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One Year of Rent-Free Living and Finally an Egg-citing Payoff
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One Year of Rent-Free Living and Finally an Egg-citing Payoff

After a year of clucking chaos and charming antics, the feathered friends in my backyard have finally decided to lay some eggs!
Squishy Bellies and Low Tails: My Wyandotte's Egg-citing Dilemma
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Squishy Bellies and Low Tails: My Wyandotte's Egg-citing Dilemma

Is your feathered friend feeling a bit under the weather?
When Your Lap Becomes a Chicken Condo (and You Survive)
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When Your Lap Becomes a Chicken Condo (and You Survive)

Oh, the joys of chicken companionship!
When Fowl Play Turns to Feathered Cuddles in the Nest
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When Fowl Play Turns to Feathered Cuddles in the Nest

Sworn enemies?
Meet Mr. Tom Nook: The Wyandotte who rules with quiet charm
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Meet Mr. Tom Nook: The Wyandotte who rules with quiet charm

Meet Mr.
Scissor Beak Survivor Iris: Helping Our Tiny Feathered Friend Gain Weight
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Scissor Beak Survivor Iris: Helping Our Tiny Feathered Friend Gain Weight

Meet Iris, the spunky scissor beak rescue who’s captured our hearts!
This feathery fiend is the best friend you never knew you needed
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This feathery fiend is the best friend you never knew you needed

So there I am, trying to gently herd my flock back into the coop, and this one feathery fiend, a regular Houdini with wings, keeps dodging my every move.
Silk Success: My First 100% Hatch Had Me Clucking for Cover
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Silk Success: My First 100% Hatch Had Me Clucking for Cover

Guess what?
Egg-citing First Steps: Moving Your Flock Outdoors Without Chickening Out
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Egg-citing First Steps: Moving Your Flock Outdoors Without Chickening Out

Congratulations on your new feathered friends!
Our tiny sunbathers are egg-cited for their first dose of fresh air
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Our tiny sunbathers are egg-cited for their first dose of fresh air

There's nothing quite as adorable as watching babies bask in the sun, soaking up the warm rays in their temporary outdoor box.
When Your Hen's Breathing Gets Fowl and Scary
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When Your Hen's Breathing Gets Fowl and Scary

Oh no, it sounds like your feathered friend is in quite the pickle!
Bunk bed chickens are egg-citing proof of fowl ingenuity
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Bunk bed chickens are egg-citing proof of fowl ingenuity

Get ready for a cluck-tastic adventure with the Bunk Bed Chicken, submitted by the ever-creative u/JennDG!
The Egg-citing Truth: My 5-Week-Old "Pullet" Just Crowed!
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The Egg-citing Truth: My 5-Week-Old "Pullet" Just Crowed!

This morning, I was blissfully dozing in my recliner when a curious noise from the brooder jolted me awake.
Olive Egger's secret jungle nest yields 9 eggs from fowl romance
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Olive Egger's secret jungle nest yields 9 eggs from fowl romance

Oh, the adventures of backyard chicken ownership never cease to amaze!
Dust Baths and Diva Behaviors: My Flock's Fowl Play at Its Finest
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Dust Baths and Diva Behaviors: My Flock's Fowl Play at Its Finest

There’s nothing quite like the sight of your feathered friends indulging in a dust bath!
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Tiny Chick, Big Mess: A Gentle Guide to Soothing Pasty Butt

If you’re dealing with pasty butt in a tiny chick, don’t worry—you're not alone in this clucky conundrum!
That teeny tiny yolk had me chickening out of breakfast
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That teeny tiny yolk had me chickening out of breakfast

Have you ever cracked open an egg and been greeted by the teeniest yolk you ever did see?
Why My Easter Egger Takes Dramatic Side Quests During Chick Time
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Why My Easter Egger Takes Dramatic Side Quests During Chick Time

Ever watched your Easter Egger chick prance around like a tiny feathered tornado, only to suddenly flop onto her right side?
Why Do Chickens Love a Good Dirt Bath? We're All Ruffled.
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Why Do Chickens Love a Good Dirt Bath? We're All Ruffled.

Have you ever watched your feathered friends take a dirt bath and wondered, “What on earth are they doing?” Well, you’re not alone! Chickens, including popular breeds like Leghorns, ISAs, Australorps, and Rhode Islands,…
Two Broody Hens, One Egg Box: A Cluck-Tastic Cozy Crisis
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Two Broody Hens, One Egg Box: A Cluck-Tastic Cozy Crisis

Welcome to the whimsical world of chicken dynamics!
Feathered mystery guest stumped our flock and internet sleuths
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Feathered mystery guest stumped our flock and internet sleuths

Meet our latest feathered enigma!
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When the eggs stop coming, even top hens deserve a retirement plan

Is your beloved Bluebell Hybrid hen feeling more like a puffed-up sphere than the lively top hen she used to be?
Getting our feathered friends a cricket buffet: egg-citing enrichment or fowl play?
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Getting our feathered friends a cricket buffet: egg-citing enrichment or fowl play?

