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1/1/09 at 1:51pm

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Thats a pretty bird. Do you know what breed it is?

They are grey(duckwing) American Game hens

Thankies wink
do you think if i bred them with my black grey they'd be "worth wild" chickies?

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1/12/09 at 4:32pm

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your not gonna believe this,, hehe,,, but............. I GOT A NEW GAMECOCK,HEN, and CHICK tonight big_smile
wait till yas see pics of him tomorrow
oooh ,, i traded for 6 of my mutt chicks lol

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1/12/09 at 5:47pm

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Ooh, I can't wait for pictures! Sounds like a good trade to me!

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**Domino Ranch** Chicken Breeds: White Leghorn, Brown Leghorn, Rhode Island Reds, many uniquely colored EE's, Speckled Sussex, Naked Neck, Cochins, Buff Orphingtions, and OEGB. Raising Brahmas and Polish.
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1/12/09 at 6:55pm

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Ooh, I can't wait for pictures! Sounds like a good trade to me!

heh,, it was big_smile
cept 1 of the chicks i traded was my orange barred rock (BYC Hippie bloodlines ) haha,, but,,,,, he's cool.. i think he's the same as the 1 pictured on page 1 ,, and i already got his girlfriends picked out

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1/12/09 at 6:58pm

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i forgot to show some of my game chicks ,, ( i hate braggin roll ) lol

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1/12/09 at 9:00pm

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good lookin bunch 1much. a few of them blackgrey stags remind me of some of mine. here's some pics showing the age progression of one of them

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1/13/09 at 4:27am

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good lookin bunch 1much. a few of them blackgrey stags remind me of some of mine. here's some pics showing the age progression of one of them

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/bob152/thekid.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/bob152/littleman.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/bob152/SMALLlittleman.jpg

wow,,, he's puuurty wink
thankies for the pics,, is cool to see the progress,, specially since ive gone from none to 1 big boy,,, lol. thats cool how they get so white before the yellow comes in..

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1/13/09 at 6:03am

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Hey yall. On the note of trimming spurs, let me tell you the way I have found best. Take a drimmel gun with a cut off disk on it, turn it up to a high speed and just zip 'em off. The heat friction of the disk seals it shut and they don't bleed, hope this helps.

thats what i did,,, it worked great wink

Well how close do you trim them to the leg? It scares me that I might have to do that some day, but if this works then it sounds quick and easy and less painful.
How did you know how long to leave them? Do you have pics of how it looks now?
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1/13/09 at 7:06am

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Hey yall. On the note of trimming spurs, let me tell you the way I have found best. Take a drimmel gun with a cut off disk on it, turn it up to a high speed and just zip 'em off. The heat friction of the disk seals it shut and they don't bleed, hope this helps.

thats what i did,,, it worked great

Well how close do you trim them to the leg? It scares me that I might have to do that some day, but if this works then it sounds quick and easy and less painful.
How did you know how long to leave them? Do you have pics of how it looks now?
~Rebecca

i dont have pics of "my work" lol,, and i dont have that red game anymore but what convinced me was the "open" nerves, and then i was pointed to this web page,, http://www.freewebs.com/cajunyankee/spurs.htm

he does it with a little hand saw, but its the same with dremil,, plus i liked the idea that if i messed up and went to far, the dremil would help with the bleeding. i like that dudes info on that page.

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1/13/09 at 3:54pm

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Hey yall. On the note of trimming spurs, let me tell you the way I have found best. Take a drimmel gun with a cut off disk on it, turn it up to a high speed and just zip 'em off. The heat friction of the disk seals it shut and they don't bleed, hope this helps.

thats what i did,,, it worked great

Well how close do you trim them to the leg? It scares me that I might have to do that some day, but if this works then it sounds quick and easy and less painful.
How did you know how long to leave them? Do you have pics of how it looks now?
~Rebecca

We try to keep about 1/4 to 1/2 an inch away from the leg when cutting. Also if you securely hold the leg and spur and tap the end of the spur a few times with a small hammer before cutting, you will greatly minimize the chance of bleeding also.