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We are on the hunt for a small breed of dog that’s unlikely to attack or chase chickens. Do any of you have any suggestions?

We have 8 cleared acres and another 24 wooded acres. But I keep my hens either locked up in their 4x16 covered and enclosed run or I give them extra time with fresh grass in an uncovered fenced area that encircles the coop and run. My coop and run are movable as is the fence so I can move my...

This is my Olive Egger pullet, bred by Itty Bitty Farm in Knoxville, TN. She’s the result of crossing a Black Copper Marans Rooster with a purebred Ameracauna hen (I’m not sure what color the hen was). She’s 5.5 months old and hasn’t started laying yet. She’s very large for her age. She has...

Show us your Olive Eggers and tell us what breeds were combined to create your hen or rooster, as well as whether you’re getting olive colored eggs and in what quantity.

This is my 5.5 month old purebred Ameracauna pullet bred by Itty Bitty Farm in Knoxville, TN. She gorgeous and very large. Her feathers have a beautiful green sheen to them.

This is my coop, run, and fenced area outside the coop and run that gives my girls access to fresh grass, bugs and worms. My coop and run are on wheels and my fence is movable so that every month or two I can move my entire set up to a fresh patch of grass. My coop is 6 x 4 and my run is 16 x 3...

Oh wow! Those brown eggs are absolutely gorgeous. Can’t wait til my girls start laying. How old were your Red Star hens when they started laying those beautiful eggs?

I have a coop and run that are movable so that I can relocate my set-up onto fresh grass when the run gets too worn down. I move it before anything g gets actually muddy. Here’s a photo of my coop and run. The coop was built by Smoky Mountain Chicken Tractors and the run is a movable fence from...

Your Red Star hens are lovely. Are their eggs large? What color are they?

Many people use the names Red and Black sexlinks, Red Stars, Black Stars, Cinnamon Queens and Golden Comets interchangeably. However these are actually different chickens. Red Stars, Black Stars, Golden Comets and Cinnamon Queens are all sexlinked chickens because you can tell their gender at...

I can’t wait for my 18 week olds to start laying. Apparently Red Stars and Black Stars are the best laying breeds (I know they’re not a breed but a hybrid. I’m using the term here loosely) that exist.

How big are your Red Stars and Black Stars. Mine are 18 weeks old and still quite small. As you can see, my Red Star Ruby is hardly bigger than my Silkie. I’m wondering how much she’s still going to grow.

My 18 week old Red Star, Ruby.

My Red Star and Black Star pullets came from Cackle Hatchery and Cackle’s website says that their Red Stars are created using a Rhode Island Red rooter and a Delaware hen while their Black Stars are created using a Rhode Island Red rooster and a Barred Rock hen. How were your Red Stars and Black...