The best shade of chicken eggs has to be green, in my opinion, because it is the most variable. There are tons of genes that affect the shade of green you get, from tint genes to speckling genes.
I wonder, however, what colors are possible for green and olive eggs. How many different and unique...
Our little lady hatched around December 18 laid her first egg today! She’s a blue Ameraucana, we’re still waiting on our salmon Faverolles, followed by a bunch of younger girls starting with a Houdan next month. We have a fully mixed flock so the lay dates are all over the place.
The big girls...
I was observing the squatting behavior for a few days and then yesterday noticed Lucy's vent looked a little different... Fast forward to today. She kept going back in the coop alone and putting nest straw around a favorite place even occasionally settling in for several minutes in the indent...
Greetings, My name is Imani and I am a widow of a veteran and home schooling mother of 6. Our family began this poultry journey a few years ago as our eldest daughter's affinity for animals blossomed. Shortly after moving into our one acre of urban bliss, our community gifted her a coop and a...
Hi all!
I'm brand new to this poultry scene. Any pointers would be most grateful.
Whilst going on a walk near my home, I came across a lone egg, laying on a construction site floor. I initially left it alone, thinking maybe mum was nearby and I didnt want to disturb it, I looked around just...