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One Small Cluck for Henkind, One Giant Egg for Janey
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One Small Cluck for Henkind, One Giant Egg for Janey

Hold onto your hats, chicken lovers!
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From Coop to City: Naming Your Feathered Friends for the Farm

Calling all chicken lovers!
This little chick didn't fight fate: just napped on my shoulder instead
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This little chick didn't fight fate: just napped on my shoulder instead

In a delightful twist of fate, I had the joy of pet-sitting for a client and met the sweetest baby chick ever!
Tiny Tina Tuesday brings big cluck energy and even bigger feathery vibes
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Tiny Tina Tuesday brings big cluck energy and even bigger feathery vibes

Welcome to Tiny Tina Tuesday!
From Hen to Handsome: Our Sweet Rooster Boracho Stole the Show
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From Hen to Handsome: Our Sweet Rooster Boracho Stole the Show

Meet Boracho, the unexpected star of the coop!
Surprise chick delivery: the egg-citing mystery of breed and gender
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Surprise chick delivery: the egg-citing mystery of breed and gender

Are you scratching your head over what breed to choose or wondering whether to welcome a hen, roo, or hold off for now?
When your landlord clucks back: eviction by angry flock
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When your landlord clucks back: eviction by angry flock

In the whimsical world of chicken keeping, "Rent Was Due" by u/SaunoBC takes us on an egg-citing journey filled with relatable humor and a sprinkle of vulnerability.
Naked neck chicks: featherless, fearless, and oddly egg-citing
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Naked neck chicks: featherless, fearless, and oddly egg-citing

Meet the charming Baby Naked Neck, a quirky little chick that's sure to steal your heart!
Why Tiny the Cuckoo Maran is stuck in chick-sized limbo
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Why Tiny the Cuckoo Maran is stuck in chick-sized limbo

Meet Tiny, our adorable 6-week-old Cuckoo Maran who seems to have a case of the “slow growth blues.” Despite being paired with her sister at the same time, Tiny hasn’t quite hit the growth milestones we were hoping for.

When Rain Drives Fowl Play: A Bully Roo's Eye Injury
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When Rain Drives Fowl Play: A Bully Roo's Eye Injury

Oh no!
Fried rice feathered fiends snub scratch for last night's leftover feast
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Fried rice feathered fiends snub scratch for last night's leftover feast

It’s treat time for our feathered friends, and what’s on the menu?
Goat the Lap Chicken Proves Even Fowl Friends Need a Cuddle Break
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Goat the Lap Chicken Proves Even Fowl Friends Need a Cuddle Break

Oh, the joys of lap chickens!
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Trader Joe's Egg-citing Experiment: Will My Broody Hen Cluck-tastically Deliver?

Have you ever pondered the idea of hatching fertilized eggs from Trader Joe's?
Egg-citing bouffant energy that's simply too cluck-tastic to ignore
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Egg-citing bouffant energy that's simply too cluck-tastic to ignore

Get ready to fluff up your feathers because it's time for a Bouffant Appreciation Post, submitted by the fabulous /u/banandria!
When your seasoned hens suddenly serve up a tiny, egg-citing surprise
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When your seasoned hens suddenly serve up a tiny, egg-citing surprise

Oh, cluck-tastic news from the coop!
Comb Detectives: When Your Hen Starts Looking a Little Too Roo
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Comb Detectives: When Your Hen Starts Looking a Little Too Roo

I swore I wasn’t going to ask, but here we are—Hen or roo?
Five Broody Bantams in Six Months is Fowl Play
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Five Broody Bantams in Six Months is Fowl Play

Got a broody bantam Cochin named Duckie who’s taken the art of nesting to a whole new level?
That chicken's not just nosy: she's got front-row seats to our group chat
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That chicken's not just nosy: she's got front-row seats to our group chat

Get ready for some cluck-tastic cuteness!
When the Chicken Whisperer Meets the Runaway Rooster
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When the Chicken Whisperer Meets the Runaway Rooster

Are you ready to lend a wing to your feathered friends or perhaps your fellow chicken enthusiasts?
A Rainbow of Feathers and Egg-citing New Arrivals
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A Rainbow of Feathers and Egg-citing New Arrivals

Are you ready for a cluck-tastic adventure with a mixed flock?
Caught my rooster purring over a prime nesting spot: peak fowl romance.
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Caught my rooster purring over a prime nesting spot: peak fowl romance.

Get ready for some cluck-tastic cuteness!
Feathered friends find fowl play leads to a hopeful cluck-tastic adoption
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Feathered friends find fowl play leads to a hopeful cluck-tastic adoption

Looking for a heartwarming tale of transformation and second chances?
When a Hen Stops Eating, Pooping, and Laying, It's Time to Worry
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When a Hen Stops Eating, Pooping, and Laying, It's Time to Worry

Oh no, it sounds like your mother’s hen is having a rough time!
Six weeks in and my feathered friends have me wrapped around their claws
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Six weeks in and my feathered friends have me wrapped around their claws

Owning hens for the first time is nothing short of a cluck-tastic adventure!
This Off-Colored Egg is Begging for a Scientific Snack Time
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This Off-Colored Egg is Begging for a Scientific Snack Time

What’s going on over here?
Stripes and her flock claim cat bed as ultimate lounge spot
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Stripes and her flock claim cat bed as ultimate lounge spot

Here’s your sign to pamper your chickens with a cozy bed!
Sunny and Pepper proving Buff Orpingtons are basically feathered sunshine
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Sunny and Pepper proving Buff Orpingtons are basically feathered sunshine

Meet Sunny and Pepper, the Buff Orpingtons who are nothing short of literal sunshine in the backyard!
These clucky characters: can you name the breed behind the beak?
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These clucky characters: can you name the breed behind the beak?

