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Short answer - The combo above will most likely give you green eggs, or possibly (but not likely) some shade of brown eggs. True blue is almost a zero possibility. Long answer - (I am fascinated by genetics, so only geeks like me need to read further) Egg shell color genetics can be...

Those are beautiful hens. I bet those eggs will look awesome in your basket. I know everyone goes crazy for any blue eggs I have. If you ever decide to pursue getting a rooster, let me know. I've been looking for a rooster with blue egg genes for a while with no luck. I'd love to get one...

Hello everyone. I hope everyone is doing well. Its been a few years since I posted on here. Life and work got away from me And I had to go into a maintain mode with my animals. Time has freed up for me, so I’m looking to get a bit more active again. I still have chickens, but a bobcat took...

I'm in Mooresville, and I've had them for several years.

Starting to not like the 4th of July. Enjoyed the day and the cookout. But in the evenings every firework sets off my Peacock, Horace. He starts screaming which sets off his girls and my guinea hens. They start screaming and then my chickens join in. We had people setting off fireworks...

If you are selling to mostly friends and family, I don't think you will have any worries about running afoul of any laws in Indy.

We got 4 barrows. Going to see how we like them before we commit to breeding stock. I'm installing the electric fencing this weekend, I'll let you know if I need any advice or troubleshooting.

I have thought about sheep, but lack fencing for them at the moment, so I haven't pursued it. Plus we just got four American Guinea Hogs and we are working on getting them setup on pasture. learning a lot about electric fencing at the moment(I do the electric netting with chickens, but putting...

I got pretty lucky with mine. 1 roo, 4 pullets! I just lost a barred rock hen like that too! Wonder if it is a weakness in the breed?

I've been part of several group purchases with others on this forum from there. The others can give you their opinions. They are not your typical commercial hatchery. They are more like heritage breeders on a larger scale. Don't expect: Great communication or any handholding. They breed...

BYC SITE UPDATE Just an fyi for everyone on the thread. You may or may not have noticed that BYC is going to update their software platform for hosting the site. It looks like it will end up being a good deal for everyone. There will be more functionality and stability. However during the...

2 years old is definitely not old for a chicken that can live 7yrs+. However she will probably not lay like she did before her first molt, especially if she was laying almost every day. Some production style birds do come close the second year, i have some hybrid brown layers that are laying...

Not too far away here in Mooresville. What type of hatching eggs are you looking for and what type of eggs do you have?

I only kept one female. She is doing great in with the flock.