With the pandemic and having to stay home I purchased some chickens. It's been now 3 years and I love this hobby. There is so much more to learn but we grow all the time. Thank goodness for groups like this where we can explore how to be a chicken Mom.
Hi, I'm Cinnaminute! I'm new here but I've been lurking around the forums off and on, reading up on info about chickens.
Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, I'm new to chickens. I have had other birds in my life (Cockatiel, Macaw, Parakeet) so I'm not 100% new to...
Hi everyone! I'm Sarah, aka chickentendii! Nice to meet you! I'm from sunny California. :cool:
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I bought my first flock of hens in September 2016 and still have most of them.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I have 5...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I've owned chickens before when I was younger, but my family decided to get another batch after a really long time.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
9 chickens, and 3 turkeys.
(3) What breeds do you have?
4 Barred...
Hello everyone!
My husband and I have been raising chickens and other fowl for about a year now and we love it! We have 9 Chickens (3 Buff Orpingtons, 4 Rhode Island Reds and 2 Plymouth Rocks), 3 Guineafowl, 4 Ducks and we recently added 6 Bourbon Red Turkeys! I usually find answers to my...
Hi, I’m Fowlfiends (which is also the name of my chicken sideblog on Tumblr).
I’m relatively new to chickens, having just gotten started with a flock of chicks back in March. I currently have 22 chickens, including 5 buff Orpingtons, 3 Ameraucanas, 2 white Leghorns, 2 light Brahmas, 2 Old...
I am trying to introduce my runner who is very human and dog bonded but less so duck bonded.
Generally i exoect dolores, my big ancona female to attack because shes very alpha and kind of a jerk ♀️ but today she didnt do that she just stood patiently looking at the runner(trixie)
However, the...
hey all!
Glad to see such an active online community and support team!
I’m in central IN, current flock is 4 adult Hens (production reds and ameraucans) and Bantam RIR rooster.
12 chicks growing: barred rock, white leghorn, Orpington.
For the first time in 4 years, corn harvest brought...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Very new! Hubby decided it might be fun-turns out I’m the one actually loving it!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 13
(3) What breeds do you have?
Turkens and black chicks I’m not quite sure of yet. That’s why I’m here...
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We have had our girls for about 4 years, we have 3 Bards, and 3 Americana's, one of which was found hiding in our yard, she was a lone survivor of a dog attack. In her own yard, from the dog that lived in the same yard that she did.....she is a very lovey...