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A friend ordered these nice chocolate brown eggs, supposedly French Black Copper Marans. There were 12 to start, but only this guy hatched (post office forgot to call and they sat too long). Hens were desired, so a future rooster had to go. I offered to take him to replace my older rooster. And...

Just curious how many hatches or years someone has gotten out of a little giant styrofoam incubator. I’ve got the lowest model: I hand turn the eggs, it is a still air, and I use dry incubation until lockdown and have to add water daily to keep humidity up. Despite all that, I’ve had pretty good...

I’ve seen some others post about their chickens as a way to process a loss. So today I share our story: we lost a little white Easter egger to a red tailed hawk this weekend. Her name was Kiwi. She was a peculiar little bird with a green-blue egg. White feathers with a splash of red and some...

Hey anyone, Just finished reading this book about how the chickens that we know and love became what they are. It was fascinating. Has anyone read it? What did you think? I was most surprised to find that chicken just became popular as a regular protein source for us in the last century...

Hi everyone, (1, 2, 3) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? How many and what breeds? Started in 2019 with 2 each of Orschlen RIR and BR (but likely some California grays, as one lays whitish eggs and has white ear lobes), and Cackle hatchery welsummers. Also have a black...