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So, we purchased some quasi-mystery eggs at a chicken swap that were labeled “frizzles/sizzles.” 5 of our babies hatched. 4/5 are obviously frizzles, but they are very curly, which has me worried that they might be frazzles. They’re all black skinned, so I know they’ve all got at least a bit...

I swear that my hens must be competing with one another for the title of most obnoxious chicken. Every morning, between 5:30 and 6:00 am (while still locked safely in their nice, dark coop) the bastards start bokking...not because they've laid an egg, but because they want to be annoying. So...

This is my first batch of straight-run chickeroos, and I am having no luck picking out who the pullets are (God forbid there aren't any...eek). I've got one very obvious Roo, but the others are still suspects. Three of the five chicks have big, thick legs (def. Roo included), BUT four of the...

THERE IS HOPE! My Buff Orp laid her first egg on Tuesday at 42 weeks! I'd just about given up on the old girl. So, to those of you waiting on your chicken spinsters to start a-laying, it *will* happen, sometimes they are just on their own time schedule! ~Stacy

My ten month old hatchery (Ideal) Buff Orp gal has yet to lay a single egg. I am rather perplexed. This was our first year with chicks, and we got our first egg at around 30 weeks from our Barred Rock, and then about a month ago our Easter Egger started laying. So, they were both late...