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Hi Everyone! Okay I am new to chicken wrangling and was hoping someone could tell me if there is some sort of guide or resource for genetics. Maybe a "chicken recipe book" for how to breed for different results?b For instance, if I were to cross a silver-penciled plymouth rock rooster with...

I commend you for your restraint. I do not understand why people want to even HAVE animals if they are just going to treat them like this. At the risk of sounding a bit too extreme, it would be nice if we could take the owners and put THEM in those conditions so that they could get an...

I'm sorry about your birds. It may be the cat - very likely is. Blue Jays are also known to eat baby birds. It is a shame...they are lovely to look at but learning their dietary habits soured me on them and I can't stand the sight of them now. As for the cat, I would recommend talking with...

I understand! One little Banty Cochin of mine hatched four babies - and the other hens saw. The craze began and EVERYONE went broody! I didn't have enough nests for everyone to be broody at once and the fight has been on to get these hens to STOP setting. Interestingly enough, I thought I...

Hi Atterac, I generally begin to incorporate my age groups slowly - watching their behavior. From what I have seen, it isn't so much the age but the size and aggression that matters. You don't want larger chickens picking on smaller ones. I have some orpingtons that are only 8 weeks old...