My rooster, Harry Styles, died defending the hens from a fox attack today7mo ⋅ 1palepacific ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I had to bury my favorite girl today. She’s not dead, she just loves the dirt1yr ⋅ driedoutplant ⋅ 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 work1yr ⋅ riannaearl ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Guess which chicken was caught raiding my tomatoes and peppers?1yr ⋅ itsfaygopop ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
World’s most polite raccoon spent the night in our coop/run. Did not harm a single chicken.1yr ⋅ mmmmmmmkate ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My boyfriend sent this to me yesterday, thought I would share :)1yr ⋅ Jeannette408 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I moved the 8 week old “babies” to the big girl coop last night and was nervous how the big girls would react. After going in to check, looks like everything is a-okay 🥰7mo ⋅ BabyFarmstead ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
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.3yr ⋅ crayonponyfish69 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Came home to this. All the hens are alive. Mission accomplished big guy!1yr ⋅ RowingCricket ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Only five are laying, and I'm already questioning the sanity of thinking eleven hens to feed a household of two was a good idea.1yr ⋅ John_the_Piper ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
wife wants to call him/her Eyeliner. Suggest something better please9mo ⋅ ptarrant1 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Reached out to wildlife and they came right away out and put this down 🙏🙏🙏7mo ⋅ Other_Story9567 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My chickens heard about the price of eggs... now they’re talking about forming a union and asking for a raise11mo ⋅ Practical_Army_6482 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Some of our egg colors. With all the awful stuff in the news, I just wanted to try and share something nice.1yr ⋅ Urban-Chickens ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
A raven tried to steal the eggs and got caught in the netting. She's adorably silly10mo ⋅ Ginger_Spinner ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My nephew is turning 6 and loves farm animals, so I crocheted him some chickens and eggs for his birthday.9mo ⋅ JunoCalliope ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My wife earlier today: Can you use your 3d printer to make earrings to sell at the farmers market? Oh, and paint them too? Uh, sure...7mo ⋅ notapaxton ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
She went through a tornado, and 100+ degree temps hiding from us for 3 weeks and emerged with 13 babies.5mo ⋅ Poden_Row ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Our rooster, Rex, died protecting his flock from a hawk yesterday. Gone, but not forgotten. Not hearing him crow thismorning was harder than I thought it would be. He was a clucking good boi.1yr ⋅ CarbideMittens420 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Just appreciating my good boy ♥️ he may be the least aggressive rooster ever but I love him.7mo ⋅ Nakyshia ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I'm too lazy to refill their water bucket every week, so I installed a toilet fill valve.6mo ⋅ Cynomysludovicianus ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Went out to the coop this morning to find the FIRST egg from our girls.1yr ⋅ njkahuna1 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Heat went out in my house, dangerous cold, truck doors frozen shut, no carrier, had to bail. They loved the car ride though1yr ⋅ leadfootgreenthumb ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Only a few more months until this little lady turns 10 years old1yr ⋅ Remarkable-Put9615 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
just made this gif. you may use it for whatever chickenposting purposes you require.1yr ⋅ Kirikomori ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Beating Predators Thru Awareness. Safety Message at Run Entrance.8mo ⋅ UnhappyFranchisee ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Isn’t she a beauty , it’s raining, so they are cozy inside and Pluisje is taking a nap after laying an egg and having delicious snacks, i can’t stop watching her.8mo ⋅ zastibukke ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Husband wanted chickens. Husband got chickens. After egg laying started husband just wanted to see what would happen. Husband found out what would happen 😂1mo ⋅ caitejane310 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I was going in for eggs. All chickens were safe, thankfully. Eggs probably not.8mo ⋅ Boring-Maintenance98 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Chicken went missing from the yard... found her inside on the couch.6mo ⋅ DeathByGlam098 ⋅ 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!)1yr ⋅ Ybuzz ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Wanted to celebrate my little girl Grey, who is 11 years old today!1yr ⋅ Kirikyu ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
So an injured crow wandered into my yard and is now BFFs with my chickens8mo ⋅ wildmaja ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Our silkie became broody and we tried all the tips & tricks to break her of it. However, we were not successful. We don’t have a rooster so we put 10 quail eggs under her. Yesterday we discovered she is a proud mom to 7 snowflake quail!1yr ⋅ bensadventur ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
This was an accidental design but once we had it built we realized we had to paint it like this2yr ⋅ TheMrNeffels ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Me scrolling through r/BackYardChickens when backyard chickens are illegal in my area1yr ⋅ gorgonopsidkid ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
