I have a couple of my barred rock boys who look like this
and this rooster who looks like a Barred Roo should ( at least from what I've seen)
Are they most likely crosses and what do you think they may be crossed with, they have those dark blue wing and tail feathers and a couple...
I'm new to chickens as well and read about soft shelled eggs but didn't "find" any till yesterday. My hens are 18 weeks old and a handful of them have been laying for two weeks. Until yesterday all were nice hard small eggs ( and very delicious I might add ) these lasts two one was under...
my very first egg found this morning! The flock is 16 weeks old, didn't think I'd get one this early but very exciting. The store bought egg is "jumbo", still a pretty good size for first egg.
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I ordered my through Rochester Hatchery out of Westlock AB... I kept looking for local and didn't have any luck finding so I went with them... about a week after I placed my order I found out about a facebook page " A Speckled Hen" which is a page for Canadian's. Found all kinds of...