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Why My Hen's Rear End Is a Total Mystery: and I'm Clucking for Answers
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Why My Hen's Rear End Is a Total Mystery: and I'm Clucking for Answers

There's a pinkish-purple egg, a very confused hen, and a rear end that's got one owner clucking for answers.
All Hail Queen May, Our Feathered Monarch of Utter Majesty
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All Hail Queen May, Our Feathered Monarch of Utter Majesty

There's a new monarch strutting into our hearts, and she answers to Queen May.
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When Your Hen Drops a Mucus Mystery in the Nesting Box

There's nothing like reaching into the nesting box and pulling out what looks like a jellyfish impersonating a chicken turd.
Stargazing, staggering, and stuck: our feathered friend needs a vet, stat
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Stargazing, staggering, and stuck: our feathered friend needs a vet, stat

A head that won't stop twisting, a walk that's more moonwalk than strut, and a stubborn little chick who's been at it since day one.
That mystery bloom is a real feather-fluffer, isn't it?
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That mystery bloom is a real feather-fluffer, isn't it?

That mystery bloom is a real feather-fluffer, isn't it?
Wet chickens brood on the shore while ducks splash in pure fowl play
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Wet chickens brood on the shore while ducks splash in pure fowl play

Wet chickens brood on the shore while ducks splash in pure fowl play, and honestly, I feel seen.
Cluck-tastic chaos erupts in the coop tonight: those feathered friends are up to fowl play
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Cluck-tastic chaos erupts in the coop tonight: those feathered friends are up to fowl play

Well, my feathered friends have really outdone themselves tonight.
🐔Peckington Square Chicken City Live Cam
Peckington Square Chicken City Live Cam

Cluck-tastic! Peckington Square's 24/7 Chicken Cam Is the Fowl Show You Can't Stop Watching

There's a new feathered celebrity in town, and it's cluck-tastic!
Chickens Got Her Good! A Backyard Poultry Adventure
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Chickens Got Her Good! A Backyard Poultry Adventure

You know that moment when a chicken looks at you, and you just *know* she's plotting something?
Six fluffy chicks have hatched—egg-cellent news from our feathered friends!
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Six fluffy chicks have hatched—egg-cellent news from our feathered friends!

Oh, look at those fluffy little nuggets of chaos!
Tiny Marans Froment chicks are cluck-tastic, and currently napping!
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Tiny Marans Froment chicks are cluck-tastic, and currently napping!

There's something deeply hilarious about a pile of Tiny Marans Froment chicks napping on your lap, swaddled in a dryer-warmed towel like they're at a spa.
Chicken SOS: Is My Girl Okay After a Long Holiday?
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Chicken SOS: Is My Girl Okay After a Long Holiday?

Oh, the dramatic chicken saga.
Cat Got a Chick? Keeping Your Feathered Friends Safe From Paws
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Cat Got a Chick? Keeping Your Feathered Friends Safe From Paws

Oh, the fowl play has escalated to a full-blown mystery.
Looks like molting season's arrived—brace yourselves, feathered friends!
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Looks like molting season's arrived—brace yourselves, feathered friends!

Well, molting season is officially upon us, and honestly, it looks like a feathery crime scene out there.
Cluck-tastic! Reddit Solves the Mystery of This Chicken's Unusual Hue
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Cluck-tastic! Reddit Solves the Mystery of This Chicken's Unusual Hue

Well, someone's chicken decided to cosplay as a blueberry, and Reddit is here for it.
Chick or Rooster? Solving the Mystery of Baby Bird Genders
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Chick or Rooster? Solving the Mystery of Baby Bird Genders

Two chicks hatched back on August 3rd, and their human is already deep in the feather-typing trenches.
Porch Visitors! Our Flock Gets New Friends (and Extra Snacks!)
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Porch Visitors! Our Flock Gets New Friends (and Extra Snacks!)

