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Most people start with baby chicks. You still will need a little brooder setup for them -- the traditional method is to use a heat lamp, which works fine, but there is also a huge thread on the Raising Baby Chicks part of the forum about using a heating pad instead -- you make a cozy little...

JohnB, There isn't a taste difference between different breeds or different shell colors, but the freshness of the eggs and the diet the chickens eat does make a difference. Eggs laid yesterday by healthy chickens that eat a high-quality diet are definitely better than the grocery store kind...

JohnB: I've only had chickens for about a year, and I'm sure there are more experienced people who might give you advice, but I think the three breeds you listed are good ones. Our Speckled Sussex girls are only "pretty good" layers, I think about 3-4 eggs a week from each of them. But ours...

**I'm cross-posting this in hopes of finding any "takers"** Hi Jersey peeps We have rooster problems at our house and I'm hoping somebody might be able to help me out. Our baby chicks came home with us about a year ago, and turned out to contain one "surprise" speckled sussex rooster...

I worry about our chickens going over the fence too, though our situation is different since we are surrounded by woods. I have wondered about extending the top of the fence by putting some chicken wire up or something... I'm not sure if there is a way to do that without it being super ugly...

YES, today!! My 13 year old son found it. He told me this morning he thought one of the buff orp ladies was about to lay, and he was right. He brought the little pullet egg into the house still warm from being laid. It's pretty exciting.

We are still waiting on our first egg. We expect it any day now. So, no, not yet. Our rooster was my special little buddy until a few weeks ago, when he suddenly didn't want to be touched anymore. Several more experienced chicken people say that is normal and to just give him his space and...

Yeah our guy is only now really getting the hang of crowing, they are so silly We're near Chatsworth in Woodland Twp. Coyote attack was in Shamong: http://pinebarrenstribune.com/a-pair-of-coyotes-attack-family-pet-in-shamong-p158-165.htm

Oh goodness, I understand about fried brains. And I definitely know where that store is :) How old is your little roo now? Ours is about 4 months, and starting to dance, which is hilarious. We already have a regular pet sitter we have used for years for our other animals, and I completely...

They look like so much fun, I love that the Polish have their little crests already as chicks. Where did you get them from? Are they straight run? We got 9 chicks around the end of February. 3 each of Buff Orp, Easter Egger, Speckled Sussex. They were all sexed pullets but one of the...

Oh, those chicks are super cute. What breeds are they?

Hi there! We don't have any chickens just yet, but we do live in South Jersey. We're in Woodland township. We're planning to get chicks this spring. And we have a big pile of scrap lumber which is going to magically turn itself into a coop, I guess. I think the plan is about 6-8 hens, of...