This all started because my in-laws had chickens, so my wife decided we should have chickens. Then my youngest son chose poultry production as his SAE (whatever that is) for FFA (at least I know what that is). So now I have a couple of chickens in my backyard and next spring we plan on getting...
Sorry about the lighting. My backyard is pretty well shaded. I had suspected Production Red and New Hampshire both... as well as Orpington. One thing's for sure, at this point, I'm getting it narrowed down. Thanks everyone!
These ladies are about two months old, so they haven't started laying yet. But my in-laws had four exactly like them until recently and they laid large brown eggs. A co-worker of mine thinks they're Rhode Island Reds, but I think they're too light in color to be R.I.R's. I have a few ideas as...
Thanks everyone! I did some reading in the Learning Center and plan to do a lot more? TwoCrows... beautiful state you live in. I used to live up around Farmington and Aztec. Where, on this site, would I be able to post a pic, or two of my chicks? They're 2 months old, or so, and I'm having...
My 15 year old decided to get into poultry production for his SAE in the FFA. We recently bought a couple of pullet chicks from a farm and home retailer. Then, about a week ago, my wife brought home a bantam chick from an outing with her mother. I figure I'm getting dragged into something I...