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I do spring and fall complete clean out, so twice a year with the deep litter method. HOWEVER, i do give the litter a light stir every once in a while and if I ever notice a poop pile under the roosts I scoop it out (it's not super often). My coop doesn't smell or have flies. I live in town...

Hello All, We are currently looking to get back into Chickens. I'm looking for recommendations for REALLY BLUE egg layers. So far the Ameraucanas we got from a local breeder have been very disappointing (barely blue and they just started laying!) and the EEs we got from the feed store lay...

Wow, I feel like I've been gone forever...

I think you are fine! Having new chickens makes one all giddy and excited!

Olive eggers are a hybrid "breed" of chicken. They are created by breeding a brown egg chicken and a blue egg chicken together. The result is a chicken who lays green eggs. Because there are several different brown and blue egg chicken breeds that can be crossed, olive eggers can have a wide...

Wow that's amazing!! What was the color like for her first year of eggs?

Interesting, because there are quite a few reviews on the website the link goes to that said several of theirs laid tan eggs. Maybe not a good place to get them? I will have to research the breed more. Thank you!

Awww crap! This thing moves!

I guess I should have been more clear. I am looking for a true breed, not a hybrid. So a bird that will breed true down the line. I've made my own OEs before using production RRs hens and an Araucana cock. They laid very well, and had cute rumpless bootys 😆, but won't breed true (like the...

Hello all, I am looking for blue egg chickens but I'm looking for production quality. I don't care about the looks I just want them to lay a lot of large blue eggs or as close to that as I can get. I've had Easter eggers in the past whose rates were three to four medium eggs a week. I'm looking...

I wasn't able to find any. :/ we found some hatching eggs from a local that we are trying for now. wish we could have found pullets though!

Hello Lovelies! My sister is getting into Chickens this year and is looking for 4 pullets with various egg color laying capabilities. Does anyone have any for sale right now? We have the coop and run all set up! But no chickens, haha. Edit: Located near Manhattan KS or the Greater KC area...

The law has changed here. You can now have 4 chickens! Here is the page...https://www.lenexa.com/news/archived_news/bringing_chickens_home_to_roost

Heck yes! This is prime chicken real estate! My top couple tips are: Make the roosts higher than the nest boxes Make the nest boxes accessible from outside and at a comfortable height for you. Don't leave space on top of the next boxes where a chicken could stand. They will make poop...