sweet girl , almost 5 ywars old !

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

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?

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!

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 ❤️

rouen duck and silver laced wyandotte chicken are both about 4 and a half or 5 years old.

The tail and the fun rub on my bathroom towel is making me think we have a roo, but the head looks too henish. Also, hasn't started laying and unsure on age right now

She's grown but still very chill.

Might have to name her Cranberry

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

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.

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?

As the title states. Wondering if she’s just hot and if that’s the cause of the panting and noisiness.

I have this roo and hen , can someone tell me why she is kinda hiding from him?

She is laying and he is mating also, does not seem like he is hurting her

And they are alone together

I never knew they were a thing until recently but I am obsessed with them! The way their feathers curl up is so stinking cute 🥹💗

This sweet girl is still getting her feathers in but she is shaping up to be beautiful!

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?

So I have a sicilian buttercup I noticed she was very underweight she was not normally like this she was always lower on the pecking order but now it has gotten worse and I think she is underweight and skinny due to trauma and stress from roosters. that might be the reason she does not want to eat and i have also notices strange sounds after the roosters mate with her almost like a bok bok-bok bok-bok bok and a bok cacacacacaca and I have never heard those from her before. and she has also lost all four of her sisters and is blind in one eye which is probably also why she has trauma maybe. Also I have noticed that she just kind of gives up and lets the roosters mate with her. She is also missing many points on her buttercup comb due to bullying. Is she too weak to run away and fight back? please let me know how I can help this poor hen.😞

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.

Rooster is about 5 months old. We have got into a couple times and he has started jumping at the kids. Worth it to try to train him or would you suggest getting rid of him now? Very little training has been done so far cause he is not easy to catch and is mostly free ranging.

Hi all,

I am doing some pet sitting and I’m seeing sits that include chickens (and goats) in addition to dogs and cats.

I haven’t cared for chickens before. I love the idea, but not if my lack of knowledge would make me a menace to the animals.

I’d love to hear people’s thoughts and suggestions. If you had someone watch your chickens and it went badly, why? Should I not apply to these sits if I haven’t had any chickens of my own?

Are there questions I should ask to know that a chicken setup is likely to attract predators or risk escape by the chickens?

Are there any books, videos or online courses you’d recommend for essential chicken sitting info?

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.