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Hey there! At an auction about a month ago we bid on and won 11 "welsummer pullets". Today, I noticed that they all have black feathers coming in on their breasts. So I posted this picture in a welsummer group asking the question of if we'd been sold a box of cockerels. And they immediately...

Late last year I put in an order with Hoover's Hatchery for 22 Partridge Chanteclers. 15 pullets and 7 cockerels. My plan was to keep nearly all the pullets, minus any that had obvious genetic defects, and keep the two best cockerels for breeding purposes wow butchering the remaining five. I...

So I've got a fairly new flock of show stock black and blue ameraucana. But it took me nearly 2 weeks to get 3 dozen eggs from 12 hens. Which was pretty low laying rate from what I figured with young hens. 3 weeks ago I lifted the coop to deal with as rodent problem. No eggs under the coop...

Just wanted to share our 8 month old partridge Chantecler cockerel. Hopefully later this year we'll have a decent flock of this beautiful, useful, and rare breed.

There are a few things I want to discuss in this thread and I'm hoping people have some advice, questions, theories to share. 1. Are American Bresse all they're cracked up to be? 2. What are your thoughts on Bresse x Partridge Chantecler and/or Bresse x Buckeye? 3. In your opinion, how do those...

Hello all! I'm the lesser half of the duo that run Fox and Bear Farms, a small homestead in rural Missouri. As far as chickens on the farm go, My two oldest sons have started their own flocks of buckeyes and buff Brahma. My better half will be attempting a tolbunt polish flock this year (we've...