So, my fellow chicken enthusiasts, this scenario is a cluck-tastic dilemma if I've ever seen one.
First Chicken Sighting? We Get It—It's Cluck-tastic and a Little Scary
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First Chicken Sighting? We Get It—It's Cluck-tastic and a Little Scary

There's something about that first chicken sighting that stops you in your tracks.
New Coop, New Hope: Alaska Hens Brave the Cold
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New Coop, New Hope: Alaska Hens Brave the Cold

Well, here's a classic case of fowl play in the coop department.
Dino-sized chickens! Check out these feathered giants from /u/Heavy-Cranberry117
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Dino-sized chickens! Check out these feathered giants from /u/Heavy-Cranberry117

Well, color me clucking impressed.
Brrr! Frosty Combs and Waddles? Winter Watering Woes with Your Chickens
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Brrr! Frosty Combs and Waddles? Winter Watering Woes with Your Chickens

There's nothing like a frozen nipple to ruin your morning coffee routine.
🐔Peckington Square Chicken City Live Cam
Peckington Square Chicken City Live Cam

Cluck Around the Clock: Meet Peckington Square's Chicken Cam!

There's a chicken cam in Peckington Square, and honestly?
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Oh Cluck! Our Pullet's Got Coryza—Seeking Advice from Fellow Flock Keepers

One of our homegrown pullets just got a Coryza diagnosis, and honestly?
Sacramento Chicken Farmers Need a Cluck-Tastic Helping Hand
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Sacramento Chicken Farmers Need a Cluck-Tastic Helping Hand

There's a certain kind of chaos that only comes with backyard chickens, and Sacramento farmers are living it.
Cluck-tastic History: Gilgamesh and Our Feathered Friends
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Cluck-tastic History: Gilgamesh and Our Feathered Friends

So Gilgamesh, the mighty hero of ancient epics, took on our feathered friends?
From Five Games to a Flock: How I Accidentally Became a Chicken Person
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From Five Games to a Flock: How I Accidentally Became a Chicken Person

There's a fine line between "I'll just look at the feed store" and "I now own a rooster named after a dark omen." Our friend over on Reddit crossed it, and honestly? We respect the chaos. It started innocently enough: a…
Is That a Chicken Cluck or Something Else Fowl Play?
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Is That a Chicken Cluck or Something Else Fowl Play?

There's a fine line between a chicken cluck and something far more...
Duck drama delayed my intro—chicken keeping is never boring!
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Duck drama delayed my intro—chicken keeping is never boring!

Duck drama delayed my intro, but honestly, that's just life when you're knee-deep in backyard poultry.
Bread Mania: Why My Chickens Can't Get Enough!
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Bread Mania: Why My Chickens Can't Get Enough!

There's a fine line between baking bread and staging a heist, and my chickens apparently think I'm the getaway driver.
Walmart Parking Lot Mystery: Can You Identify This Lost Chicken?
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Walmart Parking Lot Mystery: Can You Identify This Lost Chicken?

There's a chicken loose in a Walmart parking lot, and honestly?
Gavran Chickens: A Tiny Indian Farm, a Whole Lot of Fowl Freedom
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Gavran Chickens: A Tiny Indian Farm, a Whole Lot of Fowl Freedom

Six months is a long time to wait for an egg, but watching these Pure Gavran chicks earn their breakfast by chasing down bugs?
Raven the fluff ball: My sweetest (and friendliest) baby chicken
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Raven the fluff ball: My sweetest (and friendliest) baby chicken

There's something about a chicken that decides you're her favorite person.
From Wood Flakes to Sunshine: One Cochin's Cluck-tastic Transformation
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From Wood Flakes to Sunshine: One Cochin's Cluck-tastic Transformation

Some stories just make you want to cluck with joy.
Mystery Pullets: Can You Guess These Feathered Friends’ Breeds?
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Mystery Pullets: Can You Guess These Feathered Friends’ Breeds?

