Chicago Chicken Enthusiasts

12/19/2025

I just saw a GenAI post for chicken feed formulation that stated chickens stop laying when it's cold and that a mixture of chicken feed, cat food, rabbit food, and birdseed would make allow 14 hens to lay 15-20 eggs per day, all winter long.

This is completely false because
1) chickens lay in response to the amount of light they get, not the temperatures;
2) those feeds are formulated for other species, not chickens; and
3) a hen can lay at MOST 1 egg per day.

Complete AI slop. We need to stop this madness before everyone starts giving their plants Brawndo.

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11/14/2025

Contact Barb: [email protected]

Looking for a hen companion for my solo 13 year old Americauna hen to help her stay warm in the coop this winter! If you have a healthy hen friend to spare, can you contact me at [email protected] please? I could pick up-we are in the West Rogers Park area. Thank you for your consideration.

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10/15/2025

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Any chicken people out there have a flock that's positive for avian leukosis virus (ALV)? Katie has a lone bird that's ALV positive. She's looking for either 1) a flock to take the existing bird or 2) an ALV-positive bird that can be a buddy for her surviving bird (white Leghorn, approx. 6 months old). She prefers not to cull.

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09/10/2025

08/06/2025

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08/01/2025

Bird flu seems to be in the news less often. Where did it go? See this article from Scientific American:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird-flu-is-out-of-the-news-but-still-circulating/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=tfd_bird_flu&utm_id=120231013174080134&utm_content=120231013412050134&utm_term=120231013174030134&fbclid=IwY2xjawL0iudleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQBqyV4R876JgEeeLISrUebjnmpeR4p32YlYbp680Oqa_GnefXCSHAjTV9BKwFJAGCKK-XCR5I_aem_l37AZP5B5KjYF3mOIZksFw

Bird flu was nearly everywhere in the U.S.—in chickens, cows, pet cats and even humans. Cases have gone down, but experts warn that it hasn’t disappeared

08/01/2025

Did anyone lose any birds during the heat waves this summer?

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08/01/2025

REHOMED!!!
I am looking for a good home for two barred rock roosters who are 19 weeks old. They are very handsome birds and have been fed organic feed and raised on pasture. We’ve decided we’re not ready to integrate two roosters with our laying hens. Located in Sugar Grove. Looking for a good home.
REHOMED!!!

07/28/2025

Update on bird flu: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird-flu-is-out-of-the-news-but-still-circulating/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=tfd_bird_flu&utm_id=120231013174080134&utm_content=120231013412050134&utm_term=120231013174030134&fbclid=IwY2xjawL0iudleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQBqyV4R876JgEeeLISrUebjnmpeR4p32YlYbp680Oqa_GnefXCSHAjTV9BKwFJAGCKK-XCR5I_aem_l37AZP5B5KjYF3mOIZksFw

Bird flu was nearly everywhere in the U.S.—in chickens, cows, pet cats and even humans. Cases have gone down, but experts warn that it hasn’t disappeared

07/16/2025

Please contact Sarah: text or phone 773-470-9815
There is a white Plymouth Rock hen running loose near Avers and Wrightwood. Can anyone help catch this bird and give her a home? Please contact Sarah: text or phone 773-470-9815

07/08/2025

Anyone looking for a roo? These folks (in St. Charles) are trying to rehome this handsome fella! Please reach out directly to OP.

06/24/2025

I'd initially posted congratulations regarding this news about Prospect Heights and chickens, but it sounds like it's a great disappointment to chicken keepers (see the comment below by Grace Martinez).
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250624/pets-and-animals/after-18-months-of-debate-prospect-heights-adopts-rules-for-backyard-chickens/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLIFyJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFJSGZVZ0JBYWFiOG9VOEdvAR4wat-kiilNKJ9zdk1k9z83ohCsYAov0FS5AxZeRlGLl-eGkfHx8SnZEJ6Hjg_aem_t4BZ28RJ_4dl9g9Epm8d7Q

After 18 months of discussion and deliberation, Prospect Heights officials Monday set rules for the previously unregulated practice of residents keeping chickens on their property. The move still had ...