#chickenkeeping

[ahedderick]

Fight and Flight

The new young roosters are making pests of themselves (they are roughly 'teenagers', so you can imagine). The older hens do not like them at ALL. Yesterday I was taking food to their trough, and I suddenly got hit in the back! Lightly! Followed by squawking and flapping as the old brown hen scrambled gracelessly up to perch on my shoulder. Apparently, a rooster was chasing her and she decided "on top of human" was the best place to hide. I looked at her (from a distance of about 4 inches). She was not budging. Shoulder is safe place. I sighed and let her eat some of the chickenfeed out of the scoop I was holding. Then set her down, ruffled but triumphant, inside the coop. We are overdue to butcher some roosters.

[rooftoprooster]

Settled In.....

By this time, I was quite settled into my life. I had mastered the delicate balancing act between studies, sports, and—perhaps the most fulfilling of all—chickenkeeping. It was eggs-traordinary. What had started as a humble duo had now grown into an entire feathery empire. I provided them with food, shelter, and love, and in return, they blessed me with nutritious eggs, occasional meat, and, of…

[outtaashes]

Chicken food Critics- Chipotle Burrito

https://youtube.com/shorts/z0vbs4tJ1KU The chickens are trying the Chipotle burrito bowl. Will they like it? #chicken #hen #backyardchickens #chickenkeeping #chickencoop #chickensofyoutube #petlover #texas #restaurant  @chipotle 

[mrlipet]

🐔🌦️ Keep Your Chicken Feed Dry: DIY Rainproof Poultry Feeder for Easy Feeding with Buckets, Barrels, Bins, and Troughs

Hey everyone! I recently came across this super handy DIY Rainproof Chicken Feeder that works with buckets, barrels, bins, and troughs, making it easier for us to feed our poultry. 🐔🌿

This DIY Chicken Feeder Rain Proof Poultry Feeder effectively keeps chicken feed dry, preventing it from getting wasted due to rainwater. It features a gravity feed system, ensuring your chickens always have clean and sanitary feed. 🌦️🌾

✨ Key features include:

Rainproof design: Protects feed from being ruined by rain.

Gravity feeding: Automatically dispenses feed, reducing waste.

Versatile container compatibility: Can be installed on buckets, barrels, bins, and troughs.

Easy installation: Simple tools and materials are all that's needed.

👩‍🌾 For those of us raising poultry, this DIY Rainproof Chicken Feeder is undoubtedly a practical solution. I've installed one in my backyard, and it works great! If you have similar needs, I highly recommend giving it a try. 🌟

Does anyone have more experience and advice in this area? Feel free to share your stories and insights! 🙂

[homesteadhens]

New episode going live at 9am EST!! This week, I continue my farm story series by sharing how my neighbours and I worked together to help trap, neuter, and return our local stray/feral cats. Over the course of this adventure, I made a sweet kitty friend! 🤗 At the beginning of the episode, I share some sad news about my hen, Boo. She passed away last week due to egg peritonitis. We made sure her passing was peaceful. ❤️ The last photo in the roll shows what I removed from her body cavity during her necropsy. There's no organs or viscera on display but it might still be upsetting to some, so please view with caution. Next episode will be about frostbite in chickens! What causes it, how can we prevent it, and how should we treat it? I hope you'll join me again then! ❤️ #homesteadhensandhoneypod #homesteadingpodcast #farmstories #tnr #straycats #kittyfriends #chickenhealth #chickenkeeping (at Portage Lakes, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpVCjr3OLNK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ahedderick]

You clearly didn't need the phone; this is exquisite!

Hanging out outside to enjoy the weather this morning and one of my hens wanders by to give me the most judgmental stare. She moved on as soon as I pulled up the phone for a picture, so please enjoy this artistic rendering..

Rude..

[thegoodlittlechickens]

The cat has Ideas and Plans

[fairyoctopus]

they keep releasing all these chickens and other fowl but my only ornithologist dragon is an ancient

[ahedderick]

Yes, OP, that's great work! Love the nestbox access. Your young ladies should be very happy there.

Thanks for tagging me, @gargelyfloof118

Long time Tumblr enjoyer, first time poster.

Here is a chicken coop I have been building. In true goblin fashion it is 90% made from pallet wood and reclaimed materials aka trinkets from my travels. See list below for examples

Palletwood- taken from local shipping company

Nails- removed from mallet Pallet wood, bent back to shape

Windows: made from a scrap of acrylic found in the dumpster at work

Vertical posts: dug out of the creek behind my house

Cain link fence for the run: also dug out of the creek

Concrete pavers: also also dug out if the creek

These pictures are from various points in the process and trust me, I have taken loads more if anyone is interested… I’m still working on a more permanent run but hopefully that will be done soon. I’m glad to finally have the chickens in it!

