and some of them seem to stay in the coop...

Mom is a white leghorn, dad is a barred rock (possibly a mix). This little one is just over 9 weeks now. We've been able to figure out the others, but not this one. Curious what others think. TIA!

At 4 weeks he's a bit on the young side, but this quick comb growth and color makes me feel pretty sure. Just wanting to get second opinions before I try to find him a new home. Leghorn/Bantam Cochin mix

Despite it being occupied by a broody hen, our leghorn has stubbornly insisted on laying in the favorite nesting box each day. I've read others have the same experience, so I was not surprised. But when the chicks hatched, I thought for sure the leghorn would use another box - if for no other...

The leghorns have been laying for a while now but today our Orpington laid her first egg! It's weirdly exciting to get a different egg color. Can't wait until the Easter eggers start laying too 😊

I have 2 roosters currently, a barred rock/EE and a bantam cochin. They hatched at the same time, have always gotten along and would even roost next to each other. Something changed today. My BR suddenly went after the bantam. The bantam was never the alpha and is now petrified of the BR. They...

Hey all. I wasn't going to let my leghorn stay broody, but I felt so bad since she has been determined. She's doing the typical broody thing of only coming out once a day to eat, drink, and poop. Usually by the time she makes an appearance the rest of the flock are off free ranging. She's been...

My leghorn (Donut) has been on her nest all morning. She has been known to take her time, but not to this extent. She hasn't come out since I opened it up about 5 hours ago. I've been told broodiness is a bit of a rarity in leghorns, and she's also quite young as well. She's only been laying...

Hey all! I posted several weeks ago but was told to keep an eye on a few of these, so I'm posting again to see what you think I've got 😃 They are now 12 weeks old.

I keep reading about how you need to keep the protein percentage on the lower side, only to give mealworms occasionally, etc. But when I let my girls out to free range they go crazy eating bugs (especially the cicadas right now). Do chickens just kind of know when enough is enough? Is there...

I have 12 chickens right now, 10 hens and 2 roosters. Both roosters get along very well, roost together at night and do not fight. They were hatched together but different breeds. My bantam cochin rooster is so small and adorable, but has zero luck with the ladies. I mean nada. He tries, they...

Hey all! I bought this bunch and they are all supposed to be pullets, but we know how that goes 🤷‍♀️ Some are Easter Eggers, some are Olive Eggers. There are 7, so I've numbers the pictures to help make it a bit easier. Give me your best guesses! Thanks 😊 I apologize for the not awesome...

My husband decided to build our coop on the driveway, claiming he would simply attach wheels and move it to where I wanted it. Unfortunately he got carried away building the damn thing, and it was so heavy it took quite a bit of engineering and manpower to move it 🤣 It is FINALLY (4 months...

I love my husband to pieces, but he's intent on turning this place into a farm whether I'm ready for it or not 😅😅 He purchased 5 cherry trees and 5 apple trees. They have all been planted as directed by the nursery, but I'm curious about tree care. How much/often to water them? Any special...

This little friend is my last unknown. Very skittish but super sweet, but my hatch rate seems to have been 90% boy so I'm ready to be told this is a roo as well. :rolleyes: She likes to hide where I can't easily reach, hopefully these pics are good enough for a guess!

These little friends are just about 8 weeks old now. I'm not terribly familiar with the breeds, and I'm hoping someone knows if I've got boys or girls! The first one is super docile and I thought we might get lucky, but the more red shows up the less I'm able to lie to myself 😅 Fancy: (boy?)...

We started with fertile eggs back in late December. I wanted to show the kids, but mostly I wanted chickens 😅🙂 We hatched 4 beautiful Leghorns and then got another 4 random eggs and are still trying to figure out their gender/breed. Ended up buying some Easter Eggers and Olive Eggers at the...