I had to bury my favorite girl today. She’s not dead, she just loves the dirt1yr ⋅ driedoutplant ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My rooster, Harry Styles, died defending the hens from a fox attack today1yr ⋅ 1palepacific ⋅ 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 🥰1yr ⋅ BabyFarmstead ⋅ 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 work2yr ⋅ riannaearl ⋅ 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 :)2yr ⋅ Jeannette408 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Guess which chicken was caught raiding my tomatoes and peppers?1yr ⋅ itsfaygopop ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Reached out to wildlife and they came right away out and put this down 🙏🙏🙏1yr ⋅ Other_Story9567 ⋅ 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
wife wants to call him/her Eyeliner. Suggest something better please1yr ⋅ ptarrant1 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
She went through a tornado, and 100+ degree temps hiding from us for 3 weeks and emerged with 13 babies.10mo ⋅ Poden_Row ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Came home to this. All the hens are alive. Mission accomplished big guy!2yr ⋅ 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
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...1yr ⋅ notapaxton ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My chickens heard about the price of eggs... now they’re talking about forming a union and asking for a raise1yr ⋅ Practical_Army_6482 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My nephew is turning 6 and loves farm animals, so I crocheted him some chickens and eggs for his birthday.1yr ⋅ JunoCalliope ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Just appreciating my good boy ♥️ he may be the least aggressive rooster ever but I love him.1yr ⋅ Nakyshia ⋅ 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 😂7mo ⋅ caitejane310 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My chicken was acting funny, I went to look because her butt looked dirty, then she pushed out this egg without a shell. I assume the shell is broken inside, what to do?3mo ⋅ jbrev01 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I'm too lazy to refill their water bucket every week, so I installed a toilet fill valve.1yr ⋅ Cynomysludovicianus ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Some of our egg colors. With all the awful stuff in the news, I just wanted to try and share something nice.2yr ⋅ Urban-Chickens ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
A raven tried to steal the eggs and got caught in the netting. She's adorably silly1yr ⋅ Ginger_Spinner ⋅ 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
I need to name him... what’s the most ridiculous name you can think of?2mo ⋅ Fluffy-Designer ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Beating Predators Thru Awareness. Safety Message at Run Entrance.1yr ⋅ 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.1yr ⋅ zastibukke ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Wednesday died protecting his flock from a hawk last night. He was the best rooster 😔♥️ Ozzy has big shoes to fill4mo ⋅ Nakyshia ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
just made this gif. you may use it for whatever chickenposting purposes you require.2yr ⋅ Kirikomori ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Went out to the coop this morning to find the FIRST egg from our girls.1yr ⋅ njkahuna1 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Chicken went missing from the yard... found her inside on the couch.1yr ⋅ DeathByGlam098 ⋅ 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
I was going in for eggs. All chickens were safe, thankfully. Eggs probably not.1yr ⋅ Boring-Maintenance98 ⋅ 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.1yr ⋅ scarletmanuka ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
So an injured crow wandered into my yard and is now BFFs with my chickens1yr ⋅ wildmaja ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Not sure how she managed to grab her own wattle but she was too stunned to let go of it.7mo ⋅ CraftyHooker0516 ⋅ 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.7mo ⋅ 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.8mo ⋅ sveilien ⋅ 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 Andalusian1yr ⋅ kirunaai18 ⋅ 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
This was an accidental design but once we had it built we realized we had to paint it like this2yr ⋅ TheMrNeffels ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Wanted to celebrate my little girl Grey, who is 11 years old today!1yr ⋅ Kirikyu ⋅ 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 btw8mo ⋅ -potatosoup ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My 2 year old had the genius idea of putting one of our new chicks on his Tech Deck.1yr ⋅ bbp84 ⋅ 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
Only a few more months until this little lady turns 10 years old2yr ⋅ KalleBerendijk ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Me scrolling through r/BackYardChickens when backyard chickens are illegal in my area1yr ⋅ gorgonopsidkid ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
This here was my best buddy Eugene and he passed the other day defending his flock. Absolutely heartbroken.1yr ⋅ Particular_Air_3930 ⋅ 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
don't you guys just love when your chickens are hanging out and you catch them doing a ✨birdloaf✨? so freaking adorable!1yr ⋅ PoppyToffee ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Averil fought a coyote today to save his flock. Valhalla received a mighty warrior today11mo ⋅ dr_cl_aphra ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Please stop with the feed post, fed with TSC feed, my ladies aren’t skipping a beat.1yr ⋅ Bmansway ⋅ 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
Pippy in her foot soak for bumblefoot. Any tips for quick healing?1yr ⋅ go0ngirl ⋅ 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 Math1yr ⋅ Prior_Lobster_5240 ⋅ 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.2yr ⋅ Ocanannain ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
RIP Beatrix, you were so docile that we could pick you up and fly you around like an airplane. You were absurdly large, you laid speckled eggs and you were both the epitome of a dumb blonde and the most dramatic hen on earth. Fly high, sweet girl.3wk ⋅ ultimatemomfriend ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My future daughter-in-law came for a visit this weekend and brought me something she’d made for my guest bathroom. She gets me🥰1mo ⋅ No-Jicama3012 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
As relatively new chicken owners we thought they wouldn't be brazen enough to steal our food. We were wrong1yr ⋅ colasinas ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Finally cornered our Roo and snapped a couple of pictures. He’s a good fella and keeps the girls looked after .1yr ⋅ Kenansphotography ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Anyone else just sit and enjoy their chickens with a joint?2yr ⋅ thestonernextdoor88 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Lost my friendliest dumbest chicken yesterday to dog attack. Unsure of next steps, advice welcomed1yr ⋅ Margaronii ⋅ 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!2yr ⋅ suvinuji ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Google lied when they said they wouldn't lay eggs in winter and I stopped checking.1yr ⋅ Trenty2O25 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Tell me we are doing this correctly. 12 inches down and 12 inches out.1yr ⋅ Spiritual_Hold_7869 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Currently facing Hurricane Fiona, trying to keep the chickens warm and safe. I'm super stressed 😭1yr ⋅ Sleepy_Dragoness ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
What on earth is attracting my chickens to this part of our property?2mo ⋅ little-lithographer ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My biggest girl Beatrix, who lays speckled eggs. She's got one brain cell and I love her.3yr ⋅ ultimatemomfriend ⋅ 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
