I have a flock of RIR and Black Sex links from Tractor Supply. I’m at 7 weeks now and The blacks are black, and the RIR’s are a dark mahogany except 1 who is a much lighter buff color. Is this a color variation or different breed? (The lighter one is the friendliest in the flock which makes me...
I recently got my first batch of chicks in my brooder. They are currently 2 1/2 weeks old. Just found out my neighbor has same age chicks of different breeds in his brooder. We are thinking of trading a few chicks for variety. My question is would they be easier to introduce new chicks to...
Hey All,
We are new to raising backyard chickens. My grandfather had a commercial chicken farm in CA and my father grew up working it. But the farm was sold when I was young so even though my childhood was filled with raising chicken stories I had none of the experiences.
I now live in...
I am in the planning stages of building my first run. I live in a suburban neighborhood that allows chickens. I am planning on putting my run along the side of my 6 foot wooden fence. My question is can I just use the wood fence as one side of my run or do I need to add welded wire to the...