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Here is one of my favorite girls of the year. She's pushing 9 months old.

I don't like selling eggs that are more than 4 days old. I like my customers to get the best eggs possible. I like to use the older eggs for myself or supply my parents with eggs.

Wow the creeper is a great idea! I hate to see the chickens hogging the expensive chick feed! I will give this a try.

im doing straw bale gardening this year as well. its working really good for me so far. i put about 4 inches of compost on the bale beds, and let it sit out in the weather for about 6 weeks. so far all the plants that ive put out seem to be happy.

its fine to give them layer feed, and i would feed it to them 24/7 free choice.

Good luck.

i think it may depend on breed, but my wyandottes dont start crowing till they are 4-5 months old.

Trust your instincts.

Wow! This is very neat! Much more cost effective than an incubator!

I buy my feed from a local farmer. He grows most of what he mixes into it himself. He sells 360 pounds of feed for about 45 bucks depending on the market. So I would suggest trying to find someone local who is willing to work with you. I have a flock of mostly wyandottes and I calculated that it...

same here. feels like home when they crow =)

it just doesnt look right to me. im no expert, but Here are a few pictures of a blrw chick I took a few weeks ago. If it is a blrw then it's a splash. Either way it's a great looking chick!

That's not a laced Wyandotte.

around here(indiana) if you buy layer feed it costs about 7 cents worth of feed a day per chicken. if you free range the chickens it will cut your feed bill in half.

I've got a question about blrw chick feather colors. Are the feathering wings of a chick an accurate way to tell what color they will grow out as? Or can that change as they grow? I assume this chick will grow out with black lacing? Feedback would be great. Thanks.

This would be a nice way to start. I might suggest getting 7 In case you lose some to hawks or other preditors. You could also lose a chick in the brooder. I lost 4-5 last year. But unlike you my yard is not fenced. Good luck with chicken math :)

they are great in pretty much all normal weather. mine did fine in -20 degree weather without heat in the coop this winter. so as long as you have a coop with proper ventilation and such you should be fine. wyandottes are in my opinion the ultimate dual purpose chicken.

most people say you can have no more than 1 rooster for every dozen hens.