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The eggs have started hatching! I have tolbunt chicks available for shipping or pick up. My flock came from four different breeders so I have good genetic diversity in the chicks. These are all pure tolbunts, no golden laced splits. I have a frizzle roo covering 8 smooth hens so there is a...

I ended up with three hens from the Greenfire line of silver double laced barnvelders so I am in search of a rooster. Does anyone know someone that might have an extra?

I am thinking about ordering some chicks but is it too dangerous to have chicks shipped in the summer months?

I have some old real butter can I feed it to my chickens?

What is the breed that is pictured on the front page of backyardchickens.com with the title “Chicken Breeds. What breed is your choice?”

Does anyone know/understand the life cycle of mites/lice? I was wondering if I left a coop void of chickens for a month would that break the life cycle of the mites/lice?

Does anyone have experience with both the Genesis 1588 and Brinsea Octagon 20 Advanced EX? I am trying to decide between them and was wondering if I would see any appreciable difference in hatching success between the two incubators.

Does anyone have experience with both the Genesis 1588 and Brinsea Octagon 20 Advanced EX? I am trying to decide between them and was wondering if I would see any appreciable difference in hatching success between the two incubators.

I realize this is a very broad question and cannot be answered specifically but I am just looking for some frame of reference. How many birds, trios, and hatched chicks would I need to have to produce show birds that could win in the show ring? I am looking more at local shows, county/state...