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I have 7 young chickens that need new homes. They were hatched in June. The first two photos show two 15 week old cockerels who had an Ameraucauna father and Barred Plymouth Rock or Red Comet mothers. They are both bearded and have pea combs. The red one with the black beard is very large and...

These 10 ducklings hatched August 8. Mother is a Blue Swedish and this is her 2nd clutch of the year. Fathers are Cayuga and Blue Swedish drakes and they are on sight if you want to see them. Our ducks produce jumbo eggs and are wonderful pets. They live on our 3/4 acre pond and are used to...

These 3 drakes need a new home--I've got enough drakes. They are a year old. Two buff ducks and one blue Swedish. They have lived near a large pond by our house their entire lives and are used to having water. I promised my son I wouldn't butcher them. Can you give them a new home? Northwest...

This beautiful dove or pigeon (not sure what he is) landed on our lawn last night. I raise chickens and ducks, so this type of bird is not my area of expertise. We gave him some cracked corn and he roosted on the barn roof overnight. I was hoping he'd fly off and go back home today but he to...

Poor Ollie's gone broody but, alas, we have no rooster. I'd like to let her raise some babies. She's a good girl, never pecks anyone, and has a good temperament. So I hate to let her set on *gasp* golf balls! Would some kind soul be willing to donate half a dozen standard breed eggs to Ollie...

I noticed some very interesting behavior in my chickens today. I was outside on the south side of the house watching my birds for a brief moment before going back inside to warm up. The birds and I were up close to the house and the roof overhang was directly over our heads blocking the view...

In answer to the lady who was worry about her ducks freezing to death in the cold weather... Introducing the holiday skating/synchronized swimming program, "Ducks On Ice"! Be prepared to be amazed when you see these aquatic avians spin, sashay and salcow their way across the ice. I awoke this...

One of our chooks laid this crackled egg today. I think the cracking occurred inside the hen because the egg shell was very firm when I gave it a slight squeeze to see if it would give. Anyone else ever get an egg like this?

When I gathered the morning's eggs I found this gargantuan orb beneath our Australorp pullet, Rosanna. I was so stunned I actually exclaimed, "Wow! Rosanna!" I didn't know she had it in her! I tried to weigh this egg on our digital UPS scale but it was too light to register. I had to use my...

I'd like to name this friendly little Barred Rock chick "Betty" but first would like to know if it's a girl. I know I'll get varying opinions, but I thought it was worth a shot at least. What do you think?

Yesterday, all of my black chicks (Barred Rocks & Black Australorps) got to play in the lawn. Today it was the Buff Orpingtons' turn. They weren't nearly as adventurous as the other chicks. They pecked around in the grass a bit, then eventually they all ended up in my lap! It's funny how the...

It's a small and very active chick. It was the "rare exotic chick" included with my order from MM, so likely it's male. This little chick ran all over the brooder when I released them from the shipping box this morning. You can see it has a faint greenish/bluish tint on its shanks. It stands a...

Finally, my babies are here! I ordered 13 Buff Orps (one roo), 7 Black Australorps (one roo) and 5 Barred Rocks (straight run). I received 27 chicks, with one clearly the oddball "rare" chick they throw in for free. I don't know what the other extra is, but hopefully it's one of the breeds I...

I think I'm too late to enter it into the coop contest, but here it is nonetheless. I posted it in my blog, located here . I'm relieved it's finally built and I'm sure my DH is too. He did the majority of it while I was at work. All that's left to do is buy the fencing material and place the...

Hubby and I went to TSC last night to look for pine shavings for our chicks which will be arriving Apr. 14. While we were there, we decided to "look" at the baby chicks and ducks. There were four stock tanks on the floor set up for chicks and ducklings. When we got close to them I was expecting...