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Hello! I’m trying to get a good sense of what breeds of chicken might work out best for our situation. We actually got chickens for pest control with our horses. The egg laying has just been a good bonus. Right now we have 11 chickens (started out with 15) two of which are roosters. Current...

Hello from the good ole’ Pacific Northwest! I’ve been on here for a little bit but never introduced myself so here’s a little about muah! 1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Kind of- I first got my chicks in the fall of 2020. Just as the pandemic started coming around...

Hey everyone. I live in Athol Idaho and I’m looking to add a female call duck or two to my group of ducks. Preferably white. Or one each of white or another color. Does anyone have any hatchings coming up soon who are willing to ship? If so, please shoot me a PM. I’d love to hear from you...

Hi all! I'm just about to jump into the backyard chicken game and am very excited! Have been doing research for a while and just found someone giving away a coop and 2 young hens, so am taking the leap this weekend! I'm in Tacoma Washington and have a relatively small urban home we bought this...

Hello all! I was trying to find animal ordinance information for Steilacoom, WA because I was curious to see how many chickens/ducks I could have. When I tried searching I mostly found information on dogs and cats. Can someone please help?

Hello! I have some Golden Cascade ducklings that will be ready for homes soon. Straight run, but you are welcome to sex them. I am around Olympia, WA.

My well-house where I had my hen temporarily bivuoacked was broken into by some creature that wanted chicken tartare for a late night snack. She's fine! She flew up into the rafters. Can anyone id the animal who this damage? To help narrow down the possible culprits: I live in NW Washington...

Somewhat new to chickens, Just got my own bunch of rhodies. Can't wait to see them react to snow here in Washington. I don't plan on heating my coop for the winter, but may add some roofing material to cover their wood roof. I really don't find it gets that extremely cold here on Whidbey from...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? - Got my first ever chicks around 6 weeks ago. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? - 4 Rhode Island Reds (3) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? - Its relaxing and nice to have a little slice of...

Hi! My name is Suzanne and I live in the PNW. My kids, age 12 & 14 are super excited to FINALLY be getting chickens! The entire family has worked to build the coop and yard: dug deep, hardware cloth, build up, fence it in... They even built a special solid door with jigsawed eggs, a chicken and...

I live in Washington State, not far from Puget Sound. Our microclimate tends to be a bit warmer and drier in the summer and colder and wetter in the winter than most of western WA, but overall temps are moderate and winters are mostly chilly and damp. My coop floor is concrete pavers dug in a...