I grew up in the country and my grandmother always had chickens and coop so that is the extent of my chicken knowledge.
Now that a friend has been giving hubby farm fresh free range eggs he has decided its time to have our own.
He came home today with 4 jumbo cornish rock, 6 rhode island...
we are raising chickens for the first time bought at our local rural king. they sold my husband 4 jumbo cornish rock as laying hens.
my mom raised that breed a few years ago and said they will be table ready in 6-8 weeks.
my granddaughter who picked them out told her daddy "they don't lay eggs...