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I was given a hen that the previous owner called a barred rock, but she has shorter legs than the others, her bars are lighter, and her eggs are truly white. Could it be she is a different breed, or just a mix?

Quote: Awesome!!! Always good to be thorough with our research, especially during the firsts of life. And good to know straight from the postmasters that they do what they do out of good consciences. Sounds exactly like what I did my first time. I went down myself to check it out and make sure...

Congrats! How are they doing so far? Any new updates?

I have ordered from Murray McMurray also, and they ship to the main post office in my area, instead of the one closest to me as well. Murray McMurray puts my phone number on the package and the post office calls me when the chicks arrive. I then drop everything to go and pick them up. The chicks...

I live in Gilbert, AZ, not too far from you. We call our hobby farm Chicken Scratch Ranch. Keeping your chickens alive during the summer can be a challenge if the weather is super hot with humidity and no wind, which happens sometimes during the monsoon season, between June and August...

Thank you... you're right... that's her! Now I know what kind of roo I should pair her with.

How exciting! Whatever you do, don't help them to hatch. If you do, they might not be ready. They need to ingest the entire yolk into their bellybutton. Sometimes they are unzipping while still ingesting. You want their belly to be closed by the time they hatch and then leave them in the...

Wyandottes take a bit longer to develop than the average standard breed chickens, so it is early, but my guess is it is a hen.

The lady who gave her to me called her a Rhode Island Red, but when I asked her if she was sure, she didn't know. She got it from a feed store as a chick, but couldn't keep chickens in her HOA. Feed stores typically buy pure bred pullets via catalog to sell to the public, and I thought this one...

Notice the penciling. I keep her with my RIRs, but she was given to me, so I don't know her breeding background.