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I just have the one buff orpington rooster but want to get an araucana rooster as well. I have 12 hens. Im trying to find out what I would get from crossing my rooster to the different hens I have. Is there a way to sex the baby chicks by color?

Sorry I was not very clear, I have a buff orpington rooster, not a barred rock. I have barred rock, rhode island red, black astraulorp, and americauna hens and Im thinking about getting a ameraucana rooster too.

welp, I have decided to keep my rooster! I have a couple questions though. If I take some eggs into the house and put them in a cool place, about how long can they last that way till they go bad before I put them under a broody hen? Also, if I get another rooster, does it matter what kind since...

wow thank you all for the wonderful advice. I will be thinking about this. You are right Ridgerunner, it is all in my head. If I know they are fertile I wont eat them lol. Doesnt matter what they taste like. My hens have not been laying any eggs since before winter unless they are laying...

Hi, I have had hens for years now but no roosters. I just found out today that one of my "hens" is in fact a rooster. I have some rhode island reds, buff orpingtons, barred rocks and a couple araucanas. The rooster is a buff orpington. My chickens are all free range. I may be silly but I dont...