Earlier this year I texted a suicide hotline during a hopeless moment. They asked “what’s something you’re looking forward to?” And i replied “it might sound stupid, but I’m looking forward to when my hens lay their first egg.” Here it is: hope.4mo ⋅ crayonponyfish69 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
R.I.P. to my girl Elsa, seen here in better days. Killed by a hawk today. She was the sweetest chicken ever, and would run to me asking to be picked up and held. So bummed we lost her.3mo ⋅ principled_principal ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My biggest girl Beatrix, who lays speckled eggs. She's got one brain cell and I love her.2mo ⋅ ultimatemomfriend ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Lovely colorful selection from our girls this morning. Fresh eggs are the best eggs!2mo ⋅ principled_principal ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Hello everyone! So I am autistic, and my special interest happens to be chickens, and scrolling through this sub looking at everyone's beautiful chickens always helps me when I am anxious. All of your guy's chickens are wonderful, and I figured I would show one of mine off- Penny!2mo ⋅ InkyTheChicken ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Against my advice, the ladies decided to fly the coop and look for greener pastures. It was a short journey.5mo ⋅ scarlanna ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Rescued my neighbor's chicken a few weeks back, now she comes knocking on my door every morning to gossip.2mo ⋅ BuffyTheEggPileLayer ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
R.I.P. Brownie...you died defending your ladies from that hawk. You will be missed!7mo ⋅ Junebugdawn ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I need to give a shout out to Presence-Made-Known. This beautiful badass just intercepted a large hawk and drove it from the yard in full retreat. Pressy is a good rooster.4mo ⋅ alexandercecil ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Things that only happen to chicken owners: catching a young red tail hawk in your coop. All ladies and gentlemen accounted for. Helmet because hawk.7mo ⋅ elahrairah- ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
It was a long and stressful road to get here, but Betony is finally laying!8mo ⋅ snnysummers ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
First-time chicken dad! Just finished the coop and run for our flock.11mo ⋅ jmr728 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Went to farm supply with my partner to get screws and hinges. Meet the screws and hinges.1mo ⋅ myhawk89 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Today, Queen Pip the Glorious celebrates her ninth year of freedom.4mo ⋅ AnyGoodUserNamesLeft ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I’m new to quilting, and someone over at r/Quilting thought this might be at home here. May I present the chicken quilt! 🐔💕3mo ⋅ Infamous_Radish9148 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Chicken Roomba. For when you don't have a dog to clean those hard to get corners of the kitchen.5mo ⋅ Fossilhog ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Our neighbor begged us not to keep the girls out of their yard, they love watching their antics. She just sent me this.9mo ⋅ scarlanna ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Is this what the kids call oddly satisfying? When everyone actually uses their boxes!3mo ⋅ StonerMom1987 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I'm not huge on outdoor Christmas decorations but uh, I may need to get a couple of these..6mo ⋅ violetdaze ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
This morning my grandma was diagnosed with cancer so I brought Barbara to the senior complex to cheer her up. Barbara was mildly offended about being stuffed in an overnight bag, but otherwise she was very well-behaved and my grandma was thrilled.4mo ⋅ ModernPlagueDoctor ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I was late to putting my ladies up, and bonked the hell out of this guy when I tried to grab the feed bucket.2mo ⋅ _11_ ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
What happens when you pick a chick from the bin labeled, Muppets:3mo ⋅ BuffyTheEggPileLayer ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My oldest hen passed away last week at the ripe age of almost 10. This flower sprouted right above where we buried her. 💕😭7mo ⋅ abbiyah ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Our frizzle has gotten more ridiculous. How much wilder can these feathers get?1mo ⋅ silverosprey ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Yep, my husband took his chicken into Home Depot because he didn’t want to leave in in the car.8mo ⋅ TheDivineSnark ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Free range chickens do the weirdest things, here's Emu pretending to be a plant1mo ⋅ SandySandy23 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I was missing a chicken, panicked for a bit and found her chilling out with Garfield.3mo ⋅ DogmaticOkapi ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
The coop apparently isn’t fancy enough for this hen. Every morning, she escapes through the top of the run to go to the doll house on the front porch.1yr ⋅ ChampChains ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
RIP The Mighty Thor, who proudly gave his life to protect his flock from an invading bobcat. You will be missed, you little jerk!6mo ⋅ markm301 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Got is my first chicken yesterday, a lavender Orp. She's extremely stupid and her name is National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets. I love her so much11mo ⋅ birdoge ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Carol Fuckin Baskin can't stand people, but loves exploring new places. Today it was my wife's car.9mo ⋅ Summonabotch ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Forget the eggs..This chick is about ready to drop an album y'all4mo ⋅ MakeUPretty ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Born today. Took the opportunity to take a photo when moving mother and other (11) eggs to a more comfortable location.4mo ⋅ ThreadedJam ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
So I got new patio furniture this week. Here's Rainbow helping me put it together2mo ⋅ MissChea ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Henny Penny has been my friend for almost 11 years now. Very good chimken. 10/10 would cuddle again.1mo ⋅ Team_Defeat ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
We need flowers to spruce up the front porch! Chikkies: potting soil is great for my complexion!1mo ⋅ lavransson ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
