backyard chickens

  1. C

    The Sole survivor!

    Hello hello! (I’m a story teller so this is a little winded) So we decided to try to hatch out some eggs from our flock for the first time(none of our girls have ever gone broody and they have been laying for almost a year) Anyways…the process did not go as well as I wanted it to :( We used...
  2. Throwing my Chickens a Massive Food Party!

    Throwing my Chickens a Massive Food Party!

    I had some Chicken Videos where we got our chickens everything they like to eat! From Watermelons, Fresh Vegetables to their Favorite Snack: Chicken Nuggets. We got balloons to decorate, along with party sombreros party blowers. Happy Anniversary at BIG Feathers Farm
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  3. 2025 Predictions! More Chickens, Views and Subscribers on BIG Feathers Farm

    2025 Predictions! More Chickens, Views and Subscribers on BIG Feathers Farm

    WoW! What a great year 2024 was! I was so busy with school. my chickens and the YouTube Channel (BIG Feathers Farm Chickens) that I hardly had any time to be here at Backyard Chickens! But 2025 will be different! I have now over 200 Million views on my YT Channel and over 1250 Chicken Videos! I...
  4. C

    Middle Tennessee - Suburban Farming

    I’ve been in the Nashville areas for several years now but have only been raising hens for about a year and a half now. It’s a labor of love for me, giving away the eggs to friends and those who need. I used to average 4-5 dozen per week but I’ve recently lost 3 with this weather so I’m...
  5. YamYam

    I'll paint your chickens!

    Hiya! I would love to paint some of yall's cute animals (doesn't necessarily have to be chickens tbh)! Send over some cute reference photos, and I'll post the results here : ) They might not be super realistic, but I hope you'll like them! (Example of my art style below) 💕 tyy~
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  6. matthennessy

    Run space for 2 chickens

    Hey y’all, I have 2 black australorp hens in my backyard and they are currently in a 10x6 run with 2x3 coop. Although it’s said to have 10sq feet of space per bird, even having triple that with each of my birds getting 30 sq ft, they seem to always want more. Now I know this is normal and...
  7. Kcarb25

    New here!

    Hi all! I currently have 7 chickens in total, Cochin rooster, Rhode Island Red rooster + his mate, and the 4 others I think might be a silkie/EE mix? Or Maran/Silkie mix? Not too sure and would love to know your guesses? Also if you all agree that I think I might have 2 roosters out of the cross...
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  8. ChickenTenderz

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  9. strapazzata

    Hello!

    Hi everyone! So excited to be a part of this community! My husband & I started our adventures in backyard chicken keeping in October 2020, when we acquired 6 Sexlink pullets (3-4 months old) from a local breeder. As of today, we currently own 19 hens. We have 5 of our original Sexlink hens, 2...
  10. M

    Hello from Olympia/Lacey WA!

    Hello all you backyard chicken people! My family and I live in the Olympia/Lacey Washington area. We inherited four chickens from a neighbor who liked the idea of raising chickens but soon realized it wasn't for them after all so we adopted them. We never thought we'd raise chickens but we...
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  11. A

    Allow backyard chickens in Fort Mill,SC

    Hi everyone, We are a family in Fort Mill,Sc and recently received a notice ordering to remove our chickens. This “removal” affects our family deeply since we love our hens and consider them our pets. Could you please sign this petition to help change the ordinances in my city that prohibit the...
  12. chickenexpert55

    My chickens are becoming a little too attached to me

    A little while back I lost a hen, This was in June of 2020, for a few months the chickens were just using me as a tool to get food. Well later in august of that year the hawk came into the yard. Fortunately I was there and well scared it off, ever since the chickens are coming up to me, letting...
  13. Abbeynormalchickenlady

    Hi

    Hey Y’all ! I am a backyard chicken mom and I have two human kids too. Just joining this group after having a few questions over the last 3 years of raising chickens. Here’s to healthy chickens🐓
  14. chickentenders_la

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  15. G

    Support a Backyard Chickens Ordinance in Orange County!

    Watch Commissioner and Chicken Rancher Emily Bonilla explain the benefits of keeping chickens in your backyard and share her own experience as a chicken rancher. Orange County residents, the hearing and vote for the Backyard Chickens Ordinance will be August 10th after 2:00 PM at 201 S...
  16. G

    New Chicken Lover Colorado

    Hi everyone!! Just got our first chickens 3 weeks ago and I am INLOVE with them. We have 11 chickens but some are straight runs, so it’s a gamble. We have a Brown leghorn, black Jersey giant, black star, blue andalusian, Australorp, silver Wyandotte, 2 gold Wyandottes, 2 black silkies, and a...
  17. paigeber

    PLEASE SIGN! Petition London, Ontario Chicken & Waterfowl Laws

    Hello! I live in London, Ontario, & im hoping if you all have a couple seconds to sign this petition. http://chng.it/55SxSPsV I am very actively trying to talk with city council to make them amend these laws as the last time this was brought up in 2017, talks of a pilot project never got off...
  18. ShrekDawg

    Anybody else...

    Constantly finding yourself trying to use BYC emojis elsewhere!? Cause I am. Like... I’ll be on Facebook or Twitter or texting someone and I will literally type out : lau or : love (without the spaces of course). Or I’ll be wanting to use this one :ep or this one :hide because 😱 or 🙈 just...
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  19. matchmeadeinheaven

    Anyone else have success with a game camera identifying predators or do something better?

    I came out back early in the summer to check the chickens as we do every AM. I found that overnight something had tried to dig under the coop and appeared to have been successful at entering. We have had chickens for a few years and it continues to be a fun learning experience. The predator had...
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    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  20. GeekAthair

    2 months and $1100 later we finally have our chicken coop built.

    2 months later, our chicken coop is done! Man, what a process. Early in the quarantine, we started to talk about getting chickens to fill our summer a bit, knowing we weren't going to be running around with friends and family. After lots of research and budgeting, we targeted a coop style by a...
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