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I have done this before, the worst that happened in my flock was the new recruits became the underdog and stayed the underdog their entire time in the flock. They never caught up in size to the others and spent most of the time dodging the other hens. And that was with a mostly free range flock...

Thank you all for your help. I was thinking some Easter egger. And I will be keeping him. He is one of the friendliest roosters we have had, not that we have had too many. I am looking forward to seeing what his offspring look like.

A picture of his beard

Hi all, I recently brought home a rooster from a fair. The owner was not available so we were unable to ask what breed or breeds he is. I was under the impression that chickens at a show were pure but have been unable to figure out what this guy is. Anyone have any ideas? He looks to be about a...

Mama and babies ventured outside for the first time today.

:D The chicks have been exploring the big coop with mama showing the way. They have not yet ventured outside, but they seem awfully interested in going out soon.

I have some details of the project. "The effects of a Temperature Spike on Chicken Gender." To summerize the best I can, 3 batches of eggs were incubated, one control, one with a 3 degree increase in temperature, and one with a 3 degree drop in temperature on the day the gonads develop. So this...

After one week all 10 chicks are doing well.

This is the happy mama and her happy babies.

Well, it has been a year of firsts for me. My family has had chickens both layers, and broilers for about 5 years. We have always purchased day old chicks, and raised them in a brooder. This spring my daughter and I built an incubator and hatched 9 chicks for the first time. I was hoping to have...