Lost my prettiest girl, Tallulah this morning to a hawk. I’m so upset.3mo ⋅ lbandrew ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
While living in town I didn’t have many options, but this will do for now, I hope .11mo ⋅ Prior_Adhesiveness63 ⋅ 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
dad holding one of 2 of our roosters just look how big he is at 5 months 😳1yr ⋅ coco_shibe ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Yes hello? It’s quite cold out here, may we come in and poop all over your floor?1yr ⋅ lookandseethis ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
One of my “it’s so mf hot that I’m finding random chicks everywhere” chicks. This one came from the flowerpot next to my front door. No hen sat on them.8mo ⋅ ohhyouknow ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I’m curious. Why don’t we call a group of ducks a Discussion? I think it’s fitting. They love discussing things1yr ⋅ Unicorny_as_funk ⋅ 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
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
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
Hen started brooding an egg, didn't have the heart to termin the pregnancy... So here's december newborn 🥴5mo ⋅ LottieChp ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I went to get 12 chickens and came back with 30. This is the most ridiculous chicken math I’ve ever done.10mo ⋅ Fluffy-Designer ⋅ 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.1yr ⋅ SandChess ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Babies came today with a bonus! Any guesses on who this might be?2mo ⋅ Auloniadesque ⋅ 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
at a poultry show and had a moment of weakness. any name suggestions for her?5mo ⋅ paarkrosis ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
6 months of feeding the ravens and blue jays peanuts and earning their trust just paid off! They took out a hawk that had tried to come after the ladies while they were free ranging!2mo ⋅ DanicaDarkhand ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Babs starting her model career (shot by me in my garden with one of my girls)1yr ⋅ NeciaNavine ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
New arrivals. I don't think this one enjoyed being mailed.10mo ⋅ ME_NO_SMART_GUY ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
What it’s like to live next to chickens, described by a 4chan user.1yr ⋅ zepptheturtle ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Raising and keeping chickens has been so much fun so I just added chukars to the farm.1yr ⋅ Jumpy-Letter-7607 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
The girls don’t look too thrilled about what they woke up to today...11mo ⋅ Solitudeand ⋅ 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!3yr ⋅ InkyTheChicken ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Noticed that one of my girls was looking ragged and not sleeping in the coop lately... Now I know why! Apparently she was raising a secret family somewhere in our barn.1yr ⋅ FlatBirder ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
7 1/2 years ago I got my first chickens, today Trailblazer the Australorp didn't wake up. My first to die of natural causes1yr ⋅ Wolv90 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
THIS IS NOT A DRILL I REPEAT THIS IS NOT A DRILL! My local TS is setting up for baby chicks today!2mo ⋅ KAyler9926 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Just wanted to show off Larry, my Silkie x black sex link cross 🤩2yr ⋅ Jesse7319 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
lemon my favorite hen she loved sitting with me. she passed away 😥1yr ⋅ GullibleDay3285 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Finally got our Very Broody Hen some fertilized eggs to hatch. She is fulfilling her life’s purpose9mo ⋅ thumthing ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
PSA: my home owner’s insurance was just canceled because I have pet chickens.1yr ⋅ hmichaels1384 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
What happened with this egg and does it mean there’s a problem?2mo ⋅ ijustwantcomfypants ⋅ 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 her1yr ⋅ _Bugler ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Find lost egg on the picture...how is it even possible to be there?1yr ⋅ millipixel ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I just wanted to take a picture of my ameraucana with flowers 😭1yr ⋅ SerpentOfTheSky ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My favorite girl Carmen passed away recently. She was almost 9 years old, from my very first flock of chickens! Sharing this photo from my wedding day. Of course I had to snap a picture with my best girl. Fly high babe.10mo ⋅ mf1sh ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Our cinnamon queen was laying monster eggs and all were double yokes!1yr ⋅ Standard_Nectarine_7 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My first ever hen, back in 2014. Titled: