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Brambles, nettles, and a tractor: can your new flock clear the mess?
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Brambles, nettles, and a tractor: can your new flock clear the mess?

Are you ready to embark on your chicken-keeping adventure in Ireland?
My Dumb Chicken Won't Peck Mealworms Unless They're in a Bucket
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My Dumb Chicken Won't Peck Mealworms Unless They're in a Bucket

Hey there, feathered friends enthusiasts!
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Honey's Final Pose Has Us All Clucking for Answers

Today, I encountered a heart-wrenching situation with my beloved hen, Honey.
Feathered or Fowl? Help Us Crack This 9-Week-Old Mystery
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Feathered or Fowl? Help Us Crack This 9-Week-Old Mystery

Is your 9-week-old chick strutting around like it owns the coop?
That girl's gone full fowl: she's practically one of the dogs now.
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That girl's gone full fowl: she's practically one of the dogs now.

In the delightful world of animal companionship, one girl stands out, but her heart seems to belong to the dogs!
My wife found the best highway rest stop: our living room couch
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My wife found the best highway rest stop: our living room couch

On a highway yesterday, I experienced a moment that felt like it was pulled from a whimsical dream.
Cluck-tastic transport: boxes, duct tape, and a little fowl play
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Cluck-tastic transport: boxes, duct tape, and a little fowl play

In my first-ever Reddit post, I sought advice on transporting chickens safely, and the response was egg-citingly helpful!
Sidewalk surprise: a mystery chicken joins the cluck-tastic club
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Sidewalk surprise: a mystery chicken joins the cluck-tastic club

What kind of chicken is this?
That Friendly Fowl Might Be More Patient Than Your Last Therapist
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That Friendly Fowl Might Be More Patient Than Your Last Therapist

Meet your new feathered friend!
This Cream Puff's favorite hobby is being a total loaf.
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This Cream Puff's favorite hobby is being a total loaf.

Meet Cream Puff, the adorable feathered friend who has mastered the art of loafing!
Tiny Tina's nail approval has my flock feeling egg-stra fancy
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Tiny Tina's nail approval has my flock feeling egg-stra fancy

Tiny Tina has spoken, and her words are nothing short of a cluck-tastic endorsement!
Joyce is keeping us guessing with her mysterious new brown feathers
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Joyce is keeping us guessing with her mysterious new brown feathers

Meet Joyce, the adventurous chick who's got everyone guessing about her breed!
My Hobby Lobby Rooster Just Dropped an Egg-citing Surprise
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My Hobby Lobby Rooster Just Dropped an Egg-citing Surprise

So, picture this: one of my roosters is about to become a dad!
When can your fluffy little nuggets brave the big, bad coop?
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When can your fluffy little nuggets brave the big, bad coop?

Wondering if your little peepers are ready for the great outdoors?
Why I love chickens but still side-eye them suspiciously
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Why I love chickens but still side-eye them suspiciously

Did you know that chickens have a fascinating way of communicating?
Feathers, size, and a gut feeling: is that a cockerel in disguise?
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Feathers, size, and a gut feeling: is that a cockerel in disguise?

Is your feathered friend a cockerel?
My sweet Olive egger chick just crowed: rooster reveal complete
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My sweet Olive egger chick just crowed: rooster reveal complete

Easter weekend brought a delightful surprise for our community member, u/Tootalou25, who welcomed two adorable olive egger chicks.
To Hatch or Not to Hatch: Timing Your Broody Hen Egg Swap
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To Hatch or Not to Hatch: Timing Your Broody Hen Egg Swap

Hey there, fellow chicken enthusiasts!
Charlotte's Lash Egg Surprise: What to Do While You Wait for the Vet
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Charlotte's Lash Egg Surprise: What to Do While You Wait for the Vet

Oh, cluck-tastic news!
Muff hennies and pea combs: my feathery love-hate relationship continues.
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Muff hennies and pea combs: my feathery love-hate relationship continues.

Introducing the My Muff Irish Hennie gamefowl line – a delightful showcase of some hennies I’ve bred this year!
Brood Mates on a Break: When Feathers Fly Before the Coop
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Brood Mates on a Break: When Feathers Fly Before the Coop

Are you facing the delightful dilemma of integrating your feathered friends?
Frizzled, Fraggled, or Just a Fluffy Silkie? Let's Unravel This
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Frizzled, Fraggled, or Just a Fluffy Silkie? Let's Unravel This

Are you caught in a feathered frenzy, wondering whether your lovely silkies are frizzles or straight feathers?
Pollo Loco's white egg proves ten-year-old hens still got it
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Pollo Loco's white egg proves ten-year-old hens still got it

Today brought a delightful surprise from my ten-year-old hen, who laid a pristine white egg!
When Your Feathered Friends Turn Into Fowl Play at Breakfast
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When Your Feathered Friends Turn Into Fowl Play at Breakfast

Hey there, feathered friends and chicken enthusiasts!
Raccoon's egg-snatching daytime visits are a clucky dilemma
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Raccoon's egg-snatching daytime visits are a clucky dilemma

