Recent content by BooBooChickin

I knew chicks would dig this hair

Yes! In doing some research I have read that maybe the dad isn't a "full blood" barred??

It's strange, I watched all 8 of my chicks hatch from eggs laid by our barred rock mom and pop and 3 of the 8 are solid black with white on their faces. I would love to know the answer to this mystery myself!

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I have found great homes for both of them. I have had several people look at them and the gender is just too obvious. One of them is gorgeous. I'd like to keep him but I would be the one person that the city would enforce the no rooster law on! Thanks for the...

Ok, so hello to all. I am brand new to raising chickens in my backyard. Everything has been going very well. I bought 8 barred rock chicks when they were 5 days old. The kids are now 12 weeks old and I obviously have two roosters. My question is when should I take them out of my yard? I'm not...