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Hello, Thanks! I am interested. Can you tell me more about your flock? Do you have any pictures? How do you know they carry the blue genes? Thanks ! Also, We are still under a snowstorm here, and no broodies yet. Is this the best way to stay in contact?

Hello, I have a flock of black australorp and would like to mix up the genetics in the flock. I usually get broodies every year, and this year I would like to swap out some eggs to mix up the genes a bit. I am hoping to find someone similar to me interested in swapping or selling some fertile...

That sounds great. I will PM you.

Three beautiful organically raised, loved, Black Autralorp roosters need a new home. They were hatched by their mom last summer ("Henz Solo") and raised with a small flock of 12. They are gorgeous, large, with black and green feathers. They have been exceptionally good with each other and the...

Hello, Thank you so much for asking. I did sort of adopt them, rather they adopted us. They roam with my flock when we free range they hang out outside and on top of our run and they protect our house. So it is all good. I did start feeding them and leaving out water. They sleep in trees...

"Shazam" what a great name for such a beautiful bird ! Don't you just love the green tail feathers?

And so chicken math begins !

Thanks for the reply. I dont really know the neighbor ( 1/2 mi down road) so Id have to gather birds in dog kennel and deliver. That doesn't sound like fun. So I ventured to let my birds out for their free range time, since their buddies were waiting for them since 7 am, and they are all...

No, our food is in the barn in their coop. The three from next door have always wandered over and back eating tics. But today the five are actually sitting next to the run and have not left all day. Its like they are waiting for my birds to come out to play. I just cant imagine this...

So it started yesterday, when I went out to supervise our little flock of 6 hens and a roo for their free range time. The neighborhood guinea hens came over. Three were from my next door neighbor, and two more were from somewhere down the street. They hung with my birds and I didn't think...

Awe, thanks! I am just curious about breed because he is with my austrolorp hens and I am hoping for more austrolorp hens but not sure what kind of mix would be the result. Perhaps it really does not matter that much. He is such a good roo, that is enough for me !

OK. Thanks for the great info !

Thanks! I am n ew to chickens here.... What is meant by feathering on legs? Here is my best pic of legs....

He was supposed to be a black austrolorp, but clearly he is not all black. Could he be copper maran or orphington or probably some mix?

I am new to chickens, but I use about an inch of pdz on my poop board, and scoop it evey other day with kitty litter scoop. Easy, and NO smell. Much of the pdz spills onto the floor when I sift it into my compost bucket. The floor is sand over hardwarecloth over dirt floor. I rake the sand and...