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General Chicken Information

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Everything from rooster facts to genetics.

  • What is the Crop?
  • My chicken dark skin and comb. Is this normal?
  • Why Are My Chickens Eating Their Own Eggs?
  • What do Jumbo, Extra Large, etc. Egg Sizes Mean?
  • I Have a Rooster: What Can I Do With Him?
  • Types of Chicken Combs
  • How Do I Tell Which Hen Is Laying Which Egg?
  • When Will My Hens Begin Laying?
  • What Is Fibromelanosis In Chickens?
  • How Quickly Will My Laying Hens Slow Down Egg Production?
  • Male to Female Ratio
  • Do you have this hybrid? Equivalents to other hatchery hybrids
  • Do you carry the ISA Brown and other sex-linked hybrids?
  • Black Split to Lavender Genetics
  • If I Cross Olive Eggers, Will Their Offspring Be Olive Eggers?
  • What is a Heritage Breed chicken?
  • What is the difference between Auto-Sexing and Sex-Linked chickens?
  • Frizzle Presentation in Poultry: Why isn't my "frizzle" chick frizzle?
  • What Does Straight Run Mean?
  • Do I need a Rooster?
  • Is my bird male or female?
  • What does "blue" and "lavender" feather coloring mean? Will I receive all blue chicks?
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