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@babylady4 @jvls1942 @bigzio - oh no, I apologize for the carelessness of my post. I'm so sorry - I didn't intend to imply none of you were experts. But to my embarrassment I see that's what I've done. Please accept my apology!

Oh no, that looks like a cockerel to me :( Barred rock females are darker (like the one in the bottom corner of your pic), and the males have much more white. Check out this post/thread: Barred Rock Gender You can also post over in that forum and see what more experienced folks than myself...

Howdy, neighbor! :frow I think you could ask on this thread, or you can check out the Buy/Sell/Trade forum: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/#buy-sell-trade.67 That forum is grouped by type (hatching eggs, different ages of chickens, etc) instead of location. There's also the swaps...

@babylady4 - so beautiful! Every time I read this thread I get hungry....!

We started with 5 chicks because that sounded like a very reasonable number. I didn't know then about chicken math!!! :lol:

Thanks! I'll be asking around :jumpy I figured I'd better learn how to incubate before buying shipped eggs from all the gorgeous breeds I want... We can't have Roosters but we can have 25 hens, and so far only have 5 pullets (and our coop to house 25 is almost livable!)

Howdy, neighbor! We can't have Roosters, either :( Where do you get hatching eggs? I was gifted a secondhand incubator and now I want to try it out! I was looking for some local eggs to start with :jumpy

Just a heads up - last year I wanted to see a naturopath, and found out that something with WI law meant they weren't recognized as medical doctors so they weren't covered by insurance.

Hi fellow Wisconsinites! My husband and I are going to start raising baby chicks soon - they will arrive at the feed store either the first or second week of April (the large store order is dependent on when all the breeds ordered hatch). We have a two year old daughter, so we are starting with...