Four mystery pullets, zero clues, and a whole lot of feathered guesswork.
🐔Peckington Square Chicken City Live Cam
Peckington Square Chicken City Live Cam

Cluck Around the Clock: Watch Peckington Square’s Chicken City Live!

There's something delightfully chaotic about watching Peckington Square's Chicken City live, and honestly, I can't look away.
Polish Chicken Names: What's Cluck-tastic for Your Feathered Friends?
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Polish Chicken Names: What's Cluck-tastic for Your Feathered Friends?

Naming a new chicken is a big deal, and poor Blanche just isn't cutting it for your bantam Polish pullet.
Mystery Fowl: A Midnight Feathered Friend Joins My Flock!
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Mystery Fowl: A Midnight Feathered Friend Joins My Flock!

Woke up to a new chicken in the yard, and honestly?
New Chicks, Big Grief, and a Quarantine Cluck-tastic Challenge
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New Chicks, Big Grief, and a Quarantine Cluck-tastic Challenge

We buried Big Chick with the solemnity she deserved, which honestly just meant I cried into a handful of feathers while her sister judged me from the fence.
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Mites Got Your Chickens Down? Let's Talk Poultry Spray Routines

There's something deeply humbling about chasing down a dust bath with a spray bottle, isn't there?
Chicken Swarm! Delivery Driver's Feathered Frenzy—Why Won't They Stop?
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Chicken Swarm! Delivery Driver's Feathered Frenzy—Why Won't They Stop?

There's nothing quite like a high-speed chase to get your heart clucking, am I right?
Meet Van and Mundo: Two Cluck-tastic Boys in Our Flock
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Meet Van and Mundo: Two Cluck-tastic Boys in Our Flock

Meet Van and Mundo: two cluck-tastic boys who clearly run the show around here.
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Is Tiny Biscuit a Runt, or Should We Cluck About It?

Biscuit weighs 36 grams while Cornbread tips the scale at 87, that's not just a little gap, that's a full-on fowl divide.
Are These My Boys? A Rooster Rescue Mission Begins
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Are These My Boys? A Rooster Rescue Mission Begins

Well, here's the thing about raising chicks: you think you're getting a sweet little mix of hens, and then Mother Nature decides to play a game of fowl hide-and-seek with your heart.
Is This Egg Cluck-tastic? Checking Fertility for Hatching Success
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Is This Egg Cluck-tastic? Checking Fertility for Hatching Success

There's a certain kind of suspense that comes with cracking open an egg and wondering, "Is this a future chick or just my breakfast?" Our friend over at the coop is diving into the hatching game with an incubator, but…
Is it a rooster or just a fancy hen? Cluck-tastic debate!
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Is it a rooster or just a fancy hen? Cluck-tastic debate!

Well, color me cluck-fused!
Is This Chicken Mistaken for a Duck? A Cluck-tastic Identity Crisis
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Is This Chicken Mistaken for a Duck? A Cluck-tastic Identity Crisis

Well, folks, we've all looked at our flocks and done a double-take, right?
Egg-cellent Mystery: What’s Up With This Colorful Chicken Egg?
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Egg-cellent Mystery: What’s Up With This Colorful Chicken Egg?

Well, color me cluck-tastic, today one of my four Lohman Browns decided to play a little game of fowl paint-by-numbers.
Who Laid This Cluck-Tastic Egg?! A Size Comparison You Won't Believe
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Who Laid This Cluck-Tastic Egg?! A Size Comparison You Won't Believe

Well, color me impressed and slightly concerned.
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Free-Range Chickens Hatch Naturally: A Cluck-Tastic Video!

There's something magical about watching nature do its thing, and this video of free-range chickens hatching naturally is absolutely egg-citing!
Saying Goodbye to Nugget: A Feathered Farewell and Memorial Ideas
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Saying Goodbye to Nugget: A Feathered Farewell and Memorial Ideas

Losing Nugget so suddenly is the kind of heartbreak that makes you want to hide under a blanket and cancel the whole day.

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