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Bantam-Cochin
Reviewed by ChickenRaiser95

The only Cochin that is sweet and very docile is our rooster, the golden laced one will pick on him and the youngsters and the other one likes to growl like a dog while laying eggs( she is very...

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Cream Legbar originally bred by R. C. Punnett
Reviewed by KPenley

We love our beautiful Cream Legbars! We currently have 13 of these amazing birds. Our oldest hen lays 5-6 blue eggs a week! The best part to me, though, is that you can sex these birds at...

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Silkie
Reviewed by Chickie Mama

I like my Silkies. The hens are sweet and one of mine has been very broody lately. My rooster is VERY aggressive- despite being hand raised. He attacks me, my husband, and my sweet 80lbs dog (who...

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Brahma
Reviewed by Chickie Mama

I love LOVE love my Brahmas. They lay large, nicely shaped, light brown eggs. They get along with all my other breeds- even though they are the largest. I have 2 white/black that I bought as...

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Leghorn
Reviewed by Lisasfeathers

I have the white Babcock strain. I also have a few brown leghorns which are georgous and very sweet. They are beautiful, very classy looking birds. Great egg layers. They can be a little...

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8/5/12 at 6:45pm

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Hi. New member in WV. New to the forums, but this site was an inspiration to getting my chickens 3 years ago. Many thanks.

Mike

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8/5/12 at 6:47pm

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8/5/12 at 7:03pm

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Greetings from Kansas, Mike, and !

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Thank you. The wealth of information here is great.

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8/5/12 at 7:19pm

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Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot, 1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

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8/5/12 at 7:37pm

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& from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

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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"

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8/5/12 at 11:16pm

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Hello and welcome to BYC Glad you joined us!

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8/6/12 at 7:37pm

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Hi and

from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard.

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