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They are blackish by the leg and get yellow as you get to the toes.

They are mostly black with yellow just on the toes

Does anyone know the breed of the black chick without the spot on her head? Supposedly I was given two Barred Rocks, however, this one does not look like my others did or her flock mate. Her feet are darker as well. Has anyone had a Barred Rock chick look similar?

Thank you for your insight. I have everything covered on your list for eight chickens except for the square footage in the coop. So I will probably keep the flock to seven. Yes, the run is covered and predator proof. I have an automatic pop door and they are always in the run except at night...

Yes, it is important to me that they are happy and I do not want to overcrowd. I could get two sex-link chicken breeds to insure against roosters and keep the flock to seven. Seven hens would be about 3.5 sq ft in the coop and approximately 14 square foot in the run per hen. I only wanted the...

Hello, I currently have five hens in a 24 square foot coop and 96 square foot run. I would like to add a couple new chicks in the Spring as we are having to buy eggs almost year-round. I have read you should ideally have 3 to 4 square ft per hen in the coop and 10 to 15 square ft in the run...

Thank you all so much!

I have four EE’s approximately 14 weeks old. This one has different feathering and originally was the smallest chick and now is larger than the rest. Can you please help me confirm it is a Roo? Thank you.