This little sweetheart was a gift from my aunt. On a visit to Atwoods, I of course could not keep myself away from the chicks. Knowing that I had a decent flock at home, and my husband would kill me, I fell in love with a teeny tiny little chick, which was white and gray. So I picked the one...
I'm not sure what the popular opinion is on Easter dyed chicks, but seeing a brooder full of brightly colored puffballs at my local feed store was a little too much for me to resist, reguardless of how many chicks I had back home. So, I made some excuse about getting it for my three year old...
Ok, so I've determined this little guy is my free exotic. (I'm assuming its a male, rumor has it most free chicks from hatcheries are males) The issue is I have no idea what kind of chicken it is. I've looked through Murray McMurray's catalog even and most chicks don't look as white as he was...
We went to Atwoods the other day, and I couldn't help myself when I spotted the feather-footed chick with black skin in amongst the Assorted Bantams. So I picked out every chick with feathered feet (which totaled 5) and brought them home, and I'm fairly sure I ended up with four Silkies and a...
I definitely have my picks for breeds, but I've had some difficulty deciding exactly how I'm going to get the chickens I want. I live in Northeastern Oklahoma (Stilwell), not too far from the Arkansas state line. We definitely have our fair share of Co-ops that I could order from, but I'm dead...
Hello BYC! I found this site probably when I was about 15 years old, when I first became obsessed with Silkies. Its been a long time since then, and I've had Silkies at one point and my fair share of regular Oklahoma game chickens, but we've been sadly chicken free for a while. My husband and I...