Last night, while tucking my chickens into bed, I encountered an adorable little raccoon—a curious young one with a taste for my chicken eggs!
Bernadette's judging eyes see all your cluck-ups
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Bernadette's judging eyes see all your cluck-ups

Just leaving this here so everyone else feels as judged as I do… Meet Bernadette, the feathered queen of judgment!
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Eggs-tra Clean? CDC Says Stop Washing: My Hens Are Judging Me

Did you know that washing your eggs with water might not be the best idea?
My Wyandotte Has Decided My Head Is Her Favorite Perch
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My Wyandotte Has Decided My Head Is Her Favorite Perch

It seems I’ve stumbled upon a delightful feathered friendship!
This feathered lady traded the coop for my couch
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This feathered lady traded the coop for my couch

Meet Prudence, a charming six-year-old hen with a personality as vibrant as her feathers!
Cluck Yeah: My First Coop Regrets and Egg-cellent Triumphs
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Cluck Yeah: My First Coop Regrets and Egg-cellent Triumphs

🎶 If you could turn back time 🎶 – Hey y’all!
My Son Named This Chicken After a Race Car: Can You Solve the Mystery?
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My Son Named This Chicken After a Race Car: Can You Solve the Mystery?

Meet Lightning McQueen, a feathered friend named by my then 4-year-old son, who brings a dash of whimsy and curiosity to our chicken coop!
Eight years of clucks and crows: rest easy, perfect rooster
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Eight years of clucks and crows: rest easy, perfect rooster

Yesterday, I experienced a heartfelt loss as my beloved rooster Ivan passed away peacefully in his sleep.
A Buff Rock, a Lavender, and a mystery chick walk into a coop
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A Buff Rock, a Lavender, and a mystery chick walk into a coop

Could this little chick be a mystery wrapped in fluff?
How to preserve your first fairy egg and keep that cluck-tastic memory forever
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How to preserve your first fairy egg and keep that cluck-tastic memory forever

Oh, the joy of discovering your first fairy egg!
My New Coop's Egg-citingly Full: Seven Hens and One Very Loud Rooster
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My New Coop's Egg-citingly Full: Seven Hens and One Very Loud Rooster

Welcome to the cluck-tastic world of my new chicken coop!
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Scrambling Over Salmonella? Let's Crack This Egg-citing Fear

Worried about salmonella and your feathered friends?
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4 Days Off? Time to Crack Open That Kennel and Watch the Cluck-tastic Chaos

Hello everyone!
Our New House Came with Four Chickens and One Mystery Feathers Situation
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Our New House Came with Four Chickens and One Mystery Feathers Situation

Oh no, MilkCouch!
Pipping Panic: A 24-Hour Chick Update for the Nervous Newbie
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Pipping Panic: A 24-Hour Chick Update for the Nervous Newbie

Hey there, fellow chicken enthusiast!
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Indoor Chick Days: When Your Fluffy Friend Needs the Great Outdoors

Thinking about keeping your baby chick indoors?
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My chickens are staging a watery revolt and I'm losing the battle

Are your feathered friends turning their water container into a chaotic chicken playground?
My hen's got a mysterious eye lump and I'm totally chickening out
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My hen's got a mysterious eye lump and I'm totally chickening out

Is your feathered friend sporting a mysterious swelling under her eye?
Cluck-tastic road trip idea or feathered disaster waiting to happen
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Cluck-tastic road trip idea or feathered disaster waiting to happen

When it comes to transporting chickens, the method matters just as much as the destination—especially if you're considering loading ten feathery friends into the bed of a truck for a 1.5-hour ride. While your dad might…
Broody Again? Our Egg-cellent Guide to the Chick Swap Timing Trick
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Broody Again? Our Egg-cellent Guide to the Chick Swap Timing Trick

Ah, the broody hen—nature's delightful conundrum!
When Tiny Toes Go Curly: A Chick Care Cluck-tastrophe
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When Tiny Toes Go Curly: A Chick Care Cluck-tastrophe

Hey there, chicken enthusiasts!
21 Days of Waiting for That Egg-citing Little Peep
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21 Days of Waiting for That Egg-citing Little Peep

Welcome to Day 21 of our cluck-tastic chicken journey!
Frizzle Cochin or Just Fowl Attitude? Help Us Crack This Mystery
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Frizzle Cochin or Just Fowl Attitude? Help Us Crack This Mystery

Meet the delightful mystery of the Cochin roo!
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Cluck-tastic Census Reveals 2,900 Chicken Names and Nugget Reigns Supreme

Two days ago, I embarked on a cluck-tastic adventure in the world of chicken names for my game, "The MachinEGG." Little did I know that this whimsical request would spark over 660 comments, leading to a treasure trove…
Tiny Peepers and Big Feelings: Welcoming New Feathered Friends
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Tiny Peepers and Big Feelings: Welcoming New Feathered Friends

Today marks an egg-citing milestone for our feathered friend enthusiast, u/talkingtoawall710, who has just welcomed adorable baby chicks into their life!
That Peck on Your Ameraucana's Comb? Let's Cluck About It
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That Peck on Your Ameraucana's Comb? Let's Cluck About It

Curious about what that peculiar mark on your Ameraucana's comb might be?

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