Lillie Nelson

Healthy female chickens, known as hens, are able to lay eggs, whether or not a rooster is present. Eggs will be unfertilized if the hen… Read More »Do Chickens Naturally Produce Unfertilized Eggs?

You are probably one of those who believe that a female chicken (hen) has to mate with a mature male chicken (rooster) before it can… Read More »Do Layers Mate Before Laying Eggs?

Most of the time, the hens go back to their normal routines. There is no need for a male bird to be present for a… Read More »Why Do Birds Lay Eggs Without A Mate?

Features you may find in Easter Eggers include muffs, beards, slate/green/blue legs, feathered legs, or pea combs, or they might be rumpless. Color patterns range… Read More »Do Easter Egger Roosters Have Beards?

The red fleshy growth on top of your chicken’s head is called a comb, and the similar growth below her chin is a wattle. Both… Read More »Do Hens Have Red Beards?

That’s called a beard, and it’s made of modified feathers. Male turkeys, called gobblers – and some female turkeys, called hens – have beards. Only… Read More »What Is A Bearded Hen?

Easter Eggers do sometimes have muffs and beards (since often times they are a mix of an Ameraucana and another breed), but they do not… Read More »Do All Easter Eggers Have Beards?