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One of my chickens has a particularly weird comb (double rows of small spikes, much like a Carnation or a Buttercup, but much shorter like a Pea Comb). This got me wondering about what genes might be in the mix. A long way down the rabbit hole later!! there are a couple things about comb types...

One of my chickens has a particularly weird comb (double rows of small spikes, much like a Carnation or a Buttercup, but much shorter like a Pea Comb). This got me wondering about what genes might be in the mix. A long way down the rabbit hole later!! there are a couple things about comb types...

I've been re-using egg cartons for ages. I even have friends who keep all of theirs and give them to me in bulk whenever I see them. However, I'm getting pretty tired of re-using old egg cartons. I live in Washington where it rains all the time. Inevitably the egg cartons eventually get wet or...

I just moved to the olympic peninsula in Washington state and need to build a new chicken coop. The coop needs to be mobile, so I'm thinking about a tractor style coop. I saw one here in Washington that is entirely open air and am wondering if anyone else has done this!?? It's built like a...

We're moving (finally buying our own farm!) and are wondering about how best to move a flock of chickens. We have 9 chickens and are moving 2,000 miles. It's a 4-5 day trek driving 6-10 hours a day. We have a large truck and are bringing all of our furniture and stuff in an attached trailer...

Our chickens are 8 weeks old. They've been raised in the brooder with one another since day 1. We haven't had any issues with them determining a pecking order. We have 10 chicks. The 1 Olive Egger, 2 Wyandottes, and 2 Easter Eggers have been on the top of the pecking order and the 1 Cochin, 2...

We have a mouse problem. We live on a farm and the mice are inevitable. No matter how many traps we set or precautions we take, we have mice! We've kept our newly hatched chicks in the bathroom where the mice haven't been a problem. However, they're 3 weeks old and we've moved them into a larger...

Spring is in the air and we've all got chicks on the mind. Posting pics of my baby chicks and asking for your pictures of chicks! These little gals are two weeks old and absolutely adorable Buff Brahma #1: Buff Brahma #2: Partridge Cochin: Easter Egger #1: Easter...

Ordered several chicks. Can't figure out which is which! Is this a Mottled Cochin Bantam or Black Frizzle Cochin Bantam?

Ordered several chicks. Can't figure out which is which! Is this a Buff Brahma Bantam or Mille Fleur d'Uccle Bantam?

Our chicks just arrived! And now we're trying to figure out who's who. There are 10 chicks and 6 breeds: 2 Buff Brahmas Partridge Cochin 2 Blue Easter Egger Olive Egger 2 Barred Plymouth Rock 2 Golden Laced Wyandotte And now for the baby chicks! The picture appears above the number and...

I'm fairly new to Wisconsin and am wondering what chickens would work in this climate! It's upwards of 90 degrees and sometimes stormy in the summer and downwards of -10 degrees and snowing in the winter. I was thinking that I would need to get standard sized chickens with a smaller comb and no...

Hello All! I'm new to the site, but an avid chicken enthusiast. I had small flock of chickens in college: a Speckled Sussex, Golden Polish, Golden Wyandotte, and Belgian d'Anver that I absolutely adored. I've been living a fairly nomadic lifestyle since then, though, and haven't been able to...

I live on a farm in the country. We have an abundance of dirt. So much in fact that we've contemplated building a house out of cob. It's a natural building material made from dirt, sand, and straw. It's one of the world's most common building materials and has been widely used in England for...