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I have a 5 month old Buckeye rooster who needs a new home. I am on Whidbey Island, Wasington.

My neighboor complained about our rooster crowing at 4 am so we took action. Every evening when they go to roost, I go in the coop, grab the rooster, and put him in a small carry kennel designed for a small dog or cat. Then, I bring him up by the house and cover him with an old sleeping bag...

I am increasingly interested in methane gas production from chicken manure. Has anyone else done this succesfully? If so, How?

the makings of black sex links?

How much do I have to worry about in-breeding when it comes to chickens. I have two roosters, a Barred Plymouth Rock (BPR) and a RIR. I have four BPR hens that are probably sisters to the BPR rooster since they came from the same store, and thus hatchery(?). I have two RIR hens that are possibly...

Does anyone know of any ministeries whereby chicken people like us are organized to go into poor countries and set up small scale chicken/egg operations for orphanages and villages?

After waiting all summer for one of my hens to go broody, I now have two that have gone broody in September! Is this unusual? Will the chicks do ok with the hen caring for them going into October and November? We have fairly mild winters here on Whidbey Isl., Wa.

Yes, I think you are right, they are minorcas, they're feet are black, like the minorca pictures I am seeing online, and not yellow, like the black leghorn photos i am seeing.

Do black leghorns lay white eggs?

I have an Austalorpe too, and they are alot skinnier than the Aussie.

Yes, plus, not sure but I think they are the ones giving me white eggs too.

Bought these along with a bunch of other chicks. They are supposed to be Jersey Giants but, 6 months later, they are still smaller than all the other hens.