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Father: purebred black copper marans (no reason to believe he's another other than purebred) Mother: leghorn/Easter egger cross- she's white/bearded Chick: feather legged, bearded and is surprisingly barred I am assuming the barring is because of a recessive trait from the mother that would...

I ordered chicks recently from the closest hatchery to me (4hrs away). I specifically chose this hatchery even though they didn't have every breed I wanted because I didn't want to ship chicks across the entire country. Chicks shipped Tuesday night around 8pm. With an estimated delivery of...

This bird has me on the fence. I feel like it's comb and waddles are big. But sometimes it looks quite red and other times much more pale. Turns 7 weeks old tomorrow. I'm not seeing red wing bars but maybe I'm missing it?

11 chicks hatched on the 28th of October. Hens were black sex links, easter eggers, sapphire gem. Roosters were white leghorn and easter egger. All of the white chickens came out of blue eggs and I'm assuming the the father was the leghorn. All the blacks came out of the bsl and I'm assuming...

My friend was scrolling through Craigslist and found these golden laced polish for sale. Do these look like hens or roos to you? Pictures are not great and no idea on age.

Thanks in advance! I know my babies are probably too young to be certain about sex. But here I am, asking anyway. About 4 week old Easter eggers. Straight run from tractor supply. Certain the light one is a male because his comb is getting pink. The other 2 look so similar I can barely tell them...

Planted broccoli in the fall. Plants grew huge and beautiful. Never formed heads. I don't think it ever got cold enough. Now our temps are in the 80s during the day and high 60s or low 70s at night. They haven't gone to seed yet. Still look beautiful. Is it time to give up and pull them out? I...

Tuesday- tractor supply was completely out of chicks Wednesday- the pullet bin had: Brahmas, black sex link, Easter eggers, Cornish cross hens, and golden sex links. Nearly 90% of the black sex link "pullets" had white spots on their head. I asked for 2 chicks with solid black heads. This is...

After a year of posting on this site and reading every article I could on chicken rearing, I have finally acquired my first two hens. Given to me by a friend who is moving. They came to me exactly one week ago today with a 50lb bag of dumor layer crumble. The very next morning I got my first 2...

My friend purchased them from tractor supply last March. The white one has a lot of mud on her but I think she's supposed to be solid white. Both lay brown eggs. Thanks in advance.

I found this in my yard this morning. I have never seen one like it and I was just curious what it is.

Please let me preface this by saying I know the hen house and nest boxes are not likely to be used. But it will make for good storage or confinement area. I got this coop on clearance for under $100. I couldn't pass it up. The run which is the area that will get used is 18 sq ft. I hope to keep...

I've been lurking this site for months doing research on my future chicken flock. Well, the more I read the more interested I became in keeping coturnix quail. Seems to me they had all of the pros I was looking for with chickens without all of the cons. So I kind of put it out into the universe...

We recently purchased the house we have been renting for several years (yay!). I can *finally* plant a garden. I have laid out a large bed of a smidge over 500 square feet. Next week I'll be adding cattle panels to act as trellises. I also have a few smaller garden beds around the yard. Now...

Hello and thank you in advance! I'd also like to apologize now for any rambling in this post. After a lot of research about the chicken for me, my head is spinning. I have read many articles regarding appropriate breeds but honestly, everything seems contradictory. Perhaps it would be best if I...

Hello everyone! I'm in the planning stages before getting my first small flock of chickens. I'm actually 1-2 years out from being able to bring this dream to life. Ive been researching and reading for weeks but I could use some specific advice for my situation. I was so happy to find a friendly...