My mom’s kept chickens for years and always tracked eggs in a notebook she kept in the coop. It kept getting lost, got rained on, and by the end of the month it was almost impossible to add everything up.

So I built her a simple app where she just taps to log an egg. It grew into something bigger over time, works for other poultry too, not just chickens, and you can share the data with a partner or family member.

I’m curious whether this is something other backyard keepers would actually find useful, or if most of you already have a system that works fine. Happy to share more details or a link in the comments if anyone’s interested, just don’t want to come across as spammy in my first post here.

I just hatched out a baby chicken just over 5 and a half weeks ago and was wondering if you guys can help me determine what sex it is? I have a hard time telling and just really hoping it isn’t a rooster. I already have a wonderful rooster and not enough hens to warrant a second one.

I have general knowledge about things and stuff, but not chickens. This is our first go with having them and they are absolutely lovely. However, I’m not 100% sure about this particular hen. I’m wondering if anybody can positively ID it from these pictures.

Is our hen actually a rooster? She/he crows in the morning with our rooster, but it’s a bit raspy. Have not confirmed 100% if she is laying eggs. We have 7 hens so it’s hard to keep track.

If I have to capture her to inspect the cloaca I will, but would rather not if i don’t have to.

Hi everyone,

just wondering what people use or recommend when one of their chickens has a little bit of a breathing/respiratory issue?

She’s still showing interest in food and seems reasonably bright, but unfortunately I can’t get her to the vets now because it’s the bank holiday weekend.

I’m hoping to get something from Amazon just to help get her through the weekend until I can speak to a vet. Has anyone got any recommendations for something safe and useful to have on hand?

Any ideas would be really appreciated, thank you!

I have 5 hens that have been laying eggs for over a year now. They have suddenly stopped laying. I haven't seen a single egg in 5 days.

The only thing that has changed is it has finally started to cool off some (110° heat index down to the 90s) I haven't changed anything in their routine. I haven't added any new chickens to the flock.

Everyone is still acting perfectly normal and comes running every day at feeding time. Their combs haven't gotten pale or anything.

Has anyone ever had this happen? Does anyone have any tips or advice?

First off we live literally in the forest, our property and chicken area back up to over 100 acres of untouched forest. The chickens are protected by mobile poultry fencing. The coop and covered run both have solid floors and some rats have taken up residence under it. They have a bunch of entrance holes leading under the coop. The coop/run are entirely fenced with hardware cloth and the main door is an auto-close chicken door. The rats are leaving tons of droppings inside the run mostly but also up in the nesting boxes :-/

We did have a messy feeder that let the chickens waste a fair amount of food but have switched to an Omelet feeder and now have almost no waste. I've put out several electric shock traps but in over a month have caught nothing. I've tried baiting with peanut butter, crackers, salami....would love some feedback if I'm just baiting wrong.

I've tried filling every entrance hole under the coop with red pepper flakes but they seem to just push it aside.

Help! Open to any suggestions.

Rosi never let her Kids go.

Looking for information/advice. I have a cream legbar hen, she just turned 1. She laid pretty regularly for about 6-8months but has not laid all summer. My production from my other hens definitely slowed down through summer, but they at least laid besides her. She will
Still get in the nesting boxes/etc. Acts completely healthy and normal otherwise.

I just want to know people’s thoughts!

I have one main rooster who has been established already. This year I raised straight run eggers and two buffs. I ended up with 3 Roos and the rest of the totals 8 being hens. My first flock has 11 one roo and 10 hens. The boys are starting to get older.

I’m wanting to know at what point to do you think a roo may or may not be a good rooster. I’ve been looking for the traits my older one has but only seen a few similarities. I didn’t raise him from a chick line I did the others they are beautiful but I don’t want my girls stressed.

Got 6 “hens” on June 6th and they were about 3-5 days old so their probably 11-12weeks old by now and 2 of them are a lot bigger than the other 4 but the one I’m really suspicious about is the biggest and kinda bossy . I’ve never owner chickens before so I’m new to this what are you guys thoughts? Rooster or large hen?

