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Three of Seven Gold Layers Are Barred: Hatchery Says It's Fine
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Three of Seven Gold Layers Are Barred: Hatchery Says It's Fine

Dealing with a hatchery that seems to be feeding you incorrect information can be frustrating, especially when you’re faced with obvious discrepancies like the white barring on your gold deathlayers.
Bent Leg Blues: Help for My Brahma Chick's Crooked Stance
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Bent Leg Blues: Help for My Brahma Chick's Crooked Stance

Oh, the adventures of raising feathered friends!
Pallets and panic: 22 chicks get a cluck-tastic new home
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Pallets and panic: 22 chicks get a cluck-tastic new home

Talk about cluck-tastic creativity!
Black Dutch chickens bring egg-citing mystery to the coop
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Black Dutch chickens bring egg-citing mystery to the coop

Meet the Black Dutch—a delightful blend of charm and character in the chicken world!
Triple Trouble: Mystery Chicks Keep Us Guessing and Clucking
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Triple Trouble: Mystery Chicks Keep Us Guessing and Clucking

Curious about your mystery chicks?
The Cluck-tastic Mystery of the Great Bedding Dig
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The Cluck-tastic Mystery of the Great Bedding Dig

Have you ever watched your feathered friends gather and peck at a specific spot, digging up bedding and creating their little chicken excavation site?
My Hen's Eggs Got a Makeover and I'm Clucking Confused
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My Hen's Eggs Got a Makeover and I'm Clucking Confused

Hey there, fellow chicken enthusiasts!
Sunbathing with my feathered friend is pure, cluck-tastic bliss
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Sunbathing with my feathered friend is pure, cluck-tastic bliss

Get ready to bask in the cluck-tastic vibes of "My bb in the sun," submitted by the ever-creative /u/cassec0u!
My beautiful terrorist wakes the sun and my last nerve
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My beautiful terrorist wakes the sun and my last nerve

Meet the mighty Apollo Roar, a rooster call that echoes through the yard like a feathered alarm clock gone rogue!
Mr. Chubs and Reba prove best friends come with feathers and attitude
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Mr. Chubs and Reba prove best friends come with feathers and attitude

Get ready to meet the cluck-tastic duo that’s stealing hearts everywhere—Mr.
Red's got us all clucking: is he a Rhode Island or a feathered mystery?
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Red's got us all clucking: is he a Rhode Island or a feathered mystery?

Meet Red, the charming mystery chicken from TSC!
Clucking Vegas mission: hatching beauty, one stolen egg at a time
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Clucking Vegas mission: hatching beauty, one stolen egg at a time

I’ve hatched about six clutches of chicks so far, and I must say, these latest little ones have truly stolen my heart!
Pullet or Cockerel? Guessing Your 3-Week-Old Flock's Gender
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Pullet or Cockerel? Guessing Your 3-Week-Old Flock's Gender

Ah, the delightful mystery of your 3-week-old chickens!
When Spring Sprouts More Than Just Grass: Like Feathered Chaos
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When Spring Sprouts More Than Just Grass: Like Feathered Chaos

Spring has arrived, and with it comes the promise of renewal and vibrant life all around us.
Operation Raptor Rendezvous: Trapping a Mad Hen for Nest Recon
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Operation Raptor Rendezvous: Trapping a Mad Hen for Nest Recon

Oh, the drama of chicken-keeping!
When an Incubator Chick Chooses Human Chaos Over Hen Life
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When an Incubator Chick Chooses Human Chaos Over Hen Life

I never thought I’d find myself attached to a chicken, but here we are!
A White-Collar Coop That'll Ruffle Your Tail Feathers
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A White-Collar Coop That'll Ruffle Your Tail Feathers

After much anticipation, my backyard project is almost complete!
Cluck-tastic chaos erupts as poultry festival turns fowl play
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Cluck-tastic chaos erupts as poultry festival turns fowl play

Welcome to Small Town USA’s Poultry Festival, where feathered friends take center stage in a cluck-tastic celebration of all things poultry!
When Life Clucked Away My Peace, I Had to Let Them Go
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When Life Clucked Away My Peace, I Had to Let Them Go

Today marks a bittersweet chapter in my life as I grapple with the painful decision to say goodbye to my beloved flock.
These feathered friends are giving us major friendship fowl-play goals
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These feathered friends are giving us major friendship fowl-play goals

Get ready for a cluck-tastic adventure in "Best Friends!"—a delightful exploration of the quirky bond between humans and their feathered friends. Submitted by the ever-intriguing u/xxoblivionxd, this piece dives into…
First flock jitters? When to ditch the heat lamp for good
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First flock jitters? When to ditch the heat lamp for good

Congratulations on your new feathered friends!
This Buff Orpington is already training for the 2028 Olympics
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This Buff Orpington is already training for the 2028 Olympics

Meet my Buff Orpington, the feathered diva of the backyard, who’s convinced she’s training for the 2028 LA Olympics!
🐔Krissy’s Chickens
Krissy’s Chickens

Brewing up a cozy coop with coffee ground bedding

Hey, fellow chicken enthusiasts!
🐔Peckington Square Chicken City Live Cam
Peckington Square Chicken City Live Cam

Peckington Square's 24/7 chicken cam is egg-cellent fowl play

Welcome to the Peckington Square Chicken City Livestream 24/7 Cam, your front-row seat to the cluck-tastic antics of our feathered friends!
Red Face, Raw Wrinkle? Let's Solve This Feathered Fiasco!
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Red Face, Raw Wrinkle? Let's Solve This Feathered Fiasco!

