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4 white leghorns, 1 red leghorn, 1 banta, 1 barred rock, 1 (RIR + Banta mix), 1 RIR rooster = 9 103 + 9 = 112

Thank you! Everything has worked out just fine.

We came home today and found a chick. Yeah! It is a Barred Rock and RIR mix. We are not prepared for a chick. Plus there are 3 more eggs that Broomie is sitting on. I am concerned about our other chickens (2 barred rock and a RIR Rooster) interacting with the chick. We have separated the...

Thank you for the wonderful post! I find potato peels in my coop from time to time and it is my neighbor. Just as I do not want others feeding my dog the same goes for the chickens. I can't wait to try the oatmeal tomorrow morning.

We have no idea what breed Broom Hilda is. Any ideas?? I forgot to mention that she has feathered feet. Thanks for you input.

Thank you for all the warm welcomes. We had a wind storm and it knocked out my internet. I can't wait to get our first eggs!

First off -- I love this site. I have found it very helpful. We are new to the backyard chicken craze. We have 2 chickens and 4 chicks. We don't know what breed the first two. We have 2 Plymouth Rocks and 2 RIReds. Besides the chickens we have 5 cats and 1 dog. It's just me and my husband...