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I've had chickens since Spring '12. My first flock was 28, mostly meat birds, and few hens. We lost a few in the summer from the heat, but they were meat birds. It was a really hot summer that year. I still have 7 girls from that batch, who are all healthy and are laying great. I just got 17 new...

I figured I would put this little story in the Local Chicken Laws and Ordinances section. On May 21st of this year, I got 28 chicks from McMurray Hatchery. We ordered the meat and egg combo, which is 10 layers, and 15 meat birds. These were our first chickens ever. We were supposed to get 25...

Here is who we call Crow...my 5 week old Australorp. I'm wondering if it's a he or she. Also..I'm having confusion with the following chick. She's showing characteristics of a Jersey Giant, but the soles of her (or his...what do you think about the gender) aren't yellow, but seem to be pink. I'm...

I have chicks for the first time, and like many others, I'm trying to identify them. Here's a pic of what I think is a black Australorp. Do you agree? Also...what would the black and gray speckled one be? I'm having a hard time with this, going between a couple different sites. I got the...

Growing up in a rural community, as a child I'd always wanted some kind of farm animal. Now all grown up and close to 40 years old, I'm a homeowner, wife and mother of two boys, and live on the outskirts of town in a development. Our fenced in backyard makes for a nice, secluded spot where we...