I apologize if this question has been asked before, but I couldn't find any responses for this "burning question"!
How long should a hen be laying before I use her eggs in an incubator? I have a young Cream Legbar and some Ameraucana pullets and will eventually want to hatch some of their...
I have 22 hens (mostly Barred Rocks and Golden Sex Links) and one rooster that are all approx. 1 1/2 years old. This past June I purchased some Ameraucanas (3 pullets/one roo) a Cream Leg Bar Roo and Pullet and then a broody hen hatched out 3 more pullets.
I have noticed that the "newbies"...
I have 22 established hens and Ed the Rooster (pic above). In June, I purchased some straight run Ameraucanas (one is male) and a male and female Cream Legbar.
I am considering "retiring" Ed and keeping the Legbar and Ameraucana males. So I can raise more pure Ameraucanas, Cream Legbars and also...
I actually signed up here last summer but never posted anything until this past week! I started raising chickens in the Spring of 2013 and found so much great info here! I now have 2 Buff Orpingtons, 4 Barred Rocks, 2 White Leghorns, 10 Golden Sex Links, 3 Ameraucanas, 2 Cream Legbars and a...
I am not sure of the sex of these two Ameraucanas. They are a little smaller than one of my others that I know is a rooster. Any help is appreciated
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