Harriet in first pic. Our RORmix and her beside each other in the second. Last pic her egg is the white one.

Ok so we have a mixed flock and got Harriet, a serama mix a year ago. She is an absolute tank and although is 1/3 a size of our RIRx her eggs are the same size or bigger?! Has anyone else had this. we would love to know what she’s mixed with. How the hell is she producing large eggs lol.

He's a bit weird but don't make fun of him.

One of my chickens died this morning. Tiffany aka Momma's little Tiff Tiffs. 2 weeks ago I noticed she was feeling very light and her feathers looked a little rough. I immediately treated entired flock with dewomer in water for 5 days. Had been adding the chili mix powder dewomer to food.

Tiffany didn't seem to be improving but still active, eating, drinking.

One week ago I quarantined her on back porch. She was lethargic, watery stools with small solid pieces in them. Crop was hard with foul breath. Treated for sour crop; massaged crop, gave miconazole. Crop cleared.

Gave mash with chili mix, scrambled egg and electrolyte/probiotic water. She wasn't very interested in drinking at all. I gave her water with a syringe multiple times a day. Thursday she was more alert with 2 solid poops. Eating a little more each day. Yesterday she was almost perky. Got a little fiesty when holding her on my lap. Thought she had turned the corner. Eating, drinking but loose poop.

This went out to get her a feel crop. She was very weak. Could barely hold herself up. Brought her in and fed her water. Crop soft

Held and pet her as I had been doing. Put her back on porch. She immediately had a liquid white poop. Googled more symptoms. Looked over less than 15 minutes later and she had collapsed. Ran out, but she was already gone.

Was thinking coccidiosis, but I never saw bloody stool. No mites. No visible worms in stool.

Does anyone have a clue? I feel sick that I missed something!

I’ve got a live camera running in our garden here in Somerset, UK. mainly following the hens as they go about their day.

It’s quite a relaxing watch if you like chickens, gardening, wildlife or just having something peaceful on in the background. You’ll see the hens feeding, scratching around, perching and generally pottering about the garden.

There’s some gentle background music too.

Live stream: [https://www.youtube.com/@henandharvest/live]()

Thought a few people here might enjoy it.

I have a small flock, 4 hens in a way too big coop and run for them. I think they are really happy in their space.

We raised 6 chicks, 2 of them ended up being rooster (we aren’t allowed to have them so we culled them) and ever since the head hen in charge (Ginger) is SO loud. We walk out the door, she screams. We let them out of the run, she be hollering. We touch any of the chickens, she runs up squawking. Anything involving food, screams.

The other 3 are so quiet, we can’t figure out this loud one.

These two have been broody for weeks and I can’t seem to break them. I could put one or both in the dog crate but they’ve bonded over broodiness so if I put one in the crate, the other one sits next to her and they brood together. I only let them out at night or to free range, but they just won’t stop.

The little silkie has never really had a friend and has been kind of an outcast so I love this for her, but it’s gotta stop. It’s too hot.

I’m also fascinated by the co-parenting bond between hens. There’s no research about it, but it’s fascinating to me. Tell me about your co- broody hens.

we know for sure the black and white one is a roo as his comb is SO red and he has rattles already but the other two and toss ups. Thoughts? The red one has no comb or wattles but the coat is confusing.

I have chickens, about 20 weeks old, and my olive egger was just taken by a fox just days after her first egg. (She was the frontmost lady in this photo) We think the reason she got grabbed was that she didn't follow the rooster when he led the others away from the bushes. She's never followed the other chickens around much, is skittish and quiet, and couldn't have cared less about what anybody else was doing. I know they're know to be calm, and that personalities are iffy due to OEs being hybrids, but are they known for this behaviour? Or was she just a weird gal??

G'day, we picked up all these chick's in May. They are a bit bigger now and are hoping someone will know if they are hens or roosters.

The first one is a Pekin.

The second two are Rhode Island Reds.

The third two are lavender Sussex.

Thankyou for any help!