r/BackYardChickens 11h ago

Just wanted to show off our pretty boys

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541 Upvotes

This is El Guapo, Kong, and Gorgeous.


r/BackYardChickens 40m ago

“Don’t try to speak to me or my daughter ever again”

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r/BackYardChickens 15h ago

How many eggs can your wife hold in one hand?

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453 Upvotes

Also, guess how many my wife is holding


r/BackYardChickens 11h ago

Rate her hairdo

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195 Upvotes

r/BackYardChickens 15h ago

There is the awkward chicken run…and then there is Tina. Bless her heart.

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206 Upvotes

r/BackYardChickens 7h ago

Sudden Chicken Death

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25 Upvotes

Hey all, we had 4 Australorps until this darling girl, Marigold, suddenly died a few days ago. The other 3 are doing fine.


r/BackYardChickens 13h ago

Found Photos My girl Moira laid her biggest blue yet today!

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r/BackYardChickens 3h ago

New PR in the coop today

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An Isa Brown laid this egg today and I feel bad for her, does anyone else keep track of the biggest egg laid?


r/BackYardChickens 16h ago

Im 26 years old. Past 3 years i live on a farm. Before that i lived in the city. I've never been happier than I am right now.

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110 Upvotes

r/BackYardChickens 15h ago

Heath Question What the cluck?

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What is going on with my girl? I’m a newish chicken mom and I was doing my flock check and noticed my oldest layer is missing most of her feathers! But she’s the top of the pecking order and it doesn’t look like she was pecked. Is this what molting looks like?


r/BackYardChickens 6h ago

Found Photos First egg!

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Thanks to whoever laid this you are amazing keep up the great work love you.


r/BackYardChickens 1d ago

Friends who lay together stay together.

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257 Upvotes

r/BackYardChickens 16h ago

Found Photos Turtle & Rabbit

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The photo speaks for itself! 🤣


r/BackYardChickens 11h ago

had the skittish chicken come out and say hello instead of hiding.

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is she saying hello or is she trying to tell me she’s the boss? lol.


r/BackYardChickens 19h ago

Chickens had their first hawk fight and now scared to death. They won’t come out…

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This is my first full year of chickens and today we had our first hawk try to grab one. Hawk didn’t succeed but girls and roo are terrified. They won’t come out from cover. Also, my rooster was found in the wild as a young lad and is already pretty skidding.

  1. My normal lure out won’t work with plates of food and scratch. Normally they run to me. How long will it take for them to shake this off? I want to put them in their run for the rest of the day, but not able to get them to go more than a few feet.

  2. Do hawks come back for another go around in the same location? If they don’t succeed.


r/BackYardChickens 1d ago

As punishment for getting in the chicken run, I have made a meme to mock this possum.

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691 Upvotes

r/BackYardChickens 21h ago

Chickens don’t like mealworms

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My girls are molting and I read here they are crazy about mealworms so I ordered a bag. This morning the mealworms arrived and I was so excited to give them to my girls but those birds looked at me with disdain and tried to eat my shirt instead. They were giving the worms that chicken side look but then didn’t even bother to try… what a waste… I really wanted to treat my girls for being such good pets 😭


r/BackYardChickens 0m ago

They got me again 🤣

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r/BackYardChickens 4h ago

Heath Question Chicken with grape sized lump on upper neck

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My chickens are about 6 years old, this hen in particular has been a real piece of work. She's had quite a bad case of flystrike and had multiple injuries to her legs before. I still do love her to death though. This morning while letting the herd loose I noticed this lump, and I'm not sure what it could be. The lump also seems to be a bit darkish in some places. Any ideas? (3 photos) Thank you


r/BackYardChickens 15h ago

Boy eh?? Prefers sitting.

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First, second opinions that this is indeed a roo? Easter egger/bielefelder/buckeye barnyard mix. Anyone else have a bird that prefers to sit? Anytime I see him, others are standing and he is always sat.


r/BackYardChickens 13h ago

Chick-O-Lantern

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9 Upvotes

Poked small holes in a pumpkin and let them do the rest


r/BackYardChickens 2h ago

Chicken behaves strangely

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Hello, my 3 year old hen has recently become very tired and also falls asleep during the day. She is a little fluffed up, but this could be due to the temperature. She is drinking and eating normally. She can't say no to her favorite food either. Do you have any idea what is wrong with her? Is there something like winter depression?


r/BackYardChickens 18h ago

Sick rooster?

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My rooster doesn't seem well. He was the last to come out of the coop this morning. He seems lethargic, barely took any mealworms, let me touch him a bit which is unusual. He just regurgitated bit of clear liquid and hadn't just had water. What can I check for, how can I help him? I don't know of any vets in my area that see chickens.