This is Beta, king of the Stink Eye since the beginning. (He’s actually a very friendly guy.)5mo ⋅ kaydeetee86 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Why forage on a half acre when you can go the one place your human doesn't want you to?1yr ⋅ theycallmeMrPickles ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
This neighbour’s chicken has befriended me. She lost her partner chook last week to old age, and I lost my little cat a fortnight ago to cancer. Visits everyday now4mo ⋅ Ashendaiz ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Ava is completely obsessed with the new chooks... and the coop.4d ⋅ beckymooings ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Found were they’ve been hiding eggs. Bonus discovery: one of the young girls started laying and has lavender eggs.8mo ⋅ BradnBri ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
After losing almost 20 birds to coyotes and a couple of hawks over the past year, I finally made the plunge and got my girls a bodyguard. Meet Cosmos the Great Pyrenees, future protector of chickens and slayer of coyotes.1yr ⋅ treslilbirds ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
One of our hens disappeared 3 weeks ago, we thought she was dead. She came home this morning with NINE babies! We were able to catch her, she's safe in crate, with food & water. what a good mama :)3mo ⋅ southbound2016 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I was told that your group might like to see my quilt (crosspost from r/quilting). ❤️🐔🐓1yr ⋅ DanaDale2 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Hide ya kids, hide ya wife, hide ya mealworms too, ‘cause Poppy eatin’ everything up in here.1mo ⋅ AppalachainWino ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
This little one died in her sleep last night. She wasn't growing near as quickly as the rest of the flock. These are my first chickens so hopefully we don't lose anymore. I buried her in the rain this morning :(3wk ⋅ WhenIm6TFour ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Our game hen rescue snuck off and hatched some babies! They barely fit under her now, they're growing so fast2mo ⋅ southbound2016 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
AHhhhhhHH THIS INSECURE AND NERVOUS LADY TRUSTED ME ENOUGH TO SIT ON MY LAP TODAY7mo ⋅ MajorFuckingAsshole ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
That moment when the ice finally melts and you can feel your toes again.2mo ⋅ BuffyTheEggPileLayer ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Karen fought off a hawk today. Lots of missing feathers but otherwise fine.10mo ⋅ Igloo32 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My tree let loose and made the “Where did my chickens go?” game much more interesting.6mo ⋅ toweirdornottoweird ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
If she keeps giving me this look with my husband, I’m going to rename her Jolene.8mo ⋅ TheDivineSnark ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Roundy the rooster attacked me from behind. So I picked him up and gave him love and cuddles, much to his dismay9mo ⋅ CrazyJayF ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
RIP Splash, our pet chicken. You were the worst parrot, but literally the best chicken ever. After being exiled from her flock, we became her family. She loved hiking and going to the beach.11mo ⋅ FireLemur84 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
This is Freya. She was born sweet as can be and just started laying. We love Freya.10mo ⋅ embarrassedofyou ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Pray for my girl Charlie everyone. She ain't sick or anything, she's just hella ugly cause she molted almost all of her feathers at once.7mo ⋅ ShitpostSheriff ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I got so cracked up over this dumb turkey photobombing my husband.9mo ⋅ Arlowwhiskerson1982 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
This baby hatched from a broken egg! I accidentally dropped the egg onto another egg when i moved them to lockdown on Saturday. The shell was cracked (spider web), but the membrane was intact. I quickly dripped candle wax sealing all the cracks and hoped for the best. This little one hatched today!10mo ⋅ Junebugdawn ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My friend, June on left with her friend, Cinnabun. June swam across the rainbow pond yesterday. Thank you, Juney June.3wk ⋅ shapeintheclouds ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
The only progress pic I will ever post- Martina is healing well, 3 weeks after a raccoon tore off her wing.8mo ⋅ crayonponyfish69 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Me & my Michonne. She’s a great big chunk of a hen, and 6 years young.6mo ⋅ dory42wallabyway ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Where the fedex driver left my package due to chickens. No rooster mind you, just hens that think everyone has treats. 😂8mo ⋅ skummdogg ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Gave my broody girl some eggs and only one hatched, they are in love with each other and it’s adorable to watch10mo ⋅ guitarium ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
No cutting in line for treats! When I autostart my truck the chicky-doodles come running for a treat. They know the sound of the truck starting means I will be down shortly. I always have something for them!!4mo ⋅ Linnyz13 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Hens laying eggs in the same nest box is that same energy as girls going to bathroom together on a night out3wk ⋅ _passerine ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
This may not be a big deal for most, but I just got my first egg! Laid by my 18 week old Silkie, Hay-hay (it's so damn tiny, I love it)11mo ⋅ MrSmiddySmid ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Might be the most inappropriate box to take her to the vet in.1yr ⋅ nerdybynature ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My black copper marans rooster was killed by a racoon. Luckily I had a dozen eggs, but they were in the fridge for a couple weeks. In a last ditch effort incubated them anyways, here is the result a few months later.5mo ⋅ Magnum_Moose ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I was finally blessed! This chicken likes to sit on heads... And she finally chose mine!4mo ⋅ heidikins213 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My friend asked me how much for some farm fresh eggs. I told him I will sell them at cost, so these will be $200 each.3mo ⋅ TrashPanda776 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
After 5 months of laying, my hens have officially fully paid thier rent!2mo ⋅ kyguylal ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