Once upon a cluck-tastic time, domesticated birds roamed the earth in delightful harmony, each breed showcasing its own unique charm and quirks.
Copper the Rooster Shows Us Fowl Play Can Be Polite Too
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Copper the Rooster Shows Us Fowl Play Can Be Polite Too

In the whimsical world of chickens, not all roosters are the pesky mischief-makers we often hear about.
Why your flock will cluck for joy over a bubbly water fountain
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Why your flock will cluck for joy over a bubbly water fountain

Chickens love a water fountain, and who can blame them?
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Our sweetest hen is fostering chicks and it's egg-citingly adorable

Letting a broody chicken raise day-old chicks can be a delightful experience, especially with a sweet hen like Lucy!
Florence Festival Serves Up the Ultimate Egg-citing Mystery
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Florence Festival Serves Up the Ultimate Egg-citing Mystery

Ah, the age-old question: what came first, the chicken or the egg?
Tractor Supply's fowl play strikes again: 5 out of 9 pullets are roosters
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Tractor Supply's fowl play strikes again: 5 out of 9 pullets are roosters

Meet my newest feathered friends from Tractor Supply, the Sapphire Sky pullets!
This feathered knee situation is truly egg-citing and a little confusing
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This feathered knee situation is truly egg-citing and a little confusing

When it comes to the whimsical world of chickens, some breeds really know how to strut their stuff—feathered feet and all!
Brahma Chickens Have Hairy Feet and I'm Clucking Terrified
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Brahma Chickens Have Hairy Feet and I'm Clucking Terrified

Prepare for a cluck-tastic encounter as we dive into the world of the Brahma chicken—known for its impressively hairy feet and gentle demeanor.
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Wing-ding detective work: when a chicken's wing has a mind of its own

Uh-oh, it sounds like one of your feathered friends might be having a little wing drama!
Cluck-tastic mystery: These five-week-old chicks might be future roosters
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Cluck-tastic mystery: These five-week-old chicks might be future roosters

Are you clucking curious about the gender of your five-week-old chicks?
Double comb, cream vibes: this mystery rooster needs a name
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Double comb, cream vibes: this mystery rooster needs a name

Attention, chicken enthusiasts!
A Bloody Egg and a Stranger's Knife: Just Another Fowl Morning
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A Bloody Egg and a Stranger's Knife: Just Another Fowl Morning

This morning in the chicken coop was anything but ordinary!
Help me crack the case of the mysterious middle chicken's gender
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Help me crack the case of the mysterious middle chicken's gender

Hey, chicken aficionados!
From pecking pals to dramatic divas: the great chicken betrayal
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From pecking pals to dramatic divas: the great chicken betrayal

Back when my hens were little fluffballs, they would scramble up to me, pecking playfully as if I were their personal jungle gym.
Orpington surprise: one buff, one maybe Jubilee, two total mysteries
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Orpington surprise: one buff, one maybe Jubilee, two total mysteries

Welcome to the delightful world of Assorted English Orpingtons!
Scissor Beak and One Eye? This Chick's Still Cluckin' Strong
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Scissor Beak and One Eye? This Chick's Still Cluckin' Strong

Meet your new feathered friend, the resilient chick with scissor beak and only one eye!
That hen's gone rogue: and your yard is her new buffet
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That hen's gone rogue: and your yard is her new buffet

Have you ever had a feathery visitor who just won’t quit?
This Little White Hen Is Giving Us Serious Oil Painting Envy
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This Little White Hen Is Giving Us Serious Oil Painting Envy

Prepare to be enchanted by this delightful oil painting of a little white hen, submitted by the talented u/Artsykate.
Why that rooster's tail is longer than my list of chicken fears
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Why that rooster's tail is longer than my list of chicken fears

Get ready for a cluck-tastic challenge!
Finally Booped the Poof and My Heart Did a Happy Cluck
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Finally Booped the Poof and My Heart Did a Happy Cluck

Last night was a cluck-tastic milestone in my chicken-keeping journey!
These chickens are so fat they might just cluck themselves into a food coma
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These chickens are so fat they might just cluck themselves into a food coma

Get ready to crack open a cluck-tastic conversation about some seriously plump poultry!
Is That a Rooster or Just a Very Confident Hen?
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Is That a Rooster or Just a Very Confident Hen?

Welcome to the whimsical world of chickens!
That chicken's royal attitude is more intimidating than any crown.
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That chicken's royal attitude is more intimidating than any crown.

Introducing the Royal Red – a chicken breed that’s truly fit for royalty!

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