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I hatched out 9 chicks from my little flock about 3 weeks ago. I did ask about one of these guys already, but as the chicks are growing out, I'm unsure again. Possible fathers are - black australorp x dark cornish - he only shows the pretty beetle black plumage, although he is broad like a...

Hi, I hatched out 9 chicks from my little flock on March 10th. I thought that my Lavender Bantam Cochin roo was the father (because of the young age of my other cockerel), but I'm a little confused because of the colors I got. Possible mothers are, 1. buff orpington (not likely as the eggs...

Hi, I bought several bantam cochin chicks last year. I was told "gray" and "white", of course I knew gray meant "blue", but the coloring of my chickens has me confused. I just hatched out 10 chicks from this rooster, the mothers are a columbian rock (hatchery cross of CR roo over RIR hen?) and...

Hi, I have a BCM that seems to have gone broody. For 2 days, she has been sitting in the nesting box on everyone's eggs, and pecked me when I tried to get them out. They stopped being fertile about a week ago (rooster left about a moth ago) , but I DO have babies that hatched 2 days ago in the...

Hi, I have some marans crosses hatching out next week, and I'm thinking to raise the extras for meat. I should have about 15 or so that will be named dinner by the end of the 2nd week. Is there anything I can do to their living quarters or food that will make them a little tastier? No one in...

I realize it may be mothers day 2015, but I am willing to wait for perfection. I have been reviewing the genetics calculator and every post I can find, but I guess I just wasn't cut out for creating the formula on my own (I make pretty good coffee, though ;) ) I originally wanted a bantam...

Hi, As a mothers day present to myself, I have decided to buy a few fancy chickens. I currently have black copper marans, columbian rocks, buff orps, and will have some baby chicks soon that are all of those crossed with a blue birchen EE (ameraucana blue marans cross). I have some lavender...

Hi, I've read through a few different approaches, but I have a feeling my rooster is just a jerk. We probably shouldn't have named him "Friendly". 1) he is a Ameraucana (not EE) X Marans, he is SOOO pretty. We have had him since about 4 weeks old, and purchased 6 chicks out of a lady's...

Hi, I wanted to share my little story because I have recieved so much help and good advice around here over the last few months. Back in October, I bought my first 6 chickens. They were 4 weeks old and ON SALE! I saw an add on CL for French standard black copper marans for $5 and could resist...

Hi, I have eggs in an incubator that are supposed to hatch on thursday. Well, one little guy didn't realize that, and he/she hatched today. I noticed a small pip at 2:30 this afternoon when I was hovering - I mean, cleaning the floor of the bathroom. At 3:45 we have a fully hatched and...

Hi, Last week I ordered a special discount surprise egg collection. In it was 11 penedesenca eggs and 3 partridge penedesenca eggs. I had never heard of that breed before, and google didn't turn up too much information. I'm trying to figure out if I will keep these guys or not. I live in the...

Hi, I'm setting my first eggs on Tuesday, and am very excited . My problem is, I don't actually need anymore chickens. My other problem is, I'm already planning a second hatch. I do have 2 people that are interested in my unwanted chicks with this first hatch, but I'm wondering how reliable...

Hi, I have read through some similar topics, but it looks like a lot of people don't brood in the hatcher. I got an incubator for Christmas (hovabator something), but I would prefer to hatch in a different container. Please let me know if my plan is reasonable. 1) 20L aquarium (sterilized)...

Hi, I have 7 1/2 chickens (one leghorn keeps flying away, but we catch her each morning), most are FBCM, 1 easter egger, 1 RIR, and 1/2 white Leghorn. They won't go in the coop. Our original plan was to build a fancy coop over a few months, then get chickens. I couldn't wait, so I built a...

Hi, I have decided to keep a rooster for the purpose of making my flock bigger (and so my kids can see cutie babies). I have 2 black copper marans, and a easter egger (BCM hen crossed with ameraucana roo). I will also be introducing 2 blue marans (no copper) hens The Rooster I keep will be...

Hi, I have 4 FBCM that are 9 weeks old. It looks like 2 of them are roosters, and I would like to know which guy looks better to keep (in case I want to create more of these guys in the spring). I would never breed for profit, or to sell at all, I would just want to increase my flock size for...

Hi, I'm new here, but have been looking around since June. I have gotten a lot of good advice without posting a thing, but now I would really like to figure out the sex of my chicks. The lady I bought them from had 2 Black Copper Marans (1 female, 1 male) and 2 Ameraucana (1 female, 1 male)...