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**JL Johnson** @User47@vmst.io · 14h

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.

A chicken awkwardly between chicken and full grown in a man’s arms. It has an interesting look on its face, and its eyes are very observant. Her friend is more calm.

Three of the four chickens seen in their isolation area within the chicken run

#BackyardChickens #Chickens #GraduationDay

**Moz** @moz@fosstodon.org · 2d

Moz @moz@fosstodon.org

That's Miss Adventure and Miss Anthropic about to get chased back into the pen, and Miss Laid about to get treats.

The generic term for australorps is ninjas or "a flock of ninjas". They see your fence and they admire the effort it took to build it. But they want to see it from all sides to make sure it's up to the required standard.

Two naughty chickens on the lawn in front of a fence, with a well-behaved chicken partly visible on the proper side of the fence.

#BackyardChickens

**salix sericea (@Ripple13216)** @salixsericea@mastodon.social · 2d

salix sericea (@Ripple13216) @salixsericea@mastodon.social

Our chicken "Carson with a K" just snitched on the other chickens!

SWIM was hanging up laundry and had not fully closed the gate of the birds' day run.

Karson came up, clucked and wiggled to tell SWIM that the others were now out and about behind the house.

The snitch got some bugs as a reward (stitches for humans only) as the rest were lured back in with bugs, .

#backyardchickens #chickens #snitch

**~meoralis~** @meoralis@pixelfed.social · 5d

~meoralis~ @meoralis@pixelfed.social

And it seems to me you lived your life like a #chicken in the #wind

#hen #hens #Faverolles #Huhn #Hühner #Lachshuhn #ChickensOfMastodon #BackyardChickens #ChickensOfPixelFed #windig #windy

A ground-level, medium shot shows three light-coloured Faverolles chickens with mottled brown and white plumage, appearing ruffled by the wind. Their feathers are somewhat tousled and slightly lifted, indicating a breeze. They stand on a patch of earth with sparse green grass, facing slightly away from the viewer and towards the left. They have feathery legs and small red combs. Behind them, a wooden chicken run with wire mesh sides and a black coop inside is visible. The ground of the coop is covered in wood shavings. In the background, a wire fence encloses the area, and a light-coloured shed is partially visible on the right. The overall lighting suggests it is daytime.

#windy

**Tom** @firephoto@mastodon.social · Mar 22

Mar 22

Tom @firephoto@mastodon.social

The oldest chicken arrived here 11 years ago today. I think she might be the chick on the left, her eyes/pupils have always been a bit different.

Previous post.

https://mastodon.social/@firephoto/114083504277588336

An 11 year old photo showing days old chicks. There are 5 black and white looking chicks that have their wing feathers starting to show. There were 3 hens and 2 roosters. They are in a cardboard box with wood shavings.

#chickens #australorp #March21

**dana** @dana@catodon.social · Mar 19

Mar 19

dana @dana@catodon.social

As Spring approaches, the hens begin to lay -- even the Americauna. Something about this gives me hope that things will get better here.

#BackyardChickens
#photography #digitalphotography
#FujiXSeries #X100 #X100S
#Spring

Two hens eggs in the palm of a hand, one brown, one blue-green.

**AI6YR Ben** @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org · Mar 19

Mar 19

AI6YR Ben @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

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

**DoomsdaysCW** @DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social · Mar 18

Mar 18

DoomsdaysCW @DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social

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

WIRED · Mar 18How to Protect Your Cats (and Backyard Chickens) From Bird FluBy Sassafras Lowrey

**Shine My Crown** @ShineMyCrown@newsie.social · Mar 18

Mar 18

Shine My Crown @ShineMyCrown@newsie.social

Naeema Finley: Woman Turns Hobby Into Thriving Egg Business As Prices Soar https://shinemycrown.com/naeema-finley-woman-turns-hobby-into-thriving-egg-business-as-prices-soar/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NaeemaFinley #EggBusiness #BackyardChickens #Entrepreneurship #SmallBusiness

**Soolah Hoops** @soolahhoops@glasgow.social · Mar 17

Mar 17

Soolah Hoops @soolahhoops@glasgow.social

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…

**Colin** @colinstu@birdbutt.com · Mar 16 *

Mar 16 *

Colin @colinstu@birdbutt.com

This was way back from Feb (cold as f), but it’s funny how much Ada HATES snow. She’ll fly right over it xD.
Grace just walks right through it no-shits-given, she’s such a cute lil boss. #BackyardChickens #BirdsOfMastodon

**Bruce MacDonald** @rationaldoge@hachyderm.io · Mar 14 *

Mar 14 *

Bruce MacDonald @rationaldoge@hachyderm.io

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.

