I am so sad and discouraged. I love our flock and I really want to make something of this chicken lifestyle. But this may be the last straw, we have had such bad luck the last four years.
We had a raccoon get half our first flock. (upgrade coop security)
Then we lost a batch of chicks to a...
I have read multiple threads about heat tolerant breeds and there don't seem to be any stand out breeds for this trait. I live in central Texas and our summers have become increasingly brutal. I am in the process of replacing and upgrading my flock from a mixed hatchery bunch. The EEs in my old...
I have been lurking around forever, and finally decided to jump on in. My family has been raising backyard chickens for about 4 years. We recently decided we wanted to decide on one heritage breed to conserve/improve and are very excited to get started with that!
I am so glad that y'all are...