Diapers are just the beginning

Pretty little bugger isn’t he? Ahh, one of the hardest parts of the backyard flock - having to rehome a pretty little rooster without involving freezer camp. Our neighbor has had a rooster for six months or so. That one is pretty good though, I have never heard him crow while it is dark. This [...]

Oh, boy - look at that comb.  Darn, I hate having to find a new home for these guys.
This one is growing on me. With a cushion comb, I guess that I will have to wait to see.
Pretty sure that this one is a girl.
Going with pullet on the Delaware also.
Pullet on the Easter Egger [...]

The Black Sex Link and the EE consistenly lay the largest eggs. The Barred Rock eggs are always darker than the others. It got a little washed out, but the Silver Laced Wyandotte eggs have little while specks all over them. Our Rhode Island Red gets the award for the smallest, lightest eggs.