We love our Nankin hen. She's very sweet and good natured, excellent bird for beginners or kids. She comes when called, she's an excellent bug hunter, likes to sit on your lap (or head, or...
I have 6 Barnies, they did start laying at about 28 weeks, but that is not an issue with me. Most of my poultry did. They don't lay the really dark eggs, but they are large, dark brown and some...
Leghorns are great egg laying chickens. They are friendly to other Leghorns and can easily fly. The only problems is that they are bad in the pecking order and they can make a mess of the yard....
I will start by saying that I love Australorps. In fact, my very favorite hen is an Australorp. She is such a sweet chicken and just let's you walk right up to her to pick her up. She doesn't run...
Here are my two blue hens with their brood of chicks. Please excuse one hen's poopy butt. They would not get up from the nest, and you know what happens when they don't get up..
Yes you would think black x black would = black lol, but here's a picture of mom's and the dad....ignore the white chickens they aren't the parents..lol
they are out looking for bugs while we clean the pens...
thankyou Aoxa... mine might be darker than your blues, it depends on the lighting...! Beautiful birds you have there....=)
It's happened vice versa to me. My blue hens have produced two black chicks Though the majority of them are blue, I do have some whites and silver colours out of them.