[overmorrowpine]

hey chickenkeepers

you know that ridiculous heat wave in the us right now? a few years back we had 109 degree (f) heat where we were, and this is how we avoided losing any chickens to the heat

get a big bucket, like one of those five gallon ones from home depot or whatever, and fill it with water

grab your chicken and swoosh them around in the water, keeping their head above the surface, and try to get the water into their down and not just their surface feathers

[image ID: a photo of a person lowering a grey easter egger into an orange five gallon bucket. the chicken's wings are pinned at her sides. end ID]

they'll fight you because they won't want to be dunked but we didn't lose a single chicken in the heat wave and others lost several so do it anyway

[image ID: a photo of a speckled sussex chicken kicking and flapping while held above the bucket. water is going everywhere, and the person is trying to pin the chicken against his chest. end ID]

when they are sufficiently soggy let them go do what they want and repeat with the next bird. our birds went and sunbathed because they were drying themselves off but the dunking still helped i think

our measure of if it's hot enough to dunk the chickens is if it's over 100 f, and if it is then we dunk them

good luck with your birds!

[rooftoprooster]

Lessons Learned

Sure, chicken keeping is a tedious task and quite demanding, but it is just as rewarding. I have come a long way keeping chickens, and I can proudly say that it changed me for the better. It taught me hard work, patience, consistency and, perhaps most importantly, the value of routine and how to stick to it. All of these qualities have greatly helped me in other areas of life as well, including…

[outtaashes]

The Haunted Coop

It’s that time of year, the chickens have turned their coop into a haunted coop.

[clouseplayssims]

So I'm working on behind-the-scenes things for Edirann while getting ready for round 3, and I need some thoughts/opinions on hobbies!

I'm trying to make my lists an even number for the sake of ease (I tend to roll dice) and I'm stuck on some.

As a refresher:

Arts & Crafts

1. Painting 2. Flower Arranging 3. Drafting 4. Candlemaking 5. Knitting 6. Sculpting 7. Sewing 8. Basketweaving 9. Dyeing Fabric 10. Toy Carving 11. Weaving Fabric 12. Soapmaking 13. Pottery 14. Care for Bonsai 15. Pet Rock 16. Sculpting

Cuisine

1. Cooking 2. Baking 3. Bartending 4. Gluttony 5. Winemaking 6. Candy Making 7. Growing Food 8. Tea Ceremony 9. Raising Livestock (for the sake of food) 10. Juicing

Film & Lit (need 1 more option!!)

1. Reading 2. Scholarly Discussion 3. Writing 4. Listening to Stories 5. Watching Plays 6. Acting 7. Telling Dragon Legend 8. ????

Fitness (need 1 more option!!)

1. Swimming 2. Skating 3. Log Rolling 4. Cardio 5. Yoga 6. Tai Chi 7. Horseback Riding 8. Chopping Wood 9. Martial Arts 10. ????

Games

1. Puzzle Games 2. Chess 3. Darts 4. Poker 5. Pool 6. Skittles 7. Axe Throwing 8. Knife Throwing 9. Planning Sieges 10. "Train Set" (need a better word for it, and a default)

Music & Dance (need 1 more option!!)

1. Dancing 2. Organ/Piano 3. Harp 4. Fiddle 5. Lute (regular) 6. Lute (exotic) 7. Drums 8. Singing 9. Violin 10. Chinese Zither 11. Reciting Sonnets 12. Listening to Music 13. Firedancing 14. ????

Nature

1. Entomology (bug hunting) 2. Fishing 3. Birds 4. Cloud Watching 5. Hiking 6. Rodent Keeping 7. Beekeeping 8. Trapping 9. Gathering Flowers 10. Gardening 11. Foraging 12. Chickenkeeping 13. Mining 14. Livestock Keeping 15. Pressing Oils 16. Ant Keeping

Science (need 1 more option!!)

1. Stargazing 2. Weather 3. Metallurgy 4. Bubble Blowing 5. Magical Technology 6. Studying Slides 7. Giving Lectures 8. Anatomy 9. Potion Making 10. Collecting Geodes/Fossils 11. Worm in a Jar 12. ???

Sports (need 1 more option!!)

1. Soccer 2. Netball 3. Golf 4. Boxing 5. Tossing a Ball 6. Hunting 7. Jousting 8. Fencing 9. Dueling 10. Archery 11. Swordfighting 12. ????

Tinkering (need 1 more option!!)

1. Repairing 2. Woodworking 3. Carpentry 4. Gnome Making 5. Barrel Making 6. Blacksmithing 7. Gemcutting 8. Smelting 9. Repairing Wagon Wheels 10. Armorsmithing 11. Leatherworking 12. "Robotics" (need a better description) 13. Restoring "Carriages" 14. ????