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I have about an acre of area I free range my ladies in. Lots of grass and bordered by woods with a variety of trees. My dad tells me I need to spray the yard for fleas and ticks. Just the other day I pulled more than 10 ticks off of me from doing yard work. I'm concerned about my flock being...

Took a vacation so I can get to work on the new chicken run and coop. I'm planning on doing this project over a long period of time. This is where I started: It was all overgrown with saplings that I cut back previously. There was a small building made of cinder blocks, but it was falling...

Alright. Here are the girls at week 3. So far they are all thriving. Very active little boogers. Also much more comfortable with being handled. Also the dog, Noodles, being very interested in the babies.

My little ladies on week 2. So far all are happy and healthy. Very active little ladies. Clove, Fennel, and Ginger

Got them on day 1. They are now 8 Days old. Looking pretty.

Got a lot of work done today prepping the new coop/run site. There was several decades of leaf on the ground. This part of the property was used as a dump and burn site. I'm digging up tons of old household items, broken glass, cans, bottles, etc. Because of this I have decided I can't use the...

Looking to expand my coop/run for my girls. Currently I have 3 hens in a small coop made from scraps. The run is probably 8-10 feet long by about 4 feet wide. Today I added 3 chicks, so will have a total of 6. So in a few months I want to have them in a bigger coop and run. I have a space about...

Just added these day old chicks to the flock. Buff Orpington (Ginger) Barred Rock (Fennel) Red Laced Wyondotte (Clove) I started with 3 chicks last year. My barred rock (Pepper) was taken by a fox. My Easter Egger (Chives) was injured by the fox, then was out in the woods during a tornado. She...

I got two Barnyard breed "pullets" back in November. They should have been about 10 weeks (roughly) at the middle to end of November. One of them (Kiwi) started laying eggs at the start of February. So far I do not believe Pinapple here has started laying eggs. I'm starting to get concerned...

So I got the Run-Chicken T-50 door. I wanted to set up the app so I can set specific times to open and close. I pop open the battery/gear box to get the Batch number. It says it should be XXXX-XXXX. 8 Numbers total. However I have the first 4 numbers and the second set is a number, letter, and a...

So this "pullet" is about 16 weeks old. The feathers on the neck are more rounded tips. The comb and wattle are pretty small. Much smaller than my other hens at the same age. However...This single tail feather that is curved has me worried this pullet is not a pullet. It's a "Barnyard Mix"...

UPDATE: I gave her electrolyte water in a dropper and she began to drink that readily. I decided to make her some oatmeal and see if she would eat that. I placed it higher up, at chest level so she could eat easier. For about two hours she just stood in place eating the oatmeal. I made it a...

Could be anything. 🤷‍♂️ So my first flock was going great. Until what I'm told was most likely foxes, took 2 of my 3 ladies. They had just recently started laying and I was getting an egg a day from each. I was concerned about the Rhode Island Red being alone. She was calling out for the...

Update: The Rhode Island Red returned, but no clue where the other two are. Hoping they decided to roost in a tree. I have 3 ladies missing in action right now. Normally I let them out in the morning for a few hours. They never wander off the property. I am on 5 acres of mostly wooded hilly...

I'm so proud of my girls. This is their first week laying and aside from one soft egg they have done very well. I'm guessing the light brown with speckles is the barred rock and the smooth brown is the Rhode Island Red. Obviously, the green is the Easter Egger. Lemon=Easter Egger Pepper=Barred...

Looking around the posts it seems I have what is known as a "Shellless Egg". I checked on my girls around midnight when I got home from work and noticed an egg on the coop floor. It seemed normal at first glance so I thought I'd just collect it in the morning and not bother the ladies. Well this...

I'm very excited about my first egg from my girls. So this is my first time raising laying hens or chickens in general. I started with 5 day old chicks and have gotten to the egg laying!!! I'm fairly confident this is from my Barred Rock, Pepper. She is the one that reacts when you scratch her...

They are currently 17 weeks old. Here they are younger early on, a little in between and now. They are Chives- Easter Egger, Lemon- Rhode Island Red, and Pepper- Barred Rock. This is my first flock and I am happy I chose to raise them from chicks as opposed to getting them as layers. So far I've...

This is Chives, an Easter Egger. She is 17 weeks old now. I purchased her from Rural King at 5 days old. They told me the hatchery sexes them and has an 85-90% accuracy rate. I do not know the hatchery they use. I am in central Tennessee, about an hour and a half west of Nashville. When I...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, this is my first flock. They are going on 17 weeks now. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 3 currently. (3) What breeds do you have? Lemon- Rhode Island Red, Pepper- Barred Rock, Chives- Easter Egger (4)...