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.1yr ⋅ crayonponyfish69 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Eggs have been missing from the nesting boxes lately.. I noticed one of my girls bolt for my kayak as soon as I let them out this morning, so I investigated after I got home from work3mo ⋅ riannaearl ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Came home to this. All the hens are alive. Mission accomplished big guy!2mo ⋅ RowingCricket ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My boyfriend sent this to me yesterday, thought I would share :)2mo ⋅ Jeannette408 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
World’s most polite raccoon spent the night in our coop/run. Did not harm a single chicken.2wk ⋅ mmmmmmmkate ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Some of our egg colors. With all the awful stuff in the news, I just wanted to try and share something nice.5mo ⋅ Urban-Chickens ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
How Kate Moss Egger and her tiny boyfriend Mayday go to sleep every night5mo ⋅ Mereology ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
just made this gif. you may use it for whatever chickenposting purposes you require.5mo ⋅ Kirikomori ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
This was an accidental design but once we had it built we realized we had to paint it like this1yr ⋅ TheMrNeffels ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Only a few more months until this little lady turns 10 years old9mo ⋅ KalleBerendijk ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
A moment of appreciation for Thor, who just single handedly took on a loose dog 6 times his size and saved his lady (they're both fine!)2d ⋅ Ybuzz ⋅ 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.1yr ⋅ principled_principal ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My biggest girl Beatrix, who lays speckled eggs. She's got one brain cell and I love her.1yr ⋅ ultimatemomfriend ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Hens Co-parenting - how common is this? They laid their eggs in the same tiny corner, sat on the eggs together and are now co-parenting. Babies think they have 2 mothers.3mo ⋅ Ocanannain ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Chicken Hero! She saved a hen from a hawk today! She loves my chickens and hangs out with them when they are free ranging. I stay out with them too. Today a hawk swooped down and grabbed a bantum hen. Neela(my pup) ran over and held the hawk down until it let go of the hen. Everyone is OK!8mo ⋅ convertedAPEwife ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Mama left the nest before the last two hatched. I took over, put them in my bra, and these lil guys hatched in tiddies!3mo ⋅ suvinuji ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Anyone else just sit and enjoy their chickens with a joint?2mo ⋅ thestonernextdoor88 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
One of our neighbors complained to the city about our chickens, so my wife had a flag made1yr ⋅ Perpetual_Neophyte ⋅ 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!1yr ⋅ InkyTheChicken ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My first ever hen, back in 2014. Titled: Lucy, screaming at mushrooms.7mo ⋅ omnivoroustoad ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Lovely colorful selection from our girls this morning. Fresh eggs are the best eggs!1yr ⋅ principled_principal ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Ive been collecting feathers from when the chickens molt and finally collected enough to finish my door wreath. I bought a hay wreath at a thrift store and started jamming in feathers.1mo ⋅ KoriBarea ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Just wanted to show off Larry, my Silkie x black sex link cross 🤩3mo ⋅ Jesse7319 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Nina feeling svelte this morning. (I promise it's all in the angle)10mo ⋅ MissChea ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
This Texas heat is going to turn my chickens into Fried Chicken so I said screw it, in the house y’all go.3wk ⋅ SandChess ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Rescued my neighbor's chicken a few weeks back, now she comes knocking on my door every morning to gossip.1yr ⋅ BuffyTheEggPileLayer ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Testing out a ponytail for my Polish girl to let her see. Her friends are all jealous of her rad hairstyle.11mo ⋅ Count_Calorie ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
1yr ago we built our first coop. 15 chicks later, we've built number 21yr ⋅ jmr728 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My big boy Oats gave his life last night defending the flock against a Fisher Cat. None of the hens were harmed. The noise woke me up. I was too late. Thing dug under the fence and got into the run where he posts up but never made it into the coop. RIP Oats.1yr ⋅ DanicaDarkhand ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
lemon my favorite hen she loved sitting with me. she passed away 😥1mo ⋅ GullibleDay3285 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
What it’s like to live next to chickens, described by a 4chan user.2wk ⋅ zepptheturtle ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I have never owned a chicken in my life and this girl(?) shows up almost a week ago and has yet to leave, I think I want to keep her2wk ⋅ _Bugler ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I've had these hens for a few years now and they're inseparable and are always together. They do this thing where they'll squish together often touch beaks, just staring at each. Just wondering if anyone else has hens that do this or if you know what they're doing?1yr ⋅ justinbieber4321 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
