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I really like the idea of flocks where all the birds are the same color, but their eggs are not! So I'm putting together little lists. Because it's fun. Feel free to add any breeds & their egg color that I might have missed! Here is my first list: BLACK Chicken Flock: White Egg Layers...

Hi! I recently started raising laying hens. I moved my first set of chicks to laying feed about 1.5 months ago. Before they were laying and probably before their age it was okay to do so (still aren't laying). I wasn't aware of the different feeds because I apparently didn't do good enough...

Forgive me for not finding this through the search function. I think I'm looking for reassurance more than anything. I have read Gail Damerow's Guide to Raising Chickens and watched a couple YouTube videos, but I am TERRRIFIED of messing up. I took over a flock of nearly 40 hens, but at most...

Hi everyone! My fiancé and I built a house on 10 acres this past autumn, and I'm ready to begin homesteading a bit. I have never raised poultry, but am excited to get a small flock started this summer. I'm looking specifically for folks who raise/breed White Orpington chickens and American Buff...

Hi! I am new to this community and to raising backyard chickens. I am in upstate NY in the Albany capital district/ southeastern Adirondacks. We currently have two Red Star (hybrid) hens for egg laying purposes and as pets. Our coop is large enough to add one or two more hens. I would love any...