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Hi! I have found out that I have until mid-July to move out, and I won't be able to take my ladies with me. These three are great layers, and are just now about 2.5 years old. One is a speckled sussex - Valerie, one a blue polish - Pepper, and the other a production red hybrid - Red. Valerie...

Ok, I've been doing searches here and elsewhere for a bit now, and I can't seem to find my answer. So, here's my question: Months ago, two of my chicks were thought to be young pullets, and turned out to be cockrels. Oops! We just got our first complaint from the neighbor about the crowing...

I have had a small breeding project in mind for a while, and am interested to find out if I can acquire one of the roos I want to get started with locally. Disclaimer: I know that I'm asking about rare breeds, and am talking about a breeding project with them not being matched to the same...

Is there anyone within a reasonable distance of Royersford area (preferably an hour or less?) who is ordering from Ideal Poultry? I have a strong want for a single male Jaerhon and am having difficulty finding any at all, much less any nearby! I am interested in this any time in the next year...

So my one speckled Sussex hen (Valerie, about 13 months) does this lovely cluck-cluck-coooo! The last part sounds just like a dove! I adore it. At first I thought she was nowhere near top of the pecking order, until I realized she just doesn't feel the need to assert herself very often (as the...

Hi! So I have a RIR that sort of adopted two older welsummer chicks (they're about 3.5 months now, but they were "adopted" almost a month ago). Anyway, now that they're pretty big, the more dominant of the pair has started standing on top of their mama hen, Matilda. Matilda just lays down...

Hi thar, So, I've been given this space to keep my (future) chickens. It's a shed that, when we moved in, was where all the firewood was kept for heating the house. It looks to me like it once housed a horse or two? I've gone over the place at chicken-eye-view as best I can and am in...

Hi, I'm Zinkies, or needsnewbrain, as the case may be. I am currently taking a "backyard poultry" course through my local extension office and I plan to get my first layers here in the next few weeks. In the meantime, I will be posting lots of questions! I live in southeastern PA and I want...