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If your winters are really cold stick with peacombed breeds. I live in East TN, midway between Knoxville and Chattanooga. The coldest it gets here are a few rare nights in the teens but for most of the winter it stays between 30 and 40 degrees. Sometimes we get all four seasons in one day...

Quote: I know absolutely nothing about Buckeyes other than they are very rare.

Do birds of a feather flock together? I was told that if you had a "mixed flock" you would inevitably get crosses. I am leaning strongly towards Delawares and Cochins. I like Partridge Cochins and Blue Cochins. Definitely want a standard bird. Too many hawks around that would just love to scoop...

I have been considering Delaware's and I can find a breeder near me. All descriptions have said they are exactly what I have been looking for. And I do like the white coloring, stout body, and general plump-ness of them. I hear they have pretty good temperments. I want a nice chicken! However, I...

I have been reading books and researching chickens for a while now and am having a difficult time figuring out what breed(s) would be right for me. I need a dual purpose bird(s) that lays a decent amount of eggs, makes a good meat bird, cold hardy, is good at foraging, and one that can go...

And what does sex-linked mean?

Where should someone start reading for information reguarding chicken genetics and showing? I want to learn what it takes to breed a line of chickens to the standard and show them - but most importantly I want to have quality representations of a breed (or breeds) for years down the road. I hear...

No, no! You have been a great help. I think one of the best ideas I have had would be to house the roos individually in small coops and runs big enough for the roo and 5 to 6 hens at a time and cycle the hens through and let the others free range. I would just have one big coop for all of my...

Quote: Oh no problem at all! Thanks for your help!

Quote: BTW, great pics! Thanks! Your hen is gorgeous!

Great information guys! Thanks so much! Maybe I am making this harder than it should be. But I want to make sure I get everything right. So here's my next round of questions. Now none of this is set in stone, because I haven't a single chicken to my name, yet, and haven't set aside any large...

I have seen tons of posts about using an incubator to hatch out eggs, but not very many informative posts on letting nature work its magic and letting the hen be the mother. When a hen goes broody and starts setting on eggs, do you need to move her and the eggs to a seperate pen to hatch and...

How long would you say is "awhile"? Are we talking days, weeks or months? And what do you mean by "burn"?

Would there not be an issue of the chickens getting stressed out being moved twice a year from a tractor to a more permanent over-winter coop and vice verse? I live in East Tn and the coldest it ever gets in the winter is commonly in the teens and very rarely in the single digits. I would prefer...

Thanks! Looking forward to seeing you guys in the forum!