Lucy, screaming at mushrooms.2yr ⋅ omnivoroustoad ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Built a chicken corral so our ladies can roam more. Chickens are happy!1yr ⋅ cowdrey_matt ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Noodles is 12 years old, and she still lays a few eggs every now and then.11mo ⋅ chrisslooter ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Apparently I'm rescuing my first rooster tonight. Co worker called me and her friend has a rooster in an apartment?!7mo ⋅ Spiritual_Hold_7869 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Brought “wind tunnel” in for a spa day. This is her fresh cut.1yr ⋅ Think-Tap-5144 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Obviously these are not backyard chickens but I can’t find a sub about ducklings1yr ⋅ driedoutplant ⋅ 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!1yr ⋅ Komander13 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Mr Two Dot had a triumphant victory over a predator last night. Lost a bit of his left spur and a little bit of feathering but is otherwise on scathed. Can’t say the same for whatever it was that invaded.1yr ⋅ Gifblaur ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I showed mercy on a snake, like we’re supposed to, and it immediately went and ate my bantam rooster.9mo ⋅ LikeATediousArgument ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My cochin named Magic 8 ball, you can ask her questions and get answers like bok/cluck cluck/hmmm...And so on1yr ⋅ sparklykublaikhan ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Rescued my neighbor's chicken a few weeks back, now she comes knocking on my door every morning to gossip.3yr ⋅ BuffyTheEggPileLayer ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
freezing weather? $29 walmart 7x7 tent solution + basement room = solved.1yr ⋅ GArockcrawler ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
This little dingus decided to hatch 2 days early, so I put a mirror in the brooder so it doesn't feel so alone.11mo ⋅ ThatBugInTheRiver ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Guys, what do you think about this? Came across it on Pinterest, is it actually a good idea?1yr ⋅ clemtine ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I just got adopted by this barn cat that I found snooping around my coops last night. Name suggestions?1yr ⋅ ohhyouknow ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
If I'm found dead and the cops need leads: this is the last photo I took 💀1yr ⋅ BuffyTheEggPileLayer ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My sweet old girl Parmesan just crossed the rainbow bridge. See you on the other side someday, good bird1yr ⋅ dr_cl_aphra ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Not a chicken but Lafayette (silver pheasant) appreciation post— will stand perfectly still like this and squeak at you1yr ⋅ Team_Defeat ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Lovely colorful selection from our girls this morning. Fresh eggs are the best eggs!3yr ⋅ principled_principal ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
My normally standoffish hen didn't care for the snow (her first time seeing it). She decided my arm was less threatening than the mystery cold powder all over the ground.1yr ⋅ PerrinIT ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
1yr ago we built our first coop. 15 chicks later, we've built number 23yr ⋅ jmr728 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
This little annoying rooster saved his hens from a hawk today.3mo ⋅ GarnerPerson ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
All six chickens slept on the same perch for the first time last night! It's so cute!!!!!1yr ⋅ KickingBucketts ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
We have buff, chocolate, and lavender Orpingtons. My dear friend who lives to crochet, dropped these off where I work. They’re permanently on my desk! The cuteness!1yr ⋅ lifeofsandandsea ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Nina feeling svelte this morning. (I promise it's all in the angle)2yr ⋅ MissChea ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I'm in Hawaii on vacation. This feral chicken laid an egg on our tour guides car at the macadamia farm. She looks so proud!1yr ⋅ wholelattapuddin ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Bought my broody hen some fertilized eggs. Today they hatched!2yr ⋅ __calebcrawdad__ ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
I posted this in another forum and they said to post it here too :) I live on a sailboat and met this boat chicken named Boots!1yr ⋅ svavocet ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Testing out a ponytail for my Polish girl to let her see. Her friends are all jealous of her rad hairstyle.2yr ⋅ Count_Calorie ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Just me and one of my cocks 🐓 This is Blue Moon and he’s quite majestic when he’s not being a bag of dicks 😂1yr ⋅ JunoCalliope ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
