March 15, 2017.
So my story started the day I went to TSC. I went by myself, going to buy 15 Barred Rock chickens. I had done plenty of research on which breed I wanted for eggs. Turns out, Barred Rock Chickens were the best.
They had lots of cages in the chicken section. White Rock, Rhode...
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Want to add more chickens in the spring as my current hens are 3 years old and we’d like a few more eggs but my problem is I have a million breeds I want to try... Made up a mock cart just for kicks, but I need help narrowing it down. Can’t get them all. This isn’t even all the breeds I want...
I am new to backyard chickens and would be grateful for advice on which breed is best for me. Thanks in advance! I need a chicken that:
- is a great egg producer
- very heat tolerant (I live in the desert with 100F summers or hotter)
- not inclined to fly over a ~6 foot block fence
- very...
There are varieties of chickens to raise. Choosing a breed will depend on the kind of chicken that you want to raise. There are chickens that seem healthy but their egg-laying capacity is frail while other chickens give out lots of eggs every day. Before finally choosing the right chicken to...
I have 6 chickens, I only know 1 of their breeds. I have a 1 year old rooster that I think is a Rhode Island Red but I’m not really sure. I also have 2 other hens with the rooster that look to be Plymouth rocks but I’m also not to sure, and 2 other hens I think are ISA brown chicken but it’s...
So... does anyone love chickens AND love jigsaw puzzles? I love both. :D
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There are sooooo many chicken breeds in the world... there are sooooo many BEAUTIFUL chicken breeds in the world!
Hundreds and hundreds of chicken breeds exist, did you know there are over 500 breeds?! But which of them are the most beautiful? Some would say...
Does anyone know of any Lavender Ameraucana chicken breeders around the western North Carolina area? I have some RIR, SLW, and EE hens and would love to add a couple Lavender Ameraucana hens to my flock. Thank you in advance for any inputs!
Hello guys I’m going to be incubating 12 Standard sized Easter Egger eggs I recieved in the mail! I’m also POSSIBLY going to hatch 3 EE bantam mixed eggs (from my own flock) too! I thought it’d be fun to show you guys the development of all the eggs! I will be putting them in the incubator...
I have researched as much as I could, and I'm not sure with some of them.
I think this is a Plymouth Barred Rock, but I could be wrong.
I'm pretty sure the one on the right is an Easter Egger? I have no idea what the one on the left is.
close up on the markings
I think this one is a...
THIS BLACK CHICKEN
HAVE EVERY THING BLACK .IT IS ORIGNATED FROM INDIA . IT HAVE ONE OF THE BESTEST MEAT IN THE WORLD .HIS MEAT IS LOW IN FAT AND RICH IN PROTEIN .EVEN HIS INTERNAL ORGANS LIKE BRAIN AND LUNGS ARE ALSO BLACK .HIS PRICE IN INDIA IS RUPEES 1200 (17.62 US $)
IT IS ONE OF THE RAREST...
...which of these breeds would you choose?
I have a looooonngggggg list of breeds that I want to try next but I can only add about 3-4 or 5 more unless I build a new coop, which I might do eventually or if I move so that I can have all the breeds I want, or if I make a separate layer flock and...
What do you guys think about new hampshire chickens? When I first started researching about chickens (to get ones myself) I've never heard of them. After the research I did for my blog, these girls are amazing! I put them second on my list. Great learning experience! Still happy with my choice...
The chicks were hatched around March 22 or so. They came from a mixed batch of eggs sonwe have no clue what breed they could be. I am new to the chicken world and have no clue—is it too soon to tell? Anyone have any idea?
The Sapphire Gem is a sex-linked hybrid created by a breeder in the Czech Republic. It is a hybrid that contains the Dominate Blue gene and is known for being a good layer of large brown eggs. They do best in warmer climates and are close to the Old Andalusians.
The Dominate Blue gene:
This...
I am thinking about starting to breed and sell French Black Copper Marans (and possibly one or two other breeds) in Maine. Does anyone have advice on getting started? I probably wouldn't start until next year at the earliest. Is there a market for these French Black Coppers? How would I do...