pet chickens

Hello! I'm quite new to this whole chicken rearing thing (I don't even have a flock yet, or a coop for that matter!) and I was curious on the health issues of petting your chickens. Some people I've met cuddle and pet their chickens as much as they can, others tell me not to touch them without...

This is my daughter holding her favorite chicken. He just had a bath and is sleeping in her arms as he often does. He is a male bearded silkie about 5 months old. And spoiled rotten!

My parents randomly decided to sell their house (after we bought 12 chickens!) and they're talking about buying a house in Edmond Ok. Currently there's a rule to where you can't have backyard chickens unless you have over 30,000 square feet of land.. and we haven't found any houses that are even...

My parents randomly decided to sell their house (after we bought 12 chickens!) and they're talking about buying a house in Edmond Ok. Currently there's a rule to where you can't have backyard chickens unless you have over 30,000 square feet of land.. and we haven't found any houses that are even...

2 Chickens and 1 Rooster free to a good home in Austin, TX. I inherited these guys and I am not sure really how to take care of them so I am looking to rehome them. I don't know too much about them, but I think the chickens are a breed of rumpless chicken, I am not sure if they are standard size...

Rocky Road and Cocoa....my two 'in-house' Polish chickens! Know Rocky is a hen, she is laying.....but, not so sure about Cocoa....no crowing and no eggs???

Because I absolutely love frizzles, I decided to create a thread where we can post photos of our frizzly chooks. To start things off, here are a couple of photos of my Wheaten Cochin Bantam frizzles, as well as my Polish frizzle rooster. Now let's see yours! :caf