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Well, I'm relieved that my Black Langshan is a roo. I soooo wanted another BL rooster. My other one died this past spring. He was such a wonderful flock manager. OTOH, the EE roo does not make me overly happy. He was supposed to be a she, but when I saw how red the comb was becoming, I...

I have a few 5 week-old chicks I need to verify gender and/or breed. They were ordered from Ideal. This chick is supposed to be a she. Did Ideal sex it right? Is this little darling an EE? It was supposed to be a female Gold Sex Link, which I think it's not. And this handsome Black...

As far as roosters go, my favorite would be the Black Langshan. Very gentle, but keeps a sharp eye out for predators...herding all the hens into the woods or under the coop when a hawk flys by...or even a buzzard. I've read that other folks have had similar behavior from their BL, as well. Our...

I feel your pain, gritsar, I'm just down the road from silkeysandra and we didn't receive enough moisture to settle the dust. Looking forward to fall.

I've never called the post office ahead of time. We're a semi-rural area (about 3,000 population inside the city limits), so my PO is used to this sort of thing. As ScottyHOMEy said, they've been doing this a long time. But, it wouldn't hurt to call them & give them your phone number, just in case.

I feed left-overs containing chicken all the time. Just one more source of protein.

My chickens sit under the mister off and on during the day. They look so funny with the water beaded on their feathers. I'm located in North Central Texas & it's been hotter than all get out for a month, now. Praying for some rain, today.

We are in the process of building a new coop, 12'X 20'. We bought a single sheet of vinyl, exactly the size of the floor and put it down before the walls were installed. Actually, only two walls are up, hopefully, this weekend the remaining walls will be put in place. We plan on caulking along...