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Well, your blue ones are definitely pullets. That white one next to the waterer is definitely a rooster, but that whitish one with the pullets looks like a cockerel.

Oh no, Benton is way too far away to go. I was hoping someone in Northark had one to swap.

I'm in North Arkansas (Harrison area). I have a bunch of RI red hens, a dominecker hen, and a white rooster. I'm looking for a young rooster, preferably a bit more exotic (or game rooster) to become the sire to a new batch of chicks that hatched in early September. One of my RI's got broody...

Hi, I'm looking for a young rooster to diversify my bloodline. I have a new hatch of chicks (born Sept 20) and I need a rooster from a different variety. My old hens are RI Reds and I have a White Rock/Dominecker rooster. The chicks are all white with black splashes or black with white...

Even in the desert there are things for chickens to eat as long as they have a regular feed source and water supply. Though grass is nice and beneficial, I would definitely allow your flock to take advantage of what you do have.

Marble Falls here. I've got about 18 Rhode Island Red hens, a Barred Rock hen, and a White Rock rooster named Baby Jesus (long story). I'd love to replace the RIR's with cochins or the like.

I live in a neighborhood, however, where most of the surrounding houses are abandoned. Terrible for my home's value, but great for "being left alone." My chickens have a 100 X 100 ft area, but 20 of them can still keep a lot that size pretty bare. I've resorted to taking advantage of my...

Not necessarily. Check your sod suppliers for information. y're that There was a guy in the 1930's (I don't remember his name) who did research on chickens and eating greens. He concluded that chickens who ate greens (particularly wheat grass) actually doubled their egg production. Wheat...

I personally don't think sprouting seeds for chickens is all that worthwhile, especially with sod squares so cheaply available, not to mention the fact that they can simply forage in any grassy or weedy area and get the same benefit. If you still would rather sprout seeds, I would suggest wheat...

Those of you that are having problems with chickens breaking their eggs, or soft eggs- you might consider supplementing them with oyster shell or the like. As for those asking if its alright for chickens to eat SOME of the eggs, the answer is no, unless the egg is cooked first. As a suggestion...

My coop is on a steep slope, and I still had mud issues! Actually, it all started when I started throwing veggie scraps to them from a local health food store, which made the run pen perpetually soupy and stinky! I did this because my yard wasn't fenced and my neighborhood was full of stray...

I grow wheatgrass and give my spent flats to the chickens after I cut and juice the grass. The grass comes out of the plastic flat like a square of lawn sod. I just lift it out and place it on the dirt in the run pen. It disappears very quickly.

What are you guys feeding your chickens (besides eggs)? Chickens are omnivores and need animal protein in their diet. Also, they need calcium, which can either be supplied using dried ground eggshell or oyster shell. Egg pellet manufacturers claim to have sufficient amounts of all of the above...