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Pickles's Toes Are Curled, So I'm on Egg Duty and Vitamin Patrol
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Pickles's Toes Are Curled, So I'm on Egg Duty and Vitamin Patrol

Oh no, it sounds like your feathered friend Pickles is having a tough time!
Roo-dunnit? My mystery pullets are keeping me guessing at 3 months old.
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Roo-dunnit? My mystery pullets are keeping me guessing at 3 months old.

Are you ready to play a game of “How many Roos do you spy?” In this delightful chicken caper, our friend /u/graceforman shares a snapshot of her flock, featuring a mysterious black rooster on the left that was

George's Big Rescue: A Feathered Mystery, No Fowl Play Needed
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George's Big Rescue: A Feathered Mystery, No Fowl Play Needed

Meet George, the feathered friend who showed up in your yard just when you least expected it!
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Hen-novative or Hen-ovative? Let's Ruffle Some Gender Feathers

Welcome to the delightful world of chicken gender discussions, where feathered friends take center stage!
New Chick, Rough Start: When Your Flock Arrives Fighting Mad
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New Chick, Rough Start: When Your Flock Arrives Fighting Mad

Hello, fellow chicken enthusiasts!
Name That Feathered Fella: Our Rooster Needs a Moniker
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Name That Feathered Fella: Our Rooster Needs a Moniker

Our young rooster is strutting his stuff and desperately in need of a cluck-tastic name!
One Weird Toe Tango: Is My Chick's Foot Clucking Normal?
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One Weird Toe Tango: Is My Chick's Foot Clucking Normal?

Welcome to the whimsical world of chicken ownership, where every feathered friend comes with their own unique quirks!
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Red Bum or Bully Trouble? A Feathered Whodunit

Hello, fellow chicken lovers!
Pidge's a Big Guy Now, But Is He a Roo and a Neighborhood No-No?
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Pidge's a Big Guy Now, But Is He a Roo and a Neighborhood No-No?

Hey, chicken enthusiasts!
Bertha's brood hits the yard for some feathery family fun.
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Bertha's brood hits the yard for some feathery family fun.

Join Bertha and the kids as they bask in the great outdoors, where laughter and feathered fun collide!
Silkie Mama's Mystery Mix: Pullets or Roosters? Let's Ruffle This Out!
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Silkie Mama's Mystery Mix: Pullets or Roosters? Let's Ruffle This Out!

Hello, fellow chicken enthusiasts!
Nippling Away at Dirty Water, One Cluckin' Hen at a Time
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Nippling Away at Dirty Water, One Cluckin' Hen at a Time

Are you tired of your hens turning their water dish into a shavings soup?
Maureen's Got Feathered Feet: But Is She a Fowl Friend or a Faux Pas?
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Maureen's Got Feathered Feet: But Is She a Fowl Friend or a Faux Pas?

Hey, chicken keeper friends!
Fowl Play or Feathered Fury? Keep Your Chick Safe From a Bully Hen
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Fowl Play or Feathered Fury? Keep Your Chick Safe From a Bully Hen

Oh no!
Big Hens, Bigger Eggs, and One Very Mixed-Up Rooster
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Big Hens, Bigger Eggs, and One Very Mixed-Up Rooster

Hello from Estill County, Kentucky!
This guard dog's cluck-tastic job? Keeping the pecking order.
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This guard dog's cluck-tastic job? Keeping the pecking order.

Meet our flock protector, a good girl just hanging out with her backyard gang!
Feathered or Foul? A Cluck-tastic Case of Chicken Identity
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Feathered or Foul? A Cluck-tastic Case of Chicken Identity

Are you team roo or hen?
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The Skinny on That Weird Scab on Your Shamo's Face

Is your shamo mix giving you the ol’ chicken side-eye due to a mysterious lump in his cheek?
🐔FunHenY – Chicken Comedy
FunHenY – Chicken Comedy

Cluck-tastic chaos: when our feathered friends finally get the last squawk

Get ready for an egg-citing twist in the world of DNX!
Gumbo's got a minty fresh spot for a fowl-weather nap.
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Gumbo's got a minty fresh spot for a fowl-weather nap.

Oh, to be a hen among the mint and lemons!
Limping Hen? No Cuts, No Egg: Let's Cluck Through This Together
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Limping Hen? No Cuts, No Egg: Let's Cluck Through This Together

Oh no!
Cluck-tastic dreams from our feathered friends in the coop.
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Cluck-tastic dreams from our feathered friends in the coop.

Good night and roost well, chicken lovers!
🐔Peckington Square Chicken City Live Cam
Peckington Square Chicken City Live Cam

Cluck-tastic! Peckington Square's chickens are live, 24/7.

Welcome to the Peckington Square Chicken City Livestream—your front-row seat to the cluck-tastic antics of our feathered friends, available 24/7!
From Broody to Mama Hen: A Cluck-tastic Adoption Story
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From Broody to Mama Hen: A Cluck-tastic Adoption Story

Meet our lovely broody momma!
Why Is My Hen's Tail Feathers Looking So Fowl?
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Why Is My Hen's Tail Feathers Looking So Fowl?