If you’re looking to spice up your chickens' lives, consider the cluck-tastic idea of introducing live crickets into their run!
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Puffin's feathers saved, but our hearts are broken: chickens test us

Life can be a real clucker sometimes, especially when we lose our beloved feathered friends.
Why my soup dreams turned into a fowl friendship showdown
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Why my soup dreams turned into a fowl friendship showdown

In the whimsical world of chicken lovers, one brave soul, u/Fickle_Ad_2112, yearned for the ultimate comfort dish: chicken soup.
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Our Goopy-Eyed Girl is Still Clucking After One Week

Big news from the coop!
Dust bathing is exhausting work for a sleepy little feathered friend
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Dust bathing is exhausting work for a sleepy little feathered friend

In a delightful display of cuteness, we find a sleepy baby chicken settling down for a well-deserved nap—right in the middle of a dust bath!
My camera skills are egg-ceptional, even if my chicks aren't impressed
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My camera skills are egg-ceptional, even if my chicks aren't impressed

Get ready for an egg-citing adventure as we dive into the adorable world of baby chicks!
Ms. Houlihen's got us all clucking for answers again
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Ms. Houlihen's got us all clucking for answers again

In case you were wondering about Ms.
Cluck Norris: The Goofy Rooster Who's Never Raised a Feather in Anger
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Cluck Norris: The Goofy Rooster Who's Never Raised a Feather in Anger

Meet Cluck Norris, the rooster with a heart of gold and a goofy personality that steals the show!
Our readers' chicken art is egg-ceptionally cluck-tastic and we treasure every beak!
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Our readers' chicken art is egg-ceptionally cluck-tastic and we treasure every beak!

There's something genuinely magical about a community that turns their love of chickens into art, and our readers have outdone themselves with egg-ceptionally cluck-tastic creations.
Our Broody Hen's Egg-citing Countdown Is Officially On
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Our Broody Hen's Egg-citing Countdown Is Officially On

It’s that cluck-tastic time of year when one of our feathered friends is fully embracing her inner mama hen!
Our Chickens Act Like Your Worst Nightmares (In the Best Way)
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Our Chickens Act Like Your Worst Nightmares (In the Best Way)

Welcome to the whimsical world of chicken behavior in our upcoming game!
Help My Polish Hen Celebrate a Cluck-Tastic Birthday Win
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Help My Polish Hen Celebrate a Cluck-Tastic Birthday Win

Hey there, feathered friends and fellow chicken enthusiasts!
Window chickens: the feathered friends who prefer peeping in over pecking out
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Window chickens: the feathered friends who prefer peeping in over pecking out

Have you ever found yourself mesmerized by the antics of your feathered friends right outside your window?
Meet Gumbo and Ravioli: Our Feathered Friends Just Got a Cluck-tastic Upgrade
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Meet Gumbo and Ravioli: Our Feathered Friends Just Got a Cluck-tastic Upgrade

Get ready to crack open some cluck-tastic fun!
Hold on to your hat: the world's speediest hen just blew right by.
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Hold on to your hat: the world's speediest hen just blew right by.

Get ready to meet Zippo, the Fastest Chicken Alive!
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Fluffing Feathers and Fowl Play in a 100° Heatwave

When the thermometer climbs close to 100°, our feathered friends face a cluck-tastrophe!
Our Famous Fugitives Prove Chickens Really Are Feathered Houdinis
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Our Famous Fugitives Prove Chickens Really Are Feathered Houdinis

Hold onto your hats—Dolce and Red, our resident escape artist hens, are on the loose!
Scoping for forest treats? We're clucking egg-cited to join the hunt.
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Scoping for forest treats? We're clucking egg-cited to join the hunt.

Welcome to the whimsical world of Rare Forrest Blorbs, where my crew embarks on a delightful adventure in search of foraged treats!
The daily egg-laying meeting: silence, squatting, and a little judgement
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The daily egg-laying meeting: silence, squatting, and a little judgement

Ah yes, the daily group laying session!
From Dog Run to Cluck Castle: Securing Those Door Gaps
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From Dog Run to Cluck Castle: Securing Those Door Gaps

Coop security is no joke when it comes to keeping your feathered friends safe!
Sibling Rivalry Gets Fowl When the Nesting Box is Taken
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Sibling Rivalry Gets Fowl When the Nesting Box is Taken

When you find yourself in a clucking predicament—needing to lay an egg but your sister has claimed the prime spot—it’s a situation that’s all too relatable for chicken enthusiasts!
Guess the breed of this lemon feathered friend: hen or roo?
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Guess the breed of this lemon feathered friend: hen or roo?

Ever stumbled upon a chicken with feathers as bright as sunshine?
My Girls Met the Fluffy Newbies and Totally Chickened Out
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My Girls Met the Fluffy Newbies and Totally Chickened Out

Welcome to the delightful world of chickens!
The little hen who stole my heart and never ruffled a single feather
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The little hen who stole my heart and never ruffled a single feather

There I was, frozen mid-stride in my own coop, staring down a chicken who had absolutely no business being that calm.
Vet visit left my hen in a cluck-less slump: how to help her rally
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Vet visit left my hen in a cluck-less slump: how to help her rally

Oh no, it sounds like your feathered friend is having a rough time!
That chicken's got a thousand-yard stare and zero clucks to give.
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That chicken's got a thousand-yard stare and zero clucks to give.

In the whimsical world of contemplation, sometimes thoughts dance around like a flock of chickens—chaotic, unpredictable, and utterly amusing.
Pricilla's egg-citing surprise was a shell of a different story
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Pricilla's egg-citing surprise was a shell of a different story

Oh dear, it sounds like Pricilla has been going through quite the cluck-tastic adventure!
Eggs for Whiskey: My cluck-tastic barter deal with a neighbor
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Eggs for Whiskey: My cluck-tastic barter deal with a neighbor

Eggs bartering—what a cluck-tastic concept!

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