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My chickens get all of our scraps. I just gave them pizza today. I'm not throwing food away. There really isn't anything that I don't give them (except straight chocolate).

I read this article by Lisa Steele talking about older hens. She says that their eggs are higher quality, have better hatch rates, and that they make better mothers. I was wondering if anyone has experience supporting this. I'm also wondering if traditionally non-broody breeds (rhode island red...

Yes. Thank you for the photo reference!

Thank you! I think you nailed the breed!

Thank you!! I have googled this so much and couldn't figure it out. Welsummer looks right! I didn't get the best pic, but one speckled sussex has a noticeably smaller comb. I hope I have at least 1 hen. Oh well, I just picked up 20 day old speckled sussex so hopefully that will make up for it!

I was holding newborn baby number 3 when my husband asked if I would be up for getting chickens. I said, "Absolutely not!" I came home one day to a small coop and 5 chickens. We now love them and our operation had grown. We are working on adding ducks. We are also planning to build a new coop to...

These chicks are 8-9 weeks old. I bought them from a lady who buys leftovers from hatcheries. She thought she had removed most of the roosters (her best guess of course). It's been 6 weeks and I'm thinking I may have 1 hen and 3 roosters. I also think only 2 are speckled sussex?

similar issues I'm having...these are supposed to be speckled Sussex. I know they get more spots when they're older, but I think the 2 pictured should have some spots!