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The silver sebright and the mille fluer d'uccle, the ones we've been waiting for to come online, presented us with two little eggs today nestled up to the dutch bantie's egg already in the nest box. Oh yeah. Happy, happy, egg dance of joy. All hens are laying. I'm not at all excited. Really.

I've scoured the search function, read the lovely Raising Chickens for Dummies on the pecking/dominance games hens play. What I'm experiencing: In May we purchased two Dutch banties (two sisters) and then three (one was rehomed) smaller/younger banties. Two coops, side by side. Tried...

Once again seeking the smarts of the forum to help the girl and I identify and gender, oh please, oh please. Looking at the pictures of some chickens, we're now not so certain this is a roo. Then again, as new to the coop, we could be mistaken, too. She-Roo is a golden sebright bantam...

It's all my daughter's fault. She convinced me to get some chickens. I mentioned bantams and off she went. Only after she convinced dad to help. Then she infected me. Now we're a two chicken crazy household with two males (hubby, son) that only want one thing from the girls--eggs...

My sweet daughter needs information on these sweet chicks, please. She's hoping they are hens but as these little ones age, they're looking more and more like a roo. Take two time three. Since we're new to keeping bantams, we're guessing. With very feathered feet, a knife-edge like black...