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    Cross Breading

    I have a Copper Marans rooster and Wellsomer hens. What kind of chicks will I get?
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    Free Range Schedule

    Well, a new discovery: what I thought were Easter Eggers are actually Marans!!! And they’re the ones laying eggs. 22 weeks old now, so hopefully they all start laying soon and using the nesting boxes in their coop. I bought the chicks when they were 3 days old and it was too soon to tell what...
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    Free Range Schedule

    The back half of the coop roof is a metal roof, so there is shade. They aren’t typically in there during the day anyway. The main door and entire outside are hardware cloth, buried underground and forward 6” each. The front half of the roof that isn’t metal roofing is also hardware cloth. I...
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    Free Range Schedule

    Thanks. Just joined this forum this morning. I’ll update my profile. I live outside Sarasota, Florida, so it’s hot as hell here right now. There are 3 Easter Eggers with nice, bright red combs. Ons of the Rhode Island Reds is starting to get a noticeable comb. I was having to lock the...
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    Free Range Schedule

    Pasture is from this morning. The picture of the coop is a few months ago. Really think I should keep them in till noon???
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    Free Range Schedule

    Our first