Sounds like a really good idea! Not in any rush to add to the flock right now, so have time to explore options and maybe attend the Springfield show!!! Thanks everyone!
Taking 3riverschick suggestion and posting on here our needs for chickens and what our area and home offers them. We live in the Northeast, cold, snowy winters, summers are hot, humid, and like lately, can rain often! We cannot free range in our town. We have children, one who loves to pretend...
thank you! great definition. so I don't know if I belong in this group. I have 1 EE, 1 RIR/Cuckoo Maran Mix, 2 Black Copper Marans and 1 Splash Maran. I would love a Deleware but can't find them in my area and don't want to order 6 from a hathery.
Thank you. She recommended I come to this thread to find out which breed is best for us! Well friends of ours had a broody hen who hatched out 2 babies 4 weeks ago. we took them last week. One is a rir/cuckoo maran mix and the other is a americauna/rir mix (who we believe is a roo and won't be...