Welcome! It's awesome that your kids are involved and get the opportunity to learn. My father also is the one that made chickens possible for me, and I will always be grateful. Great job!
Here's my Odin. He's a really good rooster. He's pretty easy to deal with when he gets feisty. He's not the suavest boy, though. He's more like Will Farrell in the Roxbury skits 🤣. I got him from a shelter last summer. He is missing half of the outer toe on the left leg and the outer on...
Very interesting. You're probably right, though. The offerings from that hatchery are usually more common breeds. I did end up with one accidental EE from my chick purchase last year (she was supposed to be a silver-laced Wyandotte). I almost wonder if she isn't some mix like an EE since she...
I bought this little cutie because she'd been overlooked due to her slight crossbeak. The store manager thinks she's an Ameraucana/Polish cross. She's around 9 months old. Included is a picture of her egg (it's the small pale peach one) in comparison to the egg my EE lays.