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4/7/12 at 5:55am

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Im a new owner of 5 RIR, 2 blue ameraucanas, 1black ameraucana (pullets) and one RIR cockerel. They are purebred and very healthy 2 week olds. Thanks for all the help on the forum. If any of you have tips on raising these specific breeds, i'd love to hear them.

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4/7/12 at 6:02am

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Welcome to BYC.

Most people have no clue...Forewarned is Forearmed

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4/7/12 at 6:54am

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Hello and welcome from Ohio....glad you joined us. Good luck with your new chicks :)

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4/7/12 at 9:14am

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Hi and

I am crazy about a lot of things. Chickens, reading, writing stories, and most importantly my King, Jesus. :D

~Member of the Derperella Club- We're all just goin' round the rooster here! ~

~ Proud member of Team Snap!!! Chattin' on the very first chicken chat thread!!!~

I am crazy about a lot of things. Chickens, reading, writing stories, and most importantly my King, Jesus. :D

~Member of the Derperella Club- We're all just goin' round the rooster here! ~

~ Proud member of Team Snap!!! Chattin' on the very first chicken chat thread!!!~

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4/7/12 at 5:41pm

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& from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

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4/7/12 at 7:13pm

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Hi and

from Ohio. So glad you joined.

TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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4/7/12 at 8:09pm

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Crested Ducks Common Chicken Practices Learn more about Avian Influenza

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”

— Maya Angelou

Crested Ducks Common Chicken Practices Learn more about Avian Influenza

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”

— Maya Angelou

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4/8/12 at 8:32am

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Silver Laced Wyandotte's, Silkies, Ameraucana's, Easter Egger's, Belgian d'anvers, Leghorns, California Whites, Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks, Black Australorps, Buff Orpingtons, one Black Jersey Giant rooster, Guinea's, Ducks, and one Sweetgrass turkey tom.