Disclaimer: I am new to breeding so my knowledge is limited and my experience is non-existent.
I have had chickens for 10 years but have never done any chicken breeding. I want to start breeding chickens and selecting on egg production. My idea was to breed white leghorns because they are very...
I recently completed an incubator build using a styrofoam cooler. With my automatic turner it holds a dozen chicken eggs so it is not real big (perhaps 14" wide x 18" long x 14" high on the interior). I have been able to maintain a very stable temperature and humidity setting in the incubator...
Hi Everyone. I received an extra chick with my order and I'm not sure what she is. She is quite a bit smaller than the other chicks (they are 2 weeks old now) so I'm starting to wonder if she is a bantam. Also, she has a reddish tone to her which none of the other chicks have. Take a look...
I picked them up at 7:30 am and they were all alive (26 of them)! They are California Whites, Buff Orpingtons, Easter Eggers, Barred Rocks, Silver Laced Wyandottes and Gold Stars.
Hi Everyone! I am just starting out and trying to convince my wife to jump into chickens as well. I have read everything I can get my hands on but want to experience the real thing! I am looking at raising some meat birds (Cornish Rock Broilers) and a half-dozen or so laying hens (Maybe...