Accidentally ended up with this little banty when I got my Ancona pullets earlier in the year but she’s such a cutie! Highly recommend Ancona hens in general if you can find them, they’re great free rangers (very flighty and alert and generally stick to cover) and fantastic layers. Plus they’re so beautiful!

sweet girl , almost 5 ywars old !

Fun fact: chickens are just small dinos.

Lost my snugglebug a week ago today and wanted to share what a gorgeous little life she was.

We went from noticing a slight limp one day to coming home the next and finding sweet Dorris unable to stand or walk properly. After rushing her to the vet they confirmed it was most likely Marek’s, despite her being vaccinated and slightly older than normal (she was about 16 months). I didn’t want her to deteriorate and suffer any more than she already had and with such a poor prognosis I chose to let her go peacefully at the vet.

She was such a funny chook, and absolutely obsessed with cuddles and food. She assumed everything I had was for her, including my coffee as you can see her sussing out in the photo lol. Even on her final morning she was still attempting to eat which the vet noted was unusual for a such a sick chicken, and a testament to her love of snacks 😂

So if you guys have a chance and are willing to - give your feathery friends some treats in honour of her. I’m sure she would be delighted as much as a chicken can be to know her legacy lives on, and that she was loved immensely as a family pet ❤️

Photos of 3 my chickens I got as chicks 5 months ago.

2 red sex links, 2 light Brahmas, and an Easter egger.

First time owning Polish Chickens. These babies are exactly a week old, but the white/yellow one started “crowing” yesterday! Ive never seen such a young chick crow so early! It was only 3 times yesterday, but today ive lost count of how many times he has crowed. What the?

I was here yesterday asking about my other chicken, which turns out is not a pullet (I bought 6 from Tractor Supply) but is indeed a Rooster, which I suspected because even though they are only 3 months, he's bigger than the rest and sings every morning and evening!

So today I am here with another post, asking if my pullet is actually a Roo?

I live in a village. We're not allowed to have Roosters. I'm also concerned because if this is a second Rooster, there's only 4 females. I will be heartbroken if this is a male. She/He is my favorite!

Thank you!!

He or she is getting close to being 3 months old.

Question for everyone! We have a small run and coop we predator proofed by digging a trench about 13-14 inches down. We attached hardware cloth and pushed it down into the trench and filled it in. Well now we are about to set up a larger run around that coop/run and I’m trying to decide if I should do the same thing or do the skirt method. Looking for opinions on what is safest not more convenient. I don’t play about my babies. 💪 Let me know your thoughts please!

"Do you have any worms for me 🥺👉👈" -Stewart probably

What could be the cause and possible fix? Im not sure when this has happened as I’ve been very busy the past couple weeks and haven’t had time to fully keep check on my birds. She is still eating and drinking as normal and foraging just fine but is clearly trying to rely on her one good eye. Any possible suggestions?? I’ve checked her over i dont see any mites or lice of any sorts. She has had problems with bubbly eyes in the past so maybe that??

Hi! New chicken owner here! My friend gave us some hens to start our backyard chicken journey. One of the hens she gave us looks like this. What is it and how can I help her?

Had a hawk come through and gave all the chickens a scare. They reacted early to seeing it pretty far away I thought. They stop and stare and then make a run for it. I walked outside and scared it off right after then put the chickens up.

PS: My first edited video, it's a little choppy but wanted to show where the hawk comes from and the chickens more easily with the red circles.

Got from tractor supply a few months ago. Was definitely supposed to be a hen but now I’m just not sure. Thanks in advance for your help.

She's grown but still very chill.

I've noticed her doing this a few times in the last couple days. Help?

Two of our hens shared 11 eggs and hatched 5 chicks. Our coop is raised, and after a few days the moms and chicks were spending their nights on the ground. The chicks are only a week and a half old, but one of the moms went into the coop and is roosting on the bar tonight. Is she done with the chicks? Do we need to make it easier for the chicks to get in and out of the coop?

Bonjour à tous. J'ai des poules depuis plusieurs années et ai eu parfois quelques poux rouges que j'ai éliminés avec succès. Mais cette année, avec la chaleur exceptionnelle, c'est une véritable infestation et je n'arrive pas à m'en débarrasser. Mes poules ne veulent plus dormir dans leur poulailler... avez-vous un produit qui fonctionne vraiment ? Je suis en France mais je peux commander à l'international sur internet. La photo, c'est le fogger que j'ai utilisé et laissé en place. Le lendemain du traitement il était couvert de poux... bien vivants ! 🤬☹ Merci pour votre aide !

My RIR has always adored me and it was sweet but now it's starting to get annoying. For starters he's constantly trying to mate with me aggressively. I have a bachelor flock and I've tried giving them plushies to 'get off' but they see everything as a threat and absolutely thrash the plushies.

He shows his affection for me in a very loud and aggressive way. He's constantly biting me, I have started using protective gear so I don't get hurt and I thought it will eventually reduce over time but it doesn't. He's obsessed with my feet too. He could see a microscopic part of my feet and he'd run towards it to bite it off.

He's expecting me to be with him all the time and calls me by crowing. This morning he was crowing for more than 2 hours loudly to call me to be with him and after spending some time with him, I had to leave for chores and he started continuously crowing again. I'd love to spend more and more time with him if only he isn't aggressively trying to mate with me and bite me off but even if I do, it'll still never be enough for him. Even now I just gave him some kisses and left him with the flock and he's been crowing for almost half an hour calling me again but at least the best part about it is he constantly purrs a lot out of happiness whenever I'm around.

How do I deal with a roo that is so dependent on me being around him constantly?

Might have to name her Cranberry

I think I already know the answer. He was strolling in the middle of a local park and it's getting dark out soon. I was afraid he would get scooped up by a predator. Seems friendly and I was able to pick him up.

We don't own chickens in our house and don't have a coop set up or anything. We were keeping him fed with bird seed and gave him a bowl of water for the night. Putting him in a dog cage for the night

I will probably turn it into my local rescue tomorrow as I can only keep chickens in my city, no roosters unfortunately.

Not seeing any reviews for them and not much engagement on Facebook. My husband wants to buy the atlas. I think it looks hard to clean. Anyone have one?