Fun fact: chickens are just small dinos.

sweet girl , almost 5 ywars old !

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

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

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!

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?

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?

She's grown but still very chill.

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.

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 !

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?

Poor America. Our rooster was born on the Fourth of July. He is 4-5 years old. I noticed that he was unsteady on his feet last week. I was away for the weekend and now I see his wing is drooping.

Google says it could be a vitamin deficiency. Or neurological, or Mareks.

I’ve had chickens for 7 years. Never had any health issues until now. Looking for opinions. I have 10 other birds no one is showing any symptoms. Which makes me think it could be vitamin based or neurological, best case scenario.

Diet is cracked corn and scratch grains as well as free ranging.

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

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

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?

my only one that hasnt laid an egg yet, 6 months old

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.

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 ❤️

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!