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Are speckled eggs harder to hatch? I have Orpingtons. The Blue and Splash eggs are smooth and hatch readily. The Black Laced Silver have various levels of speckling and I do not get as good a hatch rate with them. And the more heavily speckled ones (from one hen) develop but never seem to pip...

I have 2 Splash and 1 Blue English (and 3 Black Laced Silver) English Orpington hens. ALL being covered by a Black Laced Silver Rooster. The Chicks from the Splash and Blue hens are all "Blue" and indistinguishable. I have been selling all my chicks and some hatching eggs. There is a HUGE...

I went to the feed store last week to pick up Black Rock Pullets and they had just sold out...BUT the Owner said there were 3 Barred Rocks in the "Assorted Pullet" Brooder. And indeed there were 3 chicks in the "Assorted Pullet" cage that appeared to be Barred Rocks. So I brought them home...

Just Kidding! This ~5 week old Cockerel (I assume) is looking more like a Cockatiel daily. As a chick he had muffs, which may grow back ae he finishes molting his down and gets his face and neck feathers. He was bought at 2-3 days of age with 9 other chicks as an "Easter Egger", private...

Is the first (and most persistent) chick to fly out of the brooder male? Picture, (Essie, Shoulder chicken) the most friendly, brave, exploraotry chick, responsible for a8ll t8ypos int this post becausehe/she is walking across the keyboard and pecking at keys, most likely MALE? hj

My local feedstore just posted this picture on their Facebook page. They have "geese". Can any one ID the breed from this Picture? (it is a 30 mile drive for me to go check them out).

Momma duck (that's her name, she came to me with 3 babies) has been laying about 1-2 weeks and I have been taking her eggs because it has still been well below freezing every night and some days. Today she went broody and is sitting. She can't have more than 1 egg under her because I have been...

I am getting my first rooster tomorrow. He is a Black Laced Silver English Orpington. He will be covering all the following hens. 3 X Black Laced Silver Orpingtons, 2 X Splash English Orpingtons, 1 Blue (with black lacing, more on this later) English Orpington and 1 Golden Comet. The Blue and...