He crows 24/7, 10-15 times a minute. I’m going insane. He’s only 6 months old, is this something he’ll grow out of? Why does he crow so constantly?? Blue Andalusian9mo ⋅ kirunaai18 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Only a few more months until this little lady turns 10 years old2yr ⋅ KalleBerendijk ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Rushed our girl to the vet after a fox attack. She was so brave that she was given this award by the vet.7mo ⋅ scarletmanuka ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My 2 year old had the genius idea of putting one of our new chicks on his Tech Deck.10mo ⋅ bbp84 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My 8 year old took this picture of her two hens. There’s no was she could have timed it better. 🤎🧡1yr ⋅ spidersRcute ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Our beautiful roo molted off his tail and it's the funniest thing I've ever seen 😂😂❤️1yr ⋅ ifdreamstherebe ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Was gardening and for a terrible moment I thought one of my hens had lost a foot 😭1yr ⋅ scryingeggs ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
This here was my best buddy Eugene and he passed the other day defending his flock. Absolutely heartbroken.10mo ⋅ Particular_Air_3930 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Please stop with the feed post, fed with TSC feed, my ladies aren’t skipping a beat.10mo ⋅ Bmansway ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
don't you guys just love when your chickens are hanging out and you catch them doing a ✨birdloaf✨? so freaking adorable!10mo ⋅ PoppyToffee ⋅ 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.1yr ⋅ Ocanannain ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Anyone else just sit and enjoy their chickens with a joint?1yr ⋅ thestonernextdoor88 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Google lied when they said they wouldn't lay eggs in winter and I stopped checking.1yr ⋅ Trenty2O25 ⋅ 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!1yr ⋅ suvinuji ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Bought 3 meat birds. 2 died. Felt bad for lonely bird. Bought a pullet. Meat bird grows. Fell bad for tiny pullet. Buy two more Pullets. Chicken Math9mo ⋅ Prior_Lobster_5240 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Finally cornered our Roo and snapped a couple of pictures. He’s a good fella and keeps the girls looked after .11mo ⋅ Kenansphotography ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Currently facing Hurricane Fiona, trying to keep the chickens warm and safe. I'm super stressed 😭1yr ⋅ Sleepy_Dragoness ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Meet big daddy or as my son calls him “hawk killer”. When hawks fly above he alerts the girls and stands right out in the middle waiting for a fight. We have lost zero hens since we got him. When their food is low he flys over the fence and crows at our back door too!1yr ⋅ johhnytexas ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
This is what I have to do if I want to work in the shed with the door open. And they are not happy about it.2mo ⋅ quallege_dropout ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
While on vacation in Kauai this summer, I was telling our hiking tour guide about my chickens at home and he was like Have you ever seen an 'American flag' chicken? Now I have.2mo ⋅ sveilien ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Not sure how she managed to grab her own wattle but she was too stunned to let go of it.1mo ⋅ CraftyHooker0516 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My biggest girl Beatrix, who lays speckled eggs. She's got one brain cell and I love her.2yr ⋅ ultimatemomfriend ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Lost my friendliest dumbest chicken yesterday to dog attack. Unsure of next steps, advice welcomed9mo ⋅ Margaronii ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Pippy in her foot soak for bumblefoot. Any tips for quick healing?7mo ⋅ go0ngirl ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Averil fought a coyote today to save his flock. Valhalla received a mighty warrior today6mo ⋅ dr_cl_aphra ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Today, during a good rainstorm, I found these poor babies abandon in a state forest. They’re now in my care and are drying off/eating so much grain. People are cruel.1yr ⋅ mollsackk ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
i sleep with my rooster, malinois and siamese every night cos it's the only way to keep the rooster quiet in the morning (and I don't want to have to get rid of him, live in a suburban area)1yr ⋅ Lazy-Wind244 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
As relatively new chicken owners we thought they wouldn't be brazen enough to steal our food. We were wrong8mo ⋅ colasinas ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
saw this post and figured this is a place to ask for an explanation. is it possible for hens to grow rooster plumage? is that some sort of a condition? i know nothing about chickens btw2mo ⋅ -potatosoup ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Found this guy in my chicken run. Hens arn't laying, so I tossed in an egg from the fridge to see what he (or she?) would do, and he went for the egg.1yr ⋅ LikesToNamePets ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Yes hello? It’s quite cold out here, may we come in and poop all over your floor?11mo ⋅ lookandseethis ⋅ 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!2yr ⋅ convertedAPEwife ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I’m curious. Why don’t we call a group of ducks a Discussion? I think it’s fitting. They love discussing things11mo ⋅ Unicorny_as_funk ⋅ 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.3yr ⋅ principled_principal ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Tell me we are doing this correctly. 12 inches down and 12 inches out.7mo ⋅ Spiritual_Hold_7869 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
dad holding one of 2 of our roosters just look how big he is at 5 months 😳9mo ⋅ coco_shibe ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
One of my hens didn't report to the coop. we've head her for years and thought the worst. After 6 hours, found her here.1yr ⋅ MelanieSeraphim ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
