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Flacco won second place in exhibition at the Delaware State Fair! Rhosyn, our hen, won third. So exciting!

Two of my Delaware Blue Roos are currently for sale. They are 8 weeks old. One is Black. One is Splash. I am asking 15.00 each. I would rather them go to someone from BYC than a random person, especially since cockfighting is alive and well here on the Eastern Shore/Delmarva Peninsula...

This is our coop. My husband built it by "paraphrasing" some plans he found in a book and on-line. With some suggestions from yours truly, as I wandered out every once in awhile to see what was going on. One roof side opens so I can clean out the roost area. The nest box has to be modified a...

I was hoping to let my bunch eat cicadas, but I haven't seen ANY yet! I saw one casing on my porch the other day and that's it. The weather here has been wacky lately, I wonder if that has something to do with it. I never thought of freezing them before. Hmmm..

Ain't that the truth. I have three, same breed, same litter. One is smart as a whip and friendly as all get out, one is wily and could take you or leave you, and the third acts like every time you open her cage door is the very first time she's ever seen a human being and she freaks out...

Thank you! They are our state bird. :)

Is banding required for showing purposes?

Delaware Blue Roosters. I'm not even sure how to quantify their rarity in a percentage. Maybe 70? They seem to be pretty common in Delaware, but somewhat hard to find anywhere else.

Does anyone know if there is one? From what I understand, they aren't technically a recognized breed, but there must be some kind of standard somewhere. I got Storey's Illustrated Guide to Chickens and that has basic stat type information, but not much else.

She doesn't seem to be losing any other feathers. I like your theory about the jealousy lol. She's very passive, she probably doesn't even fuss about it, just runs. I always seem to see her running, it's like she has two speeds: Sitting still or running.

We cut a maple branch and just put that up with screws. Our chickens seem to love it.

Still not sure if these are hens or roosters.. Pictured above is one of the smaller mystery chickens with the single comb. And this is the gigantic mystery chicken with the comb I can't identify. Any suggestions? The feathers are looking more barred today, we noticed, and less spangled.