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So I'm very new to all this but it seems that some hybrid type birds are the same but have different names ie golden comet = red cross. I'm wondering if whiting true blue is essentially just a different name for prarie bluebell egger? Whiting true green = starlight green egger ? I understand...

Sad to report that a raccoon dug under the tractor around 5pm yesterday and killed all of our chickens. The raccoon didn't make it either. I guess they aren't strictly nocturnal. Wife and kids are very upset and I'm not doing much better. Thanks to everyone who took an interest in this thread...

Snowball !

99% done, just needs wheels although I'm not sure how that's gonna work out, it's very heavy

Little yard time while I work on the coop

Getting there,

No condensation issues?

Update So first I have a question I plan on using metal for the roof part of the A- frame and I forgot to account for 1/2 underlayment. Can I use Coroplast ? Im concerned about condensation in the winter months. If I put the 1/2 on the next piece of roofing won't sit right. Unfortunately per...

Yes they all seem healthy, one is missing in the pics because she's so afraid of everything it's hard to get a pic that's not blurred. To soon to tell cockrell/pullet? No signs of red yet but I think that the one in the last pic might be...

Updated pics @ 4-5 weeks

Just checked the list of chicks in stock at that store, Spitzhauben chicks were there..... maybe the young lady grabbed from the wrong spot

Also for anyone interested the reason there are 7 is because Agway in Danbury, CT was doing a buy 6 get 1 free. Helping the new folks get started with the chicken math. Not sure if they still are having a sale or if it's only that agway.

Thanks for taking the time to have a look and post your thoughts. I guess time will tell about snowball lol and which ones are roosters. I'm totally new to the chicken thing, I guess I kind of thought by buying different chicken that they would be more easily identifiable. My initial thought was...

More pics of the chicks 1) snowball - can't tell 2) henny-penny - red cross ? 3) chicky - golden comet ? 4) Dale - egger ? 5) thunder - blue australorp ? 6) storm - egger ? 7) penguin - egger? Blue Australop?

I purchased from an Agway in Connecticut. They had the most selection and use two different hatcheries. I'm hoping it's a sapphire olive egger...