I have some young pullets that look really light and they were from a hatchery and when I ordered them I ordered blues. They are very pretty but not sure if they meet the standards and they do look light lavender in color.
I keep mine in the coop. I have 80 hens in one part and 26 hens in the middle part if the coop and 12 cochin bantams in the other part. The bantams are the only ones that have a wall heater going. The other hens put off enough body heat to keep it warm in their parts of the coop. I have to have...
I feed crumble to my chicks and ground feed to my layers. My bantams get crumble also. My new 8 week chicks throw a lot of the crumble out of the feeder. I don't know how to break them of that.