Thanks @LunaMarieWolf and all. There was a lot of information to consider in my own flock management. Some of mine are pets; some would probably taste good in soup.
My Example: we bought an "Ameraucana" pullet at TSC. Mature she looks like a Welsummer hen with the fluffy Ameraucana neck. Her eggs are medium/dark brown with blue/green speckles. (I know that the breeds are different, but the principle of blue-laying hen breed and a dark (somewhat...
It was in the spring of 2017 and I can't remember what I googled at this point. Probably something about caring for new chicks. But pretty much every Google search brings me back to BYC in the first dozen search listings.
Happy Wednesday! I have been browsing the site since we got our first chickens in 2017 (I thought we were getting 6 and my husband came home w/40). And so it began... We have assorted animals, but I really love my many chickens: Brown Leghorns, mutt Ameraucanas, a Buff Orpington, 3 birds that...