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I am curious if anyone has experimented with pure free range chickens, esp meat birds such as the cornish cross (yes I know about the freedom rangers as well), but also just with regular laying hens? I am wanting to try to start moving my chickens to less factory food dependency and more into...

Okay so I have been raising my first batch of cornish and they are around 7 weeks old. After a nasty spout of Coccidiosis Due to the heat I have been letting them out of their area and roaming around, well originally this was the cows stall and they cows decided they wanted back in during the...

All this past year I got some Jersey Giants from Maria's. They are great and I was thinking of adding some from a different breeder to my stock for diversity in breeding. Do you have any recommendations for some really high quality, show/Best of Breed. Giants? Here are a few photos of some of...

Anyone out there crossed a Lavender Palm Hen with a Sweetgrass Tom? My hen has hatched out 3 so far and at 7 weeks old they all have different color mixes. Any thoughts as to what they might look like will they stay the color they are now or will the change as they get older? I think the light...

Okay so I got a bunch of chicks in Nov from Rural King. I got some RIR, Barred Rock, and a breed I cant remember I specified. I am wondering if these are Wellsummer's or Olive Eggers? I have been thinking that they are Wellsummer's and looking at this thread I'm pretty sure they are, but thought...

Okay so my chicks are turning 2 weeks tomorrow. Please tell me they are not all cockerel's. Here are the photos for all 7 chicks.

I am wanting to raise some free range heritage chickens for meat (Not to sell, just for my family and I) and am looking to get some feedback on those who do. What is your favorite breed and why? I was thinking of maybe Buff Orpingtons, Jersey Giants, RIR or Barred Rocks. P.S. I am not looking...