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Hello from the hen? With the funky hair do.

Entry #2 My corgi meeting the wild turtle that travels through our yard every year.

Entry #4. My tolbunt polish chicks at a week old. Half of them are frizzle. They're currently 3 weeks old and little terrors.

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Entry #3 Buffers at 1 week old. He's currently 2 months old and even fluffier than in this picture.

Entry#2 Little Nugget taking a nap under the roosting bar at 2 weeks old. She's now 7 months old and is very much my mom's lap chicken.

#1 Cheeky and her sisters(Fry, Nugget, Atilla the Hen, and Cutie) on their first night home at a few days old. Cheeky may have lost her heart cheeks but she wound up being my only Sapphire gem with red lined feathers on her neck.

If you're keeping them in the run most of the day then it's best to at least double the amount of space in the current run to avoid bullying. You need at least 10 square feet per chicken in the run if they're spending most of their time in it. You could add a second feeder and waterer so that...

out of the crockpot and into the frying pan

We're going to be very careful with the dogs being around the chickens. We're getting a very large run to keep interaction down while keeping the chickens happy and safe. 2 of the dogs will never be around them since they're a terrier mix and a hound mix.

We just got 5 baby Sapphire Gems on Friday and got 4 Easter Eggers on Sunday from tractor supply. (They'll be the first chickens we've ever owned so joined BYC to get in contact with more experienced owners) They were all in the same bin and we couldn't resist going back to get the Easter Eggers...