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    crossing BA roo with RIR hen

    Hey all anyone ever done this cross or the other way round? Have both breeds and they both lay well so was wondering about their potential?
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    split incubation and lockdown- hatching

    Hi all, setting our first eggs tomorrow Wednesday 16 Nov, but we only have 18 eggs and the bator can take 50. They say that we can use cardboard partitions to set at weekly intervals. Now that would suit me great, but what happens with lockdown and hatching when we push the humidity up. As it is...
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    Incubating pullet eggs

    Hi all, new to incubating and wondering if I can incubate pullet eggs. We have a BA pullet, been repeated mated by virile BA cock, a BR pullet with a young hen and BR cock, and a group of Boschvelders who will reach POL this week, 2 cocks to 17 pullets who enjoy doing the deed! Boschvelders are...
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    Silkies as incubators

    Hi all hoping someone can give advise on using silkie hens to brood on eggs from my BA's. Incubators a terrible price and have known of other people who used the silkies mother instinct to brood out other chickens and guineafowl eggs! Any and all advise will be appreciated. If I can use them how...
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    Hello from South Africa

    Hi all! My name is Liesl and I'm from South Africa and am just getting into the chicken thing! Got my first BA's this past weekend ( Holly, Fat feathers and Cocky) named by my 9 year old son! We live on a small farm 12 acres in the north of the country. Getting 100 chicks at the end of the month...
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