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There are only 2 chicks pictured here, just several pictures to show different angles.

We are brand spanking new to raising chickens. We started 3 mos ago as something to do during quarantine especially for our adult special needs daughter. We started with 5 New Hampshire Reds and immediately found that all kinds of things came up that we needed to know about and that’s how we...

Cockerel or pullet? First one is 'yellow'. Second is 'big cheeks'

We ordered nine chicks from Ideal Poultry. They are a week and 3 days old. We purchased 2 New Hampshires, 2 Black Australorps, 2 Barred Rocks, and 2 Easter Eggers, along with 1 pullet surprise. We thought we had figured out the surprise but when they started feathering on their wings, that...

My name is Nathan and I am with Ideal Poultry. We've been missing the last few years from the forums, and I'm relatively new with Ideal, so I thought I'd introduce myself! I work in the hatchery here at Ideal Poultry, and I'm part of the 4th generation of the Fuchs family that owns and operates...

Gonna try meat birds next spring. I'd like to know how the Ideal CX are. Do you have to limit feed from day one? How did they turn out? Would you recommend? If not, why not? Healthy? I'm staying away from the broilers b/c of the crowing in the neighborhood. Don't want to announce to the...

Hi, BYC community! I have come up with a long list of cute chicken names that are sorted by breeds. Orpingtons - French Toast - Lola - Garlic - Honey Plymouth Rock - Zebra(based on color) - Kwan - Adri(means "rock" in Indian) - Zia Speckled Speckled Sussex - Klaus - Curious - Spot - Apt(quick...