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    Bra incubation

    I think a guy on YouTube did this. His channel is A Chick Called Albert. He saves all sorts of orphaned and abandoned animals. Pretty cool!
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    Any hatchery/breeder that has sexed bantams?

    Have you checked out My Pet Chicken? I think they have sexed bantams.
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    Official BYC Poll: Which of These White Chicken Breeds Do You Have?

    ‘Tila is doing just fine! We’ve gotten down to -26F outside (+3F in the coop, using two Sweeter Heater units above the roost). Temps have been staying +10F to -15F. She gives us an egg 5-6 days a week. No sign of frostbite. She’s active and happy. We do keep our flock confined to the coop on...
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    Is it worth buying shipped hatching eggs during winter?

    Not sure where in MN the eggs are shipping from, we live in northern Minnesota…here’s a screenshot of weather for the next 10 days. I think I’d take a hard pass on shipping eggs from here to Montana…
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    im worried about my girl’s comb

    As a pullet reaches point of lay the comb will turn bright red. As a mature hen cycles through laying/not laying (ie molting) the comb will be paler or brighter accordingly. Your pullet is lovely!
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    Bantam Easter Egger from Cackle??

    Thanks so much for checking in! He was adopted by a family who was looking for a roo not long after I made this post. I’ve just sent a text asking for an update and some pics. We’ll see! Our experience with Cackle Hatchery was great, and we are so pleased with the health and appearance of the...
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    Did I really get a Dutch Booted Bantam from Tractor Supply?

    Lepomis, I bet your mille fleur will get her spots after she molts!
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    Did I really get a Dutch Booted Bantam from Tractor Supply?

    We also got a porcelain at TSC in early April (we are in Northern Minnesota) and we call him a booted bantam even though he was supposed to be a d’Uccle. No beard or muffs. So sweet, friendly, chatty. He’s the only bantam in our flock with 8 standard hens and he just wants to be taken seriously. 🤣
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    Indoor pen setup for pet hen

    Yes, too small. You know those cages they keep commercial laying hens in? This would be similar. Please reconsider. We have kept a house chicken, two separate times. The first was a norwegian jaerhon. We used a double decker cage from Critter Nation. Worked out great, easy to clean, small...
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    FRENCH Cuckoo Marans?

    I got mine from Cackle Hatchery this year.
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    To insulate or not, that is the question

    You won’t get eggs because they freeze in the nest?
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    Is this terrible or brilliant??

    Just thinking out loud here…regarding ventilation on an A-frame…if you use ridge vent (like what is used on the roof of a house), or build a ridge vent/inverted “V” along the length of the ridge, you would be able to cover the A-frame up to the vent for protection from wind/rain/snow, and still...
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    To insulate or not, that is the question

    We live near International Falls, temps easily -20 and lower for weeks at a time, plus wind, plus snow… We built our coop this year and yes, we insulated! We built our 10x10 coop like a house and then added lots of adjustable ventilation. Our humidity DROPS in the winter so we weren’t too...
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    Celebrate with me

    🎉Woohoo!!! Congratulations (and your hen is lovely)!
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    The BYC calendar contest portrait struggle is real…

    That is too funny (she’s lovely)!
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