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Can anyone help me out on naming the coloration here? This blue rooster of ours was 5 1/2 months old when I shot these: I'm wondering: is this it's own color pattern or is he still working on feathering out his dark upper half?

Bred by the Gisbrechts in Northern Ohio, hatched the first week of February 2014. Raised in the City of Detroit ever since.

I have a six month old lavender rooster for sale from Gisbrecht's line of English Lavender Orpingtons, where I purchased him as a week old chick. This is a big & beautiful line of birds and her day old chicks run $25 apiece. For the cost of gas I am willing to deliver him by car in Southeast &...

Thanks for that document RaZ!

Ugh, mine killed three sparrows this Winter. Poor things were just trying to get shelter from the snow and mistook the perches for a safe place to rest. Just one more reason to upgrade the wire in our run this Spring.

That's really good to hear! Now I don't have to worry about adding gadgetry to the coop :D

Thanks for the rundown! My chicks will be hitting the 7 week mark on April 3rd; do nights between 14-35°F sound alright for that age? I've never used outdoor heating, but I also haven't done my own brooding in years, and not ever in the face of the temperatures we've been having lately.

What a great & simple reminder! I'm also in Michigan and a little nervous about the temperatures, even with the chicks at 5 weeks. Don't know why I picked the coldest winter in years to go back to brooding a "litter" myself... I may transition them with lower wattage for a week and then try a...

Love it! Particularly the bit about your tribble :]

Does anyone know good substitutes for PVC? I try my hardest to keep our home & livestock plastic free, and I'd love to grow low-maintenance micro-greens for our birds over the long cold Winter.

What's the end goal of the study?

There are a lot of resources online about mixing your own organic feed. These two I was considering, before we found a local mill that will grind for us: http://theelliotthomestead.com/2013/06/homemade-chicken-feed-organic-and-soy-free &...

Let's do! I've been sick all week so I can't wait to go see how much mine have grown in the last few days. I have them banded with strips of colored Velcro, the kind you use for wrapping messy indoor electrical cords, and take voice notes on my phone to track how their individual...