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  1. All Blue Birds

    All Blue Birds

    The Blue Chicken Project Someday, when I have the space, I'd love to breed an ALL-BLUE chicken! I'd like it to have blue (and splash and black) feathers, black/grey skin and bones, turquoise earlobes, blue eggs, and blue or black (?) eyes. I'd also like it to have a single comb and a clean...
  2. Chicky Problems

    Chicky Problems

    Some problems my chickens have had and how I treated them ~ Mini was born with many problems: she was small and pale, and had pasty butt, button navel, and had bits of shell membrane stuck to her. There was a short spike in temperature a few days before hatching which may have caused her...
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    Earthnuts Page

    Welcome to Caitlin's Coop! About me: I've always loved animals, but don't have any experience with farm animals. I've wanted chickens for years, especially ones that lay blue or dark brown eggs. After chickens I want a miniature goat for milk and cheese! I got two easter egger hens in the fall...
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    Egg Colors

    Egg Colors of Chickens ~ or ~ About my Avatar I've gotten several questions about my avatar. Here I will answer them. Have another question? Feel free to PM me. Are those eggs yours? No, but they may be one day! I got pictures of eggs off the web and arranged them. What breeds are those...
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    Two Blue Ameraucana Cockerels For Sale in Seattle

    sold
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    Two Blue Ameraucana Cockerels For Sale in Seattle

    They are both still available.
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    Washingtonians

    I have 2 cockerels for sale in Seattle - nice blue Ameraucanas. Please post here if you're interested: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=65264
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    Two Blue Ameraucana Cockerels For Sale in Seattle

    I bought 4 chicks from Cree Farms in Washington to hand-raise and can just now tell the sex. (and they are getting a bit big for their bin!) As I cannot keep roosters here in the city, I have 2 cockerels to sell. They are about 3 weeks old. Both have blue feathering; one is the darkest of the...
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    What breeds have black skin?

    That was my addition to Wikipedia that was quoted about the breeds. Those are all I could find about black skin at the feathersite. I'd like to know more about black skin in Sumatra and Rapanui, because I couldn't find specific info about their skin color. Ayam Cemani is bred for meat in SE...
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    What is up with Ameracaunas/EE??

    I have 2 EE's that I got as adults from a large flock. One is like my shadow, and I'm afraid she'll get hurt when I'm digging in the yard because she's usually in the hole! She doesn't like being picked up, however, if she had been hand raised she probably would be cuddly since she's very cuddly...
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    Small eggs

    phew, ok, thanks. @ miltonchix
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    Small eggs

    How many small eggs does a new hen lay before they get up to size? My new hen just started laying, she's laid 3 eggs now. They are the cutest little eggs, but I want to know when they'll be regular sized! She's a leghorn, but a very inbred one- she has no tail and has an awful voice.
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    need help diagnosing...

    she doesn't gape at all and is given a vitamin supplement.
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    Mini and her first egg! Her egg is white, next to one of my EE eggs for scale.
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    need help diagnosing...

    Thanks. CRD is the closest I can find too, though her eyes ave clear. How early should I expose chicks so they develop immunity to CRD? Would it be better to get a vaccine? Also, that black-pellets-in-water poo has appeared again. What could be causing it?
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