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I will try to get a picture of her so y'all can see what I'm talking about.

She's a Barred Rock. I have two Delawares and two BR's.

Thank you for the replies. The pullet's comb looks exactly as it did when she was 3 months old. She seems healthy and happy too other than being at the bottom of the pecking order. Truth be told, I'll keep her even if she never lays any eggs because she's so sweet. Since this is my first...

I bought four pullets at the beginning of last September. They were all "supposedly" 3 months old. Three out of the four have grown and developed nicely and begun to bless me with eggs, however the fourth, who is also at the bottom of the pecking order, has not even developed a comb yet, let...

Quote: Hi Deb.... Thanks for the welcome! I'm so glad you replied to my post because it gives me the opportunity to say how much I enjoyed reading the journey you and your DH took when building your home! I spent yesterday and this morning with many cups of coffee until I finished readying...

Quote: Hi Pat, Welcome to the hill country! We live in Granite Shoals but have an acre on the very dry LLano river in Kingsland. We have some friends who purchased 5 chicks from mobilechickencoops.com last spring and they are in love with the speckled sussex they purchased. They also...

Hi y'all! Finally registered yesterday after lurking for about 5 months in anticipation of getting a few hens. I've learned so much from all the information on this site, which is incredible I might add! But, I'm sure I'll have questions as I begin this new venture. Hubby and I just retired...

Quote: Thanks for the warm welcome everybody! Unclebean, I see you're in Tower City. I'm from Williamsport and will be traveling to Lewisberg in a couple of weeks to visit family I have there. I can't wait to get away from this Texas heat for a few weeks!!

Thanks for the welcome redsoxs! I have already learned everything I know about chickens right here! The dog in your avatar is precious! He/she looks like a real sweetie!! How does the dog get along with the chickens?

Hi y'all! After reading and learning so much from this fabulous, addictive website, I thought I'd finally register. I don't know why it took me so long! We recently retired to a small town about an hours drive northwest of Austin, and have just completed converting a garden tool hut into a...