Ok, so I am interested in getting quality RIRs, and I have a friend who knows a breeder, but I was wondering what the price differences were. I know they are more expensive than a farm store (like TSC or Rural King) bird, but how much of a price difference? I was thinking about $25 per bird, is...
ISA Browns are my recommendation, out of the circled breeds those are the only ones I have but I highly recommend them! First off they lay sooo many eggs! Since you are wanting to add different colors to your flock I also recommend them, they are a light brown (as I'm sure you already know) with...
I have 8 1/2 month old chickens, and one of them (a Rhode Island Red) is showing signs of molting. She is losing feathers, her comb and wattles are small compared to what they were, and she is hiding from me and more skittish than usual. However, she is the lowest in my flock's pecking order. I...
I am also interested in learning more about this...this March I got my first chickens, 3 RIRs and 4 ISA Browns. Living in northern Indiana I was nervous about how the high production ISAs would do, but instead they seem fine and it is my RIRs with problems! One of them is constantly shivering...
Hi! I live in Northeastern Indiana and, after reading about chickens for a year, got my first chicks in March of 2024.
I currently have 7 chickens, 3 Rhode Island Reds and 4 ISA Browns.
Some of my favorite aspects of having chickens are: 1. having pets and being able to watch the chickens...