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Feed stores can be fun. I once saw a bin of ISA Browns being sold as straight runs. There were maybe two brown ones left but a bunch of yellow, probably more than 30. ISA Browns are red sex link chicks. The lady that managed the chicks section did not know that but she did know what red sex...

Yeah, I eat mine, boys and girls. The boys are bigger so boys are not a bad thing for me. But I do keep some girls as replacement layers so a mix is nice. That specific order was my first order, I was starting my flock so I thought straight run and see what happens. Luckily my 6 straight run...

I've come to the conclusion to order what you want. I once got 7 pullets on a straight run order of 7 Buff Orps. You can always get an "oops" but don't count on it. Just get what you want.

Interesting. Those look too pretty to be three weeks old but maybe it's how I'm looking at them. My three week olds are typically in what I call the vulture phase. Feathers are coming in but some areas are still down so they can look really rough and ragged. That usually lasts about a week...

I've noticed that too. This is speculation on my part but my take on it is that it is easier to tell that a chick is a male when looking in the vent. Telling that it is a pullet is less sure. Practically every hatchery we use is a small business, often family owned. They all have different...