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Feed store had "Assorted dark egg layers, Barnvelders and Cuckoo Marans" But, shouldn't my little Barnvelder be a lot darker? Obviously she's not a Cuckoo Marans, I have one of those too. But she doesn't look very dark and barnveldy either.

Has anyone tried planting a small tree or shrub inside the chicken run? What plants do you think might work well? Something they can roost and play in, without destroying. I'd love to have something they can eat the berries off of, but won't be harmed by or interested in foliage or branches. We...

Issue- Three of my week old chicks are losing feathers around their necks and faces. Some of them still have some pasty butt problems, they came with pasty butt from the hatchery and were cleaned off by me after a few days when the pasty bottoms didn't resolve themselves One of them had a...

Here is my mystery bird on day one. very clean crisp chipmunk lines, Very dark brown, almost black stripe on it's back- darker than normal chipmunk lines. On it's head is a perfect little brown triangle with a black outline, then a white outline, then the cream color on most of the face...

White Crested Black Polish chicks for sale. All Females I bought extras to keep everybody warm on their trip home. Birthday 3/1 Vaccinated for Marek's and Coccidiosis. Available for pickup in New Braunfels Texas or Delivery will be considered based on location and how easily I can get out to...

I ordered chicks from Mcmurray and the confirmation message says it was sent to the post office on a Saturday, and should arrive Sunday-Tuesday. So... Do the USPS Sorting facilities work on Sunday or are the poor baby chickens sitting alone in some cold warehouse because the hatchery didn't...

I want to order some chicks online from Meyer Hatchery and am looking for someone to share an order with so we can split the shipping costs. ($40) Here's what we can do: You tell me which birds you want and I can order them out of pocket (unless they're really expensive, then we might have to...

Sorry, no better picture yet, she's very shy. Cochin chick has some white stripes under her eye but otherwise her head is entirely black. What color variations do you think she's capable of becoming? Just black or grey or do you think there's any luck for something more colorful? Either way I'm...

Chickens on the ride home in the car, Haven't been home yet. This is my favorite Ameraucana I named it peepy, My sister in law calls it chipmunk. A few days old. This is the Silver Laced Wyandotte, We had to give him away to a lady on a farm because he was oh so clearly a rooster at 3...

I have a feeling this is a boy, but I also think I always expect the worst and need to just stop trying to analyze everything. Ameraucana 7ish weeks old he/she's a lot slimmer than the other one and has a longer tail, and longer curvier saddle feathers. This is also the more aggressive...

I was under the impression that when their real feathers came in they would be mostly white if they're male. Apparently that is not the case as there's only the smallest bit of white on the biggest wing feathers.

I have four chicks Two Americaunas, One Buff Orpington and One Silver Laced Wyandotte. They were hatched April 9 so they're about a week and a half old. They never liked hot temperatures. I was under the impression they would Need 95 degrees at least for their first week. They hated it. I...

I can't get pictures but I've got one chick who's 1 week old today. the comb area recedes much further than her little friends, but it always has. There are also two rows of bumps instead of just the one. The chick in question is a Silver Laced Wyandotte and I'm comparing her to a buff...

I'm planning out my coop and I noticed metal hardware cloth is $50 for 25 feet while the plastic hardware cloth only costs about $15 for the same amount. How awful would it be if I used the plastic stuff in place of the metal stuff? Has anyone tried it? We're running on a tight budget so I was...