Originally Posted by Fred's Hens
If you are just starting out, I would recommend just getting some chickens from a hatchery, feed store or at a swap from someone with a good reputation.
There is a learning curve with chicken husbandry and it best to practice for a year or two with such...
here are my choc rock pair. I am very excited to see how they will turn out. The cockerel is on the right. His comb is already very obvious. Her legs are the wrong color but this is a project bird and I imagine that over time the lighter legs will come through. The pullet looks black but...
The chocolates are a project bird from ChooksChick here on byc www.beakhouse.com. I ordered a mixed set of hatching eggs from her and am very excited about these two. I just hatched them both succesfully and am looking forward to seeing what they look like. Hope I have at least one girl...
Cute little velociraptors
My choc rock eggs appear to have life inside of them...My first hatch so my candling is not what it should be but whooot! My part rock girls are hatching 1 week from today!!!!
Me too...I know someone who has some who may have to downsize and i told her I would take them but if that doesn't happen I want eggs to go under my first broody!
If they hatch I will post pics!
I am incubating two Chocolate Rock project birds as we speak they are on day 3 Eggs are from BYC er Chooks Chick and she sent them to me in a "hens choice" auction. So excited!!!