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    Red Leghorn vs Old English Game

    I should add that the I started my flock with stock from McMurray Hatchery. I assume their line/breed is more selected for performance than aesthetic attributes. Aeneas
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    Red Leghorn vs Old English Game

    Anyone available that can share with me the difference between Red Leghorns and English Game Fowl? I have a cockerel that is very similar to a Wheaton Old English but definitely has a larger straight comb and yellow legs. Anyone know if the Red Leghorn has Old English in the background or is...
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    Chicks Pecking at Other Chicks' Vent, Tail, Tailfeathers...

    I noticed this afternoon that two of my 1 week old Buff Orpington chicks were getting their vents, tails and tail feathers pecked at constantly by the other chicks in the brooder (Buff Orpingtons, Red Leghorns and Barred Rocks.) It got to the point where the tail feathers were stripped and the...
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    New to Chickens, Quakertown PA

    I recently moved to my family's farm which had, for he better part of the last decade, been unoccupied. I have space and time ATM, so I'm thinking about getting some chickens for meat and eggs. I think I want to get RIRs and White Rocks, maybe a dozen of each (it seems like a round number.)...
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