So.. a rooster showed up on my farm and I don’t know where he came from. He gets along with my ladies though, advice?5mo ⋅ Moose12345caboose ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Against my advice, the ladies decided to fly the coop and look for greener pastures. It was a short journey.1yr ⋅ scarlanna ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
A kind member of this sub asked me to paint their chicken, Iris. Here she is! I like her a lot. I think I’ve found my niche.1yr ⋅ givemebiscuits ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
She was broody and didn't want to leave the coop. So my dad got her fertilised eggs from his colleague and since yesterday she is a mom of 3!2wk ⋅ Komander13 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Ive been collecting feathers from when the chickens molt and finally collected enough to finish my door wreath. I bought a hay wreath at a thrift store and started jamming in feathers.10mo ⋅ coyotepeyoteskies ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Went to farm supply with my partner to get screws and hinges. Meet the screws and hinges.1yr ⋅ myhawk89 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Bought my broody hen some fertilized eggs. Today they hatched!2mo ⋅ __calebcrawdad__ ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
From different breeds of chickens, the natural colors of egg shells, so lovely! ❤8mo ⋅ DotComExpert ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
R.I.P. Brownie...you died defending your ladies from that hawk. You will be missed!1yr ⋅ Junebugdawn ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My beautiful boy, Neville, did his job last night..... a predator, presumably a raccoon got into the coop via a door that apparently did not get latched securely. But Neville was the only casualty, so he did his job.2mo ⋅ NurseM2010 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
New egg holder, my wife's brother brought her this neat gift from Mexico. Thought the group might like it.1yr ⋅ FrankRizzo65 ⋅ 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.1yr ⋅ elahrairah- ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
It was a long and stressful road to get here, but Betony is finally laying!2yr ⋅ snnysummers ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
First polish chicken I've had. She told me she is having a good hair day 😆1yr ⋅ mashedPotato1994 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
First-time chicken dad! Just finished the coop and run for our flock.2yr ⋅ jmr728 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I am building a new home and I put up a construction fence to block off my chickens from the construction and this is the sign I put up to remind people to close the gate.1wk ⋅ chillywillyTX ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Photo from another subreddit but thought you chicken folk would appreciate it 🐓1mo ⋅ BizziButtSandwhedge ⋅ 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.1yr ⋅ alexandercecil ⋅ 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! 🐔💕1yr ⋅ Infamous_Radish9148 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
No idea how, but Teddy found an egg. He was SO proud of his prize, and so disappointed when I took it away.5mo ⋅ mf1sh ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Today, Queen Pip the Glorious celebrates her ninth year of freedom.1yr ⋅ AnyGoodUserNamesLeft ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
May not be an award winning piece of art, but it was really fun to make. It’s called “And I’ll do it AGAIN”1yr ⋅ givemebiscuits ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Thought Marge was a goner, but she came back as Mama Marge with 11 chicks1yr ⋅ We3HappyPeople ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
“Mom, when will it stop being so cold?” Ethel has been really despising this cold weather in Texas!6mo ⋅ mar_minion ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Mister Peepers wants to kill all humans except me. He’d let me carry him around all day.1yr ⋅ Mereology ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Norman fought back against a loose neighbor dog, saving all of his girls and escaping with only a few mild wounds. Good Boy!1mo ⋅ birchbark88 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
After finally being able to buy my first home this year, I too can begin the chicken adventure1yr ⋅ SovietJugernaut ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Six and a half years old and still a smol inferno of indignation. <37mo ⋅ kendrafsilver ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Free range chickens do the weirdest things, here's Emu pretending to be a plant1yr ⋅ SandySandy23 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Is this what the kids call oddly satisfying? When everyone actually uses their boxes!1yr ⋅ StonerMom1987 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
This is Rita and Rosa. Two Colombian Blacktail pullets, the sweetest chickens I think we’ve ever had 🧡2wk ⋅ hinkypuunk ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
First time incubating chicks. First egg hatched successfully! Welcome to the world, Henry 001.1mo ⋅ KYruralpursuits ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Remove if not allowed, but I drew a Buff Orpington inspired by my own6mo ⋅ Shinusaur ⋅ r/BackYardChickens