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I have a chance to add a BLRW roo to my flock of 15 girls....but I am not sure if it's a good idea pending age of the roo. My girls are 11 weeks old, so I am wondering what is the oldest I should go with a cockerel/roo? Am trying to figure out ages now and I am aware of the quarantine period...

I have 3 Dixie Rainbow 7 week old pullets.....and I do not think that they are Dixie Rainbows. All the photos I have seen of them shows them to be multicolored, all different patterns, etc. My 3 are just white. I am not sure if after they molt they will change colors but arter a LOT of time...

So, my first flock of chickens, hooray! I started with 16, lost 1 (appeared to be weak and sickly, was expected) and the remaining 15 look great. However, I am thinking I might be really, really lucky and have gotten all pullets - and some were straight run - and am wondering (approxmately)...

This might be useful for first time coop builders...like me, who wants a really nice roof on mine http://www.blocklayer.com/roof/gambreleng.aspx http://www.blocklayer.com/roof/ http://www.mycarpentry.com/roof-pitch-calculator.html http://www.wendrickstruss.com/calculator/index.asp I know of...

Hello everyone! My mother and I are just about ready to begin construction of our coop (we plan on having 6-7 hens when all is said and done) and there is a bit of concern in regards to the winter temperatures here in Upstate New York. It often reaches -20 here in winter, so my thought was to...

Hiya, new to the group. I'm in upstate NY and my family and I will be getting a few chickens this spring. Been reviewing the site and forums here, they all look really useful so I figured I'd join! Template q's.... (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens...