Recent content by RodeoLaneChicks

I have 7 White Leghorns. They're great layers and have no issues. They are flighty, but it is easily fixed by clipping their wings.

Imported originally from the Netherlands, this strain was created by crossing a Rhode Island Red hen with a Rhode Island Red rooster. Capable of laying over 300 strong shelled eggs per year, the Golden Sex Link, also known as the Bovan Brown, is a very hearty bird that can withstand cold...

I love my Rhode Islands! They all lay regularly and I haven't had a single problem with them. Their eggs are fairly large (a few are so big I can't close the carton).

I raised 52 meat birds in the spring of 2011. This was the first time I raised chickens, so I spent a lot of time doing research. I learned quickly that they are hungry all the time. A few of them would not leave the feeder until the food was gone. One developed slight leg problems because it...