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Thank you! I'll keep an eye out to see if any hatch with darker legs. If I get any different color patterns I'll post those too. I guess it's possible an egg or two belong to a barred rock, but I've never seen them lay in this nest. Thinking you're right and these are probably Aussies.

So my husband and I keep a flock of about 17 hens and one rooster on our farm. Mostly Black Australorpes, 2 Barred Rocks, 2 laying Americaunas and 3 young Americaunas, 2 RIRs. We had one Black Australorpe (BA from here on out), that is VERY broody. After months of taking the eggs away from her...

My husband and I just got our coop together and have 2 young RIRs (around 3 months). We're looking to add 2-3 older hens to the bunch so we can start getting eggs sooner rather than later but have had trouble finding any local. Breed isn't too important to us so much as being at laying age...

Welcome!

Welcome from SE Pennsylvania

Really cute! What does "vent" mean under each chicken though?

Thanks all! Figured with all the other critters, what's two chickens?

We're located in Chester County, PA. Glad I checked this thread because that auction looks interesting! It's up near Gilbertsville?

Welcome! I'd never heard of a swap. Is it just for chickens? Wish we had some of those around here, sounds like fun!

Quote: Thank you, this makes a lot of sense! I didn't think about what it'd be like to be crawling around in there. Will have to play with some designs focused around our little coop. Do you put wire on the bottom too (ie: along the ground)? Worried a determined fox/coyote/etc could get...

I would generally like to think along the lines of building as big as I'm able to give them more and more room. The only reason I hesitate is because we live on rented land and the landlord is very particular about aesthetics (pssh!). The coop's hidden behind my barn right now, tucked in under...

Hi all, Just joined after trolling around for some time doing research and looking at photos. My husband and I just got our first small coop and two hens to start out. My family kept around a dozen chickens when I was in high school but it's been many years since I've worked with them. We...

So I just got my first coop with two young RIR hens and set it up behind my barn. I was told to leave them in the coop for a few days before letting them out (so they know where home is). Figure this gives me time to build them a bit of a run as we have a large fox/coyote/raccoon population...