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Matt, thanks for the info. I'm more of an "egg collector" than a breeder, so I appreciate you sharing. I was thinking of re-homing her, but I may reconsider depending on her mothering abilities. Thanks again!

I got this hen (pictured below) from a friend a few weeks ago. My friend found her roaming around the neighborhood and began feeding her. She started roosting in a large bush outside my friend's house. After a while, she disappeared for a few weeks and came back with nearly a dozen chicks. Only...

I got this hen (pictured below) from a friend a few weeks ago. My friend found her roaming around the neighborhood and began feeding her. She started roosting in a large bush outside my friend's house. After a while, she disappeared for a few weeks and came back with nearly a dozen chicks. Only...

We rescued this hen a couple weeks ago. I think she's a Dutch Bantam based on her looks, but I'm not completely sure. She's very small, has white ear lobes, and orangish yellow legs. Also, she flies extremely well and likes to roost in trees. Last night, she roosted in our oak tree about 20 feet...

Thanks for replying and glad to meet you! Yeah, that sounds like a lot of birds, but some of them are temporary. We just rescued six of them and are looking to re-home them. Give me a holler if you know anyone in central TX looking for chickens...As for the roo, he's relatively quiet, we have a...

These roos are brothers, but I'm not sure what breed they are. Neither did the friend who gave them to us. In the attached pics, they're nearly a year old. They're relatively small but I'm not sure I would consider them bantams. I thought they may be cochins because of their ruffled feathers and...

Hello! I've been scouring the BYC website for a few weeks now, and I finally decided to join. My family got our first chickens almost a year ago, and we're currently up to 13 hens, 1 roo, and 4 guineas. We got into chickens because we want to live a more healthy, independent lifestyle. You can...