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Hi All, I am in my second fall with my OG hens, and most of them went through some form of a molt, but a couple of them went through a HARD molt. From what I observed, it was a textbook hard molt for both these girls with all the usual signs... pin feathers came in, and slowly they have...

We are certainly seeing an uptick of predator activity in our backyard these days, so far a family of foxes and a couple curious raccoons have been caught on my cameras... However yesterday around dusk while I was out in the run doing some poo-scraping I think I saw a MINK hanging around, my...

If you have some beautiful/artsy photos of your eggs, share them here? My chickens have only been laying a little over 6 weeks now, but I still cant get over how beautiful and perfect their eggs are! Here are a few of my faves I've taken over the last few weeks. I keep thinking the novelty of...

I live in a super cold northeastern climate, so in prep for winter I bought a couple of these heated trough waterers... They've been working great, the chickens are happy. However, I saw a tiktok the other day about how these style waterers can increase the risk for frostbite as your hens are...

Winter is coming... It's our first with the flock, and as the days start to dip into the 40's and the nights down below freezing, we are gathering up the supplies to DIY our own reusable run tarps and winterizing supplies - I thought I would share the process and successes/failures as we go in...

Hi All - Heading into my first winter with the flock, so I apologize in advance for my over-thinking. I should also add that I am a Data Analyst by day, so... this is kinda my thing. ;) I have had a hygrometer (one in the run and one inside the coop) to monitor indoor/outdoor temperature...

Have any of you ever had sick dogs from eating chicken poop? My dogs have been sick for a couple days now. They are eating and acting normal, but have been having a LOT of diarrhea just out of the blue. The poopy troubles seems to coincide with me letting the chickens out of their closed run...

Just wanted a journaling spot to share photos and updates of our flock. I'm a new chicken mama, living in a quaint New England "city" with my husband and kids. I am also a care-taker to my elderly in-laws (one of whom has alzheimers) and work full time from home, so the flock is a little bit...

Maybe this is a dumb question, but asking anyway because I am a newbie. I have read SO MANY THINGS about what to feed my chickens, however vast majority says to make sure the "treats" you give your chickens does not exceed 10% of their overall diet for any given day. Yet, in so many posts, I...

I know this topic is beat to death, but I am a new/anxious chicken mom, so asking anyway. 🥰 Do these girls look ready to move outside this weekend (about 3 days from now)? They will be 6 weeks old. I *think* they are fully feathered? Close-up picture of one on the cuddly ones is below so...

The babies (5 weeks) are outside in their nice secure run for their first unsupervised afternoon on a beautiful warm sunny day. I am working from home inside, so I tossed the blink camera in there so I can check in on them... https://streamable.com/7rofj4 😂 The camera mounts arrive in a...

Anyone willing to play hen or roo? We got 7 sexed pullets, but are wondering about this little one. He/she is a 4 week old silver laced Wyandotte and seems to just be feathering out so much slower than everyone else, especially the tail. They all have long tail fluffy feathers and this one...

Hi All - first time chick mama here. My 7 babies are about 6 days old currently, and they are becoming VERY active. I am using a brooder plate style heater, and have it set up on the lowest setting (close to the floor of the brooder) - It is nice and toasty for them. Brooder box in indoors in...

I want to make some chicken "salad bars" for my run - essentially just a wood frame with hardware cloth on one side that I can set over some sprouting areas. Is it OK to stain the wood used for these? I think I read that after 72 hours the stain is fully penetrated into the wood, but if I am...

Just a place to document my coop (& eventual run) progress. Humble beginnings so far. The base is built, and 2 of the walls are framed (but not yet attached.) Footprint is 4x8 and it will have 3 nesting boxes for 6 chickens in our urban garden. We are using a combination of 2 coop plans we...

Hi All - I'm a brand new (and way too excited) chicken keeper who isn't even keeping chickens yet - they come in May. :celebrate But we are building our coop and run now, and are considering options for electricity. I don't know much about solar power, but want to learn. We will need...