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nice looking chicks, Cluck-Cluck. Can't wait to see the pics of them as they grow! How many did you get?

Nice pics

Thanks, Gibblets!

Gibblets, what kind did you get at the Atwoods at Fort Smith? Thanks.

Thought this was interesting (the "experts" all chose a different bird." http://www.albc-usa.org/documents/pressreleases/AChickenChoosin2009.pdf Another article on heritage chickens and taste http://www.grit.com/daily-commute/Best-Tasting-Heritage-Chicken-Breed.aspx

Old hens and older roosters make great soups and stews and broth made heritage chickens is much tastier than anything you can get in a can.

Dorkings are usually in the the top 3 in "heritage chicken taste offs" and have a larger breast than most heritage birds (but they do grow slowly.) And even old birds are good in a stewpot (my Dad always threatens to turn his non-performers into chicken and dumplings.) ;-)

Awful neighbors!! Wish you could keep more than 1!

You are welcome! Bears in a jacuzzi! I bet that is a sight! Good luck with your first egg!

My mom's love everything put eggplant. They eat everything previously mentioned and LOVE red pepper too. We pull the pepper plants, collards etc (whole plants) at the end of the season and the chickens strip them clean. they also LOVE grass, esp. clover (but only if you don't put anything on...

One trick that my mom utilized to be able to use chicken wire , which is cheaper, but diminish threat of predators is to nail aluminum/tin panels all around the bottom and very very top of the wire, as the raccoons cannot climb the tin. I don't believe she has lost chickens to predators in...

I live in rural Arkansas, so very NOT safe. We have all the predators you named, plus more. The worst for chickens for oppossums, raccoons and skunks, but I no longer let my cats out after I saw a HUGE bobcat snatch one of my favorites off my back porch. My Dad has a game camera set up in...

Thanks, guys, for the feedback. I love the look of the Creves, and love birds which such an established history. I may try a few out next year. If I could find someone (affordable) to build me some chicken coops, I would keep them busy! Thanks for sharing the pics of your birds. They are great!

Would love to see a pic of your crev roo hanging out with the family furrballs! Great pics of your birds, btw! Thanks for sharing. I would like to get crevs, but does anyone know how they do in a mixed flock. I know Polish birds are supposed to get picked on horribly and I hate to see...

Beautifully put!!! I think their poor communication is actually part of their screening process, culling out those too impatient to be good breed preservationists. :-) I originally placed an order in 2012 and had a targeted ship date (received confirmation within a week), but d/t to...