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Aylesbury
Reviewed by cowgirlHH

seem like a good breed, if i had the room i would probably raise a batch of them they seem like they would be a good 4h starter show bird...considering i dont see many of this breed in my class...

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3 Quart Plastic Feed Scoop - Blue
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its a feed scooper it cant be perfect but over all when every thing is said an done i love mine its great its starting to show a little wear an tear but its to be expected i have had it for 4...

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Silkie
Reviewed by chickenlover89

I have one silkie. From the time we got her, she layed 3 eggs a week and was so sweet and friendly! Then, she went broody 3 times in a row But she came back to us just as friendly as the first...

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Speckled Sussex
Reviewed by nova022

Cinnamon is one of my favorite girls. She is the first to investigate anything new and is fearless. She is my biggest girl and I love her rich red feathers and white speckles. She is very...

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Leghorn
Reviewed by DavidKerk

The Leghorn is a great breed. It will supply you with eggs almost everyday of the year for at least two years of its life while not eating very much food. Leghorns also produce most of the U.S.'s...

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8/5/12 at 6:02pm

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Hi everyone! I'm chickenshopeful and I'm new, in fact, I've joined two minutes ago!

My love of chickens actually started with my mom, she had chickens when she was a child and really loved them. Right now, my family and I are looking for chickens for a suburban home with a pretty big backyard. We don't know if we can have roosters without cutting their vocal cords, and we certainly do not want to do that.

I hope to do a lot in this community and learn a lot about chickens!

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8/5/12 at 6:13pm

Yay Chicks!

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Owned by two old dogs (yellow lab and a big, red, fuzzy mutt) and four chickens (Buff Orpington, Barred Rock, and two Easter Eggers)

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8/5/12 at 6:14pm

earlybird10842

Location: Enjoying Springtime!
Joined: 8/2012
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Hi! I'm new too! welcome! We have six hens--no roosters, so I can't give you advice on that.

I am a Christian

I love my chickens Elanor, Marianne, Whilloghby, Sophia, and Selena (Sal)

Member of team Bisquick: Chattin' on the very first chicken chat thread!

Rest in peace, my little lap-chicken Susan, and my fire-ball Sunrise, and my silly little Hatley

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I am a Christian

I love my chickens Elanor, Marianne, Whilloghby, Sophia, and Selena (Sal)

Member of team Bisquick: Chattin' on the very first chicken chat thread!

Rest in peace, my little lap-chicken Susan, and my fire-ball Sunrise, and my silly little Hatley

~Co-Starter of the Chatterbox Chooks Club!--Please PM me and join!

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8/5/12 at 6:18pm

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Thanks! BYC is a really cool community!

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8/5/12 at 6:42pm

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Crested Ducks Common Chicken Practices Learn more about Avian Influenza

Helen: Daria, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Daria: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

Crested Ducks Common Chicken Practices Learn more about Avian Influenza

Helen: Daria, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Daria: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

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8/5/12 at 7:06pm

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Great to have you on BYC!! Hope you find it informational and fun!!

I never considered a difference in opinion, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. - Thomas Jefferson
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. - Ben Franklin
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month. - Teddy Roosevelt

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8/5/12 at 7:37pm

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Location: Alabama
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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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8/5/12 at 11:15pm

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Hello and welcome to BYC Glad you joined us! If you buy sexed chicks there's a 90% chance you'll get hens only. Enjoy!

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked ~ Bernard Meltzer

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8/6/12 at 7:36pm

4-H chicken mom

Location: Oberlin, OH
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Hi and

from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard.

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!