I ask because we already have a flock of six, fully grown chickens, and the Starlights I have right now are chicks that I'm trying to add to the flock.
I've heard that getting Ameraucanas is really tricky, because people will sell you chickens that are actually easter eggers. The fact that they're not pure breeds isn't the issue though, my dad just wants chickens with beards and my mom wants colorful eggs. Is there a reliable breeder in...
My mother bought these chicks when they were a few days old, and she said they were advertised as blue/green egg layers. I've looked at a few breeds that do that and they don't look like these chicks. Any ideas?
I have an established flock of six chickens that are all a couple of years old, and I've got three new chicks I'm trying to introduce to the flock. The chicks are absolutely terrified of the larger chickens and keep hiding underneath the coop. Should I wait until they get bigger or just leave...
I have a coop already, but it needs replaced, either with a new coop or just nesting boxes. The problem I'm facing is that every design I've seen online has the run attached to the coop, but my run is essentially a giant box that our current coop sits inside of. The run has a roof already, and...
I live in an area where it can get into the upper 90s with high humidity in summer, and down into the negatives in winter. A lot of sites say that particular breeds are better in certain temperatures, but I don't know what kind of chicken would be good in a volatile environment like mine. Any...
This is General So. I've had her for a few years and she was my first chicken. I was told she's a Bantham, because of the fluffy feet, but then I was told Banthams are small and she's as big as my Australorps. Does anybody have any idea what breed she could be?