pink spider

Fashion student • Former hobby graphic designer • Chicken enthusiast

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🐔 Chicken breeding has been part of my family for generations. These days I keep chickens for passion rather than profit, spending my time learning, experimenting with breeding, and caring for my flock.

📩 Always happy to chat about chickens and offer advice when I can.

🎨 My graphic design work is a hobby, not a business.

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Unfortunately, I haven’t been very active lately, and I might still be a little inactive for a while. 🐝🐝🐝

Long story short, I was moving a beehive when it suddenly cracked. I fell, my entire protective suit rolled up, and after spending a day trying to sleep it off, I ended up in the hospital. I didn't even know I was allergic 😭

Because of all the swelling, I’m also not really able to bend down properly or take photos at the moment, so unfortunately I can’t share as much as I normally would. 🥲

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One of the chicks is growing into such beautiful colors! Maybe the photo doesn’t really do it justice, but he/she has this gorgeous silvery coloring. 🤍✨

Also, just in case anyone notices — I edited the wooden board a little (their little ladder) because it was taken before cleaning. 😅

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Things I recommend when building a chicken coop 🐔🌿(longer post!)

Floors(wooden coops):

If you’re not pouring a concrete floor, I recommend raising the coop on legs. It helps prevent the wood from rotting, improves air circulation, keeps the coop warmer and offers better protection from predators.

For wooden floors, I recommend PVC vinyl flooring — it’s easy to clean and can be washed. If you only plan to sweep, a thick layer of enamel wood paint should be enough.

I also used PVC vinyl on one wall because… chickens are messy.

Windows:

I recommend covering them with something, especially if they’re clear.

Not every chicken understands the concept of glass! They just see another opening they can fly through. If you keep the coop closed in the morning and open it later than usual, they may try to fly through the window, hurting themselves in the process.

So, aesthetic windows are cute, but chicken safety comes first! 🐔🪟

Nesting Boxes:

My nesting area can be opened, but I recommend using removable nesting boxes or placing a container inside the nest.

If your hen goes broody and you want to move her to a smaller coop to raise her chicks safely, it’s much easier to move her together with the entire nest and eggs. If you move everything separately, she may refuse to sit on the eggs again.

Removable nests make everything much easier!

A little life hack:

In one of my coops, I have a wooden frame with mesh. (I used mosquito netting!)

Eggshells can be recycled back into your chickens’ diet. I dry the shells on the mesh, then crush them and store them in a separate container.

I add them to my chickens’ weekly treat tray with meat (protein), crushed eggshells (calcium) and turmeric (anti-inflammatory). 🌿

This is just my personal opinion and I’m sharing how I take care of my own coops. Of course, there are many other things to consider, like having a thermometer, regular cleaning, and so on — I just kept this post shorter. 🐔🤎

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Photos of Jadwiga (Hedwig)

she's such a cutie

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The chicks I got from my friend are already 6 weeks old, so I moved them into the coop.

I usually wait until they're around 8–9 weeks, but these little ones have been growing so fast!

For now they'll be living with the bantams, and in a little while they'll move into the big chickens' coop. 🤍

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Donna & Siara

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One of my little hens has decided it's time to be a mom.

She's a Polish Bantam(liliputek), and while she may be tiny, I'm sure she'll make an amazing mother.

I can't wait to meet the little ones! 🐔🪶

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They're finally here! 🐥 Their mama is incredibly fierce when it comes to protecting her tiny babies. 🤍

The mixes that hatched:

Liliputek x Pekin Bamtams

Sussex x Araucana

Orpington x Araucana

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Today's photos of Donna.

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Honestly, I have no idea how people keep their chicken coops and runs so clean. I clean mine every single day, and by the next morning it's already a complete mess. Don't even get me started on those aesthetic coops and perfectly curated chicken runs you see online.

I bought my chickens a little solar fountain... and it's already dirty.

yellow water = vitamins

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Got some chicks from a friend and paid her back in Araucana eggs.

The chicken economy is thriving 🐔🥚

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My mold arrived yesterday, so I made a few plaster hens and painted them today. I've never done this before, so I don't think they turned out too bad for a first try. Two of them are already varnished, and one is still waiting for its final coat. 🐔🎨✨

The red one will definitely end up in the garden😆

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One of my little hens has decided it's time to be a mom.

She's a Polish Bantam(liliputek), and while she may be tiny, I'm sure she'll make an amazing mother.

I can't wait to meet the little ones! 🐔🪶

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My cute queen Donna

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Tattoo concept/Inspo

original artwork vs how I would do it

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An easy hen decoration that you can make with your kids

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The Rose Like a Nymph

Artist: Robinson, Charles

Dates:1870-1937

"And the rose like a nymph to the bath addressed

Which unveiled the depth of her glowing breast,

Till, fold after fold, to the fainting air

The soul of her beauty and love lay bare."