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    Genetics

    Just wanting to know what issues I may have breeding a hen and rooster from the same parents ? I would just like to see if they will be like the parents or a wild card mix. The two are from Spithauben roo over a second generation white EE hen. She lays nice blue eggs and I wonder if that egg...
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    Nothin but trouble!

    Need some info . We are having very ,very poor hatches from our incubator. Yes I went cheap Styrofoam do have circulated air and a turner. Seems like they are good when we candle but very few hatch. My question is about cleaning the eggs. Most info says no and some are very dirty. I watched a...
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    Heat Lamp questions

    What is the difference in a heat bulb and an infrared bulb or are they the same thing? All the red bulbs I look at say infrared and we wanted to use red this year.
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    Keeping eggs viable

    This may be one of those silly questions but can anyone tell me how to keep eggs in viable condition to be able to collect more than one or two for incubation? I want to keep eggs from a certain hen but she only lays every other day. How long will they remain good?
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    2016 BYC Calendar - Your Pictures Needed!

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    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    Like to see a pic of that roo in the back he looks very nice from this view.
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    Easter egger what are they?

    Hey all ! We have been raising a mixed flock for about a year now and I still don't know what makes an Easter egger. I assume somewhere in there is Americana, but how is this type created ? What crosses with what and what happens if you breed a favorite EE what roo do I need to keep the look...
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    Easter Egger club!

    such a nice color
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    Easter Egger club!

    Our hens don't try to fly much at all. And I would look at Cackle Hatchery in Lebanon Missouri they have good stock and ship every where. That is where we got most of ours.
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    Easter Egger club!

    very fine good looking eggs to.
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    Getting busy

    Well the weather finally got a little warmer and our girls are starting to go to work amazing to see the different colors in the eggs.
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    Easter Egger club!

    First egg is a great thing congrats! I have read that the EE's are crossed with other breeds and not true americauna or oricauna so it is always possible to get eggs of other colors. But ours are all very sweet and good layers anyway.
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    Incubating questions

    This is sounding really ignorant and I guess that's my case. What exactly do they mean by turn the eggs? The first thought I have is rolling them completely over but I have been looking at automatic turners and what I see is a devise that basically rocks the egg . What is required?
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    Incubators Which One?

    Thinking about a purchase. I want to know which incubator is best value and reliable? Gotta have a turner but don't need huge production. Any opinions?
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    Show off your roosters

    He is a proud looking guy!
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