Oh no, a little feathered friend is feeling under the weather!
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Raising Chickens or Other Poultry for Eggs, Meat, or as Pets

A cluck-tastic goodbye gone wrong, and my heart's in a million pecks.

Today, I faced a heart-wrenching moment that left me feeling utterly devastated—I accidentally killed one of my young hens.
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Raising Chickens or Other Poultry for Eggs, Meat, or as Pets

Elvis the Hen's Waddle Has Us Clucking for Answers

Meet Elvis, a charming hen with a personality as distinctive as her name!
Seven weeks in, and this "Ameraucana" is already full of fowl play.
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Seven weeks in, and this "Ameraucana" is already full of fowl play.

Meet the feathered wonder known as "Age Old Question," a charming 7-week-old chick touted as an Ameraucana!
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Raising Chickens or Other Poultry for Eggs, Meat, or as Pets

Hen's gone broody, bossy, and maybe a little bit rooster?

Is your feathered friend staging a protest?
Six days of fluff and fowl play, meet the tiniest silkies!
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Six days of fluff and fowl play, meet the tiniest silkies!

Get ready to cluck with delight as we take a peek at these adorable six-day-old silkies!
Can you crack the case of the five mystery chicks?
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Can you crack the case of the five mystery chicks?

Hey fellow chicken lovers!
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Raising Chickens or Other Poultry for Eggs, Meat, or as Pets

Squirrel Fears, Chicken Tears, and Holes That Haunt My Coop Dreams

Squirrels—those bushy-tailed bandits—can really test our patience, especially when it comes to protecting our beloved chickens!
Silkie moms never miss a beat, and these 3-day-old chicks prove it.
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Silkie moms never miss a beat, and these 3-day-old chicks prove it.

Meet the adorable Silkie mom and her fluffy little chicks, who are just three days old and already showcasing their charming antics!
Seeing Double? Why One Chick's Peepers Look Egg-stra Dark
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Seeing Double? Why One Chick's Peepers Look Egg-stra Dark

Have you ever spotted a feathered friend with eyes that seem to tell a story all their own?
When Your Easter Egger Starts Acting Like a Tiny Tyrant
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When Your Easter Egger Starts Acting Like a Tiny Tyrant

Easter Eggers are known for their colorful personalities and delightful surprises, but identifying their gender can be as tricky as catching a chicken!
Phoebe's a Puzzle: Hen or Roo at 13 Weeks?
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Phoebe's a Puzzle: Hen or Roo at 13 Weeks?

Meet Phoebe, my delightful 13-week-old Speckled Sussex!
My limping hen is laying shell-less eggs and acting sluggish
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My limping hen is laying shell-less eggs and acting sluggish

Oh no, it sounds like your feathered friend is having a rough time!
From truck caps to chicken caps: a budget breeding coop adventure
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From truck caps to chicken caps: a budget breeding coop adventure

Get ready to cluck with joy over this budget-friendly coop creation!
Feathers, combs, and rooster suspicions: our feathered friends keep us guessing
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Feathers, combs, and rooster suspicions: our feathered friends keep us guessing

Hey there, fellow chicken enthusiast!
Red Combs and Rooster Vibes: My Egg-citing Incubation Worry
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Red Combs and Rooster Vibes: My Egg-citing Incubation Worry

Meet our feathered friend, the one out of six chicks who’s already causing a bit of a cluck!
My feathered friends are adorable and I'm only slightly terrified
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My feathered friends are adorable and I'm only slightly terrified

As a first-time chicken owner, I can confidently say these feathered friends are absolutely adorable!
When Did Our Hen Start Practicing Her Rooster Impressions?
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When Did Our Hen Start Practicing Her Rooster Impressions?

Hey y’all!
5 Broody Hens Stole All the Nest Boxes: So We Added a Sixth
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5 Broody Hens Stole All the Nest Boxes: So We Added a Sixth

When your coop transforms into a cozy retreat for broody hens, you know you've got a cluck-tastic situation on your hands!
New chicken mom panic: Is my hen egg-bound or just stressed?
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New chicken mom panic: Is my hen egg-bound or just stressed?

Welcome to the whimsical world of chicken parenting!
Rooster identity crisis: when your new hen turns out to be a little too loud
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Rooster identity crisis: when your new hen turns out to be a little too loud

Is that a rooster or a hen strutting around your backyard?
My $156 Dozen Eggs: A Cluck-Tastic Investment That'll Pay Off in Five Years
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My $156 Dozen Eggs: A Cluck-Tastic Investment That'll Pay Off in Five Years

Ever wondered how much it really costs to keep your own chickens for egg production?
Love's secret stash exposed by her own rooster impression
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Love's secret stash exposed by her own rooster impression

This morning, my cheeky hen, Love, couldn’t contain her excitement and inadvertently spilled the beans on her secret stash!
Feathery mystery afoot: copper clues and a sapphire identity crisis
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Feathery mystery afoot: copper clues and a sapphire identity crisis

Meet this little lady, who was sold as a sapphire olive egger but has left us scratching our heads with her unique appearance!
Tiny chicken dreams big, and I'm honestly terrified for them
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Tiny chicken dreams big, and I'm honestly terrified for them

In the delightful post titled "Baby wants to flyyyyyyyy," submitted by the whimsical u/BaronVonKeyser, we dive into the heartwarming and slightly chaotic world of a baby chick with dreams of soaring high.
37°F and Free at Last: A Chicken Mom's Cluck-tastic Countdown
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37°F and Free at Last: A Chicken Mom's Cluck-tastic Countdown

It sounds like you’re on the brink of an exciting adventure with your feathered friends!

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