Is your lovely girl’s tail feathers looking a bit off?
Breakfast of champions? More like breakfast of feathered weirdos.
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Breakfast of champions? More like breakfast of feathered weirdos.

Who wants dried worms for breakfast?
Gave one of Dad's feathered friends a little extra cluck-tastic TLC.
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Gave one of Dad's feathered friends a little extra cluck-tastic TLC.

Sometimes, even our feathered friends need a little extra love!
Waffle gave me wings, and now he's left a sky-sized hole.
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Waffle gave me wings, and now he's left a sky-sized hole.

It’s never easy to lose a feathered friend, and my heart goes out to you as you share the news of Waffle’s passing.
Roo or Not to Roo? That's the Egg-Citing Question!
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Roo or Not to Roo? That's the Egg-Citing Question!

Hey there, fellow chicken enthusiasts!
Cluck-tastic Coop Flooring Fixes for Easier Cleanups
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Cluck-tastic Coop Flooring Fixes for Easier Cleanups

Hey fellow chicken enthusiasts!
Coop-eration Station: Rate My Setup Before the Feathers Fly
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Coop-eration Station: Rate My Setup Before the Feathers Fly

Are you ready to embark on a cluck-tastic coop-building adventure?
Mama Cochin's got her fluff squad under her wing: peep peep, world! 🐣
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Mama Cochin's got her fluff squad under her wing: peep peep, world! 🐣

Baby chicks hatched this week, and they’re thriving under the watchful eye of their cochin mother hen!
Egg-cited to strut out every morning: thanks, partner!
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Egg-cited to strut out every morning: thanks, partner!

Every day, stepping out to the chicken run feels like a mini-adventure, and I can’t help but give a big shout-out to my partner for crafting such a cluck-tastic space!
Frog-appetizing fun: who knew my flock's snack hunt was this egg-citing?
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Frog-appetizing fun: who knew my flock's snack hunt was this egg-citing?

Did you know that chickens can chow down on frogs?
Chickening Out on the Gender Guess at 5.5 Weeks?
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Chickening Out on the Gender Guess at 5.5 Weeks?

Is it a hen or a roo?
Beep beep, brown rice, and a feathered fan club that knows the drill.
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Beep beep, brown rice, and a feathered fan club that knows the drill.

Imagine training your feathered friends to come running at the sound of "beep beep!" It's a delightful scene when they associate that call with dinner time—especially when brown rice is on the menu! Chickens can be

Red Splash Riddle: Which Hen Gave That Gorgeous Clue?
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Red Splash Riddle: Which Hen Gave That Gorgeous Clue?

Have you ever spotted an adorable chick sporting a splash of red on its feathers and wondered about its genetic origins?
Stripes to Speckles: Tiger's Partridge Era Begins!
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Stripes to Speckles: Tiger's Partridge Era Begins!

Tiger, our adorable three-week-old chick, is starting to shed her chipmunk stripes—talk about a glow-up!
One month in, she's finally looking like a proper hen.
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One month in, she's finally looking like a proper hen.

Oh, cluck yeah!
Papi's a good, good boy, and this ode to my rooster is pure cluck-tastic joy.
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Papi's a good, good boy, and this ode to my rooster is pure cluck-tastic joy.

Get ready to cluck along to a delightful tune dedicated to the one and only Papi!
Double the Combs, Double the Chaos: A Rookie Rooster Rundown
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Double the Combs, Double the Chaos: A Rookie Rooster Rundown

Ah, the delightful chaos of having multiple roosters!
The egg-citing truth: every omelet starts with a feathered friend's pain.
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The egg-citing truth: every omelet starts with a feathered friend's pain.

Do you ever look at an egg and just think “ouch”?
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Cluck-tastic counting: Why my hens always win at hide-and-seek.

Do you count your chickens every night?
Honey's nest-building proves even lone roosters can live cluck-tastically content.
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Honey's nest-building proves even lone roosters can live cluck-tastically content.

Meet Honey, the charming roo who's building a cozy nest after a fresh coop clean!
Scissor Beak at 3 Weeks: Helping Percy Peck at Her Own Pace
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Scissor Beak at 3 Weeks: Helping Percy Peck at Her Own Pace

Hey there, chicken lovers!
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Cluck-tastic Tech Troubles: My Feathered Fight With Samsung

Hey feathered friends and curious onlookers!
Crop Check: My Big-Eatin' Boy and His Pea-Fueled Pouch
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Crop Check: My Big-Eatin' Boy and His Pea-Fueled Pouch

Is his crop okay?
Three Hens, One Corner, Zero Regrets: and That's the Cluckin' Truth
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Three Hens, One Corner, Zero Regrets: and That's the Cluckin' Truth

In the delightful chaos of chicken life, three hens have declared their love for one particular nesting corner—much to the chagrin of their devoted caretaker!
Mealworms: The Snack That Makes My Chickens Cluck With Chaos
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Mealworms: The Snack That Makes My Chickens Cluck With Chaos

Get ready to dive into the delightful world of mealworms with this quirky POV from u/BluePink_o7!
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Learning the Hard Way: A Heat Wave's Fowlest Lesson Yet

Losing a feathered friend is never easy, and it sounds like you’re carrying a heavy heart right now.

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