View of a deluxe chicken coop, painted yellow with white trim, in the back yard of a south Minneapolis home. A yellow dog with a fluffy tail stands in the foreground next to a black chain link fence. Borrowed dog Pepper, our friends' Australian kelpie whom I take on walks four days a week, pulls at his leash in an attempt to get a closer look at the chickens. It is a beautiful, sunny, early spring day.

#mnwx #BackyardChickens #DogsOfMastodon

**~meoralis~** @meoralis@pixelfed.social · Mar 14

Mar 14

~meoralis~ @meoralis@pixelfed.social

The #chickens enjoying some quark

(and yes, bird tongues are weird)

#chicken #hen #hens #Faverolles #Huhn #Hühner #Lachshuhn #ChickensOfMastodon #BackyardChickens #ChickensOfPixelFed #QuarkMachtStark

A close-up shot of two Faverolles chicken hens, with pale plumage and reddish-brown markings on their backs. They have prominent orange eyes and red combs, and light-coloured beaks, smeared with quark. The chickens are standing close together, looking slightly upwards. In front of them is a glimpse of a pottery dish containing chopped fruit in the bottom left corner. The chickens are in a coop, and the image is taken from a slightly elevated angle.

#quarkmachtstark

**juggles mcintyre** @juggles@mas.to · Mar 13

Mar 13

juggles mcintyre @juggles@mas.to

We're expecting. #BackyardChickens

View into an egg incubator. 15 chicken eggs can be seen inside. They are of varying colors including white, speckled brown, and olive.

**~meoralis~** @meoralis@pixelfed.social · Mar 13

Mar 13

~meoralis~ @meoralis@pixelfed.social

#FotoVorschlag: Paket // parcel

Darf ich vorstellen, meine neue Praktikantin ... Stella letzten November, als wir sie wegen blutig gepickter Beine einige Tage separieren mussten // Introducing my new intern ... In November, we had to keep Stella separate for a few days to recover from pecking injuries on her feet

#chickens #BackyardChickens #ChickensOfPixelFed #ChickensOfMastodon #Huhn #Hühner #hen #hens #Lachshuhn

A slightly angled shot of a room with light-coloured laminate flooring. A large, open cardboard box sits in the centre of the room, with the top flaps folded outwards. Inside the box, the white head of a chicken is visible. To the right of the box, a white chest of drawers stands against the wall. A potted plant is placed on top of the drawers. A floor-length window is visible in the background with the roller shutters down. The walls are white and a doorway is visible on the left side of the image. The flooring has a light wood grain pattern.

#lachshuhn

**~meoralis~** @meoralis@pixelfed.social · Mar 10

Mar 10

~meoralis~ @meoralis@pixelfed.social

Put your feet up in the air! Henna is having a spa day in the fresh new dirt

#chicken #chickens #hen #hens #Faverolles #Huhn #Hühner #Lachshuhn #ChickensOfMastodon #BackyardChickens #ChickensOfPixelFed #DustBath #DustBathing #Sandbad #Sandbaden

A close-up, outdoor shot shows a fluffy Faverolles hen dust bathing in a shallow, circular depression of dry earth. The chicken is a light cream colour with patches of pale brown. She is lying on her back with one feathered foot in the air and her head tucked in. Next to her you can see the tail of another Faverolles hen named Toffi. A dark grey border, a wooden beam, and chicken mesh from the chicken run are visible at the top of the image. It is a sunny day.

#sandbaden

**salix sericea (@Ripple13216)** @salixsericea@mastodon.social · Mar 9

Mar 9

salix sericea (@Ripple13216) @salixsericea@mastodon.social

A large dog got into the day run of the chickens. We heard the ruckus and chased off the dog.

The chickens are stressed out but fine.

Because we don't clip their wings.

Works as a metaphor, too, if you feel like it, .

#backyardchickens #chickens #wings

Replied to AI6YR Ben

**tortie** @tortie@vivaldi.net · Mar 5

Mar 5

tortie @tortie@vivaldi.net

@ai6yr
I don’t keep hard numbers because I’m just too sloppy and lazy but… I think it’s very situation specific. We have anywhere between four and six girls who free range on a quarter acre. So I don’t spend that much on feed because they’re busy eating other things. The coop was built mostly out of scrap wood lumber from other projects. Our girls lay when they feel like it and stop when they don’t (or run out of them). They live here till they die of natural causes. We’ve only lost one to a predator over the years. And we only eat their eggs. We never go buy grocery eggs. Plus, you have to factor in the entertainment value, the tilling, the fertilizer. The truth is that no matter how expensive store bought eggs become, they will still be cheaper than having chickens.
#Chickens
#BackyardChickens
#Eggs