#Chickens #ChickensOfMastodon #BackyardChickens
Drei neue Mitbewohner aus einem Mastbetrieb Nun haben wir 5 gerettet Masthühner welche bei uns tun und machen können was sie wollen
Three new housemates from a fattening farm Now we have 5 saved broiler chickens who can do whatever they want

My wife put some leftover quinoa in a hollowed out watermelon rind and put it in the backyard for the chickens to eat.

So now I tell guests that they’re getting organic free-range eggs raised on a chef-inspired southern infused feeding regimen.

#BackyardChickens
#marketing

There once were 3 chicks who ate from my shoe.

Ada is VERY curious of what I’m putting up to my lips.
She had to investigate for herself.
#BackyardChickens

Need more mommy hen energy.

Chicken people, I need some help. We would like to get another bantam langshan but finding a breeder is proving very hard. Can you recommend someone near to Melbourne VIC Australia that could sell me a bantam lanshan or two?

I don't want to go on Facebook (I don't have an account) and chicken breeders apparently don't have regular websites. #ChickenDad #BackyardChickens

Some photos of this year’s chicks. I just moved them out to the hutch. They have a ceramic heat lamp. We’re also adding two runner ducks this year, Dolores and Delilah. My hope is that they turn into my slug assassin squad. #backyardchickens #ducks

Humans with #Chickens:

Do you have a book or guide to getting started raising chickens that you'd specifically recommend?

We just picked up five pullets and are fairly prepared, but already running into questions and uncertainties!

Looking for personal experience here, something that specifically helped u when you got started.

Thanks!

Yesterday, I lost my second chicken due to being egg-bound. This is the second chicken to die of this in a month. They are both three years old, different breeds (Delaware and Gold Sex Link).

Really kind of a bummer. One of them was the leader of the flock and a personal favorite. She's in the header of my profile. RIP, Milk.

For the first one, I only figured out what was going on too late. By the time I brought her in and started trying to help her with warm water, she was on death's door. At least she died with me there. I had rescued her from a wild animal and she's loved me ever since.

For the second one, I recognized the symptoms earlier and brought her in for a proper epsom salt bath and lubed her vent, but she didn't pass the egg after a while so I returned her to the flock. I should have been more patient. Yesterday, again I think it was too late. She didn't have enough strength left to pass the egg. RIP, Hashbrown.

Anyway, kind of a bummer but you learn as you go. They still had great lives. It's ironic because I'm planning on picking up three new chicks tomorrow morning.

Surprise! Muh chickens are laying again!! Guess which egg is the store bought? (its the cheapest one of them still...) LoL
#backyardchickens

A few days late but today was the last inside day for our teenagers. They are in a makeshift isolation area in the chicken run to get acclimated to outside and the old ladies.

We have a dozen eggs from backyard chickens, from someone who we are helping keep bees, and I'm thinking I need to get a specially designed bank safe installed for egg storage #eggs #backyardchickens

How to Protect Your Cats (and #BackyardChickens) From #BirdFlu

An #H5N1 infection can be fatal for domestic animals, but there are steps you can take to minimize the risk of them catching the virus.

by Sassafras Lowry, Mar 18, 2025 12:12 PM

Original article:
https://www.wired.com/story/pets-and-backyard-flocks-are-at-risk-from-bird-flu-heres-how-to-protect-them/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/u30Ja
#HPAINews #AvianInfluenza #AvianFlu #CatHealth

If you’ve landed on my platform Hi! I’m Soolah and I am a professional #hulahooper and #FireDance performer. I’m figuring out the #fediverse and saw I needed to do an #introduction to get connected to those who like #fairies #organicgardening #hiking #nature #waterfalls #travelling #scotland #ireland #mountains #cats #embroidery #fae #fairy #fairyfestival #progressive people #art #dogs #peace #calm #funnyvideos #wildlife #homesteading #backyardchickens

Hopefully, I did this correctly…

Good morning from Minneapolis, where we've clawed our way to Friday, as we do each and every week if we're lucky.

2025: 73 days in/292 out. "One Day at a Time."

It's 52℉ at the moment, heading for a high of 74℉.

Or, as our friends in the civilized world who use SI units would say, 23°C.

Barometer's falling. Rainy and snowy weather are on the way for the weekend.

We could use it. To paraphrase one of the Little Mermaid's aquatic sidekicks, Life's so much better / Here when it's wetter.

While walking borrowed dog Pepper the Australian kelpie this week, we happened upon some backyard chickens and their friendly yellow dog who came over to the fence to greet us.

Nice poultry operation here in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis.

Enjoy this pleasant spring weather. It'll be hotter 'n 'ell before we know it.