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Well, unless you want organic, free-range or are time rich and money poor.

That may well be the case. I think that's still a strike against them for me. I don't have the space to raise a lot of breeds so I have to buy pullets or special order chicks or eggs from someone and put a lot of effort into raising them and the latter is just less worth while. They lay like a...

Most of them were purchased as adults or pullets (12+ weeks) from a variety of environments. I admit to never having raised any from chicks myself. Some were more hands on and some were more hands off, and the hands off ones seemed to be worse than the others but none were particularly nice. I'm...

Sure. Silkies are sweet but dumb. They can't see well because of the mop on their head either. This combination makes them easy pickins for any hawk, fox, weasel, coon, cat, dog, etc. Anything that slips into the coop, that silkie is done for before they ever even see it. Because they're not too...

Not a fan of frizzles, naked necks or any combination thereof. I just don't like their looks. Not big on leghorns. They've always spook fast and the only ones you can find here are white which is about instant death to hawks in the fall. Don't like silkies or polish for their lack of...