I'm starting to breed chickens to sell. The rooster I will be using is a French copper maran, as I plan to mostly sell French copper maran pullets. However, I was interested in selling other breeds too, and I'm curious how I should label their egg color?
For example, if I crossed a French...
So, I have a little Silkie/Orpington hybrid hen that has become broody this week. I ordinarily let my hens go broody, but right now we are without roosters, so I know there's no baby in her eggs. But a friend did recently gift me fertilized goose eggs, so I slipped one under her this morning...
You were so helpful with my last post, I'm hoping someone can help me figure a few more chickens out. They are about to be 8 weeks old. Half polish and half various other breeds. Any thoughts on if these are girls or boys? You might need to click on the picture to see the full image.
Hello! I hatched a bunch of barnyard mix chickens. The dad is polish. The mom could be several different things for each of them. I had someone sex them at 1 week old, and was told they are hens. Do you agree? Do these 7 week chicks look like hens? I've listed them ABCD so it's easier to explain...
Hi all!
I made an order in spring for a variety of Chickens, and now that they're laying, I'm still puzzling over these two. I am confident one of them is an olive egger, but are these two different breeds or the same? If they are different, what is the other breed? I appreciate your time!
Hi! My name is Deborah and I live on a small homestead in Northern AZ with chickens and milk goats.
I've had chickens for almost 4 years now. We started with three chickens, and now we're up to 15 in the coop, 24 in the incubator, and 3 on order 😆 I've recently become interested in getting a...