My guess would also be that she is closely related to a Cuckoo Marans, if not one herself. It is unlikely that she is a Barred Rock, since they tend to have yellower legs than she does. If she is around 5 months old, you shouldn't have to wait long to see if she lays dark eggs, which would...
Hello, all. I've been wanting to be able to ship hatching eggs and chicks for a while now and have been researching NPIP testing. It is my understanding that they must test every bird you have, right? Also if they find an infected bird, they kill it? I am confused as to whether you can ask for...
Hello, everyone. I ordered from Ideal Poultry and they included extra males in my order for warmth. I was wondering if you guys could help me figure out what breed they are.
As you can see, they are reddish colored with a light patch on their chest. There are even some that are mostly a...
It is much easier when the dog is a puppy. Either way, we hold our chickens and let the dog see them (don't hold the chick up to a dog, that can be dangerous). We let the dog see that we care for them and that they don't do harm to us. Once the birds are old enough, we put them in a small pen so...
I will start by saying that I love Australorps. In fact, my very favorite hen is an Australorp. She is such a sweet chicken and just let's you walk right up to her to pick her up. She doesn't run or anything. Sometimes she even comes up to me and acts like she wants to be petted. I love their...
I live in the country, but am not into extremely customized trucks. I prefer them to look good as soon as I buy them. And I'd rather have a sport/luxury car than a truck. Behind chickens, cars are my next favorite 'hobby'.
The first bantam looks to be a buff-laced Polish, the RIR/NHR cross (probably a Production Red) is a boy, and the second pictured bantam looks like a White Sultan. I'm not sure on the gender of the bantams because of their crests, but if I had to guess, I'd say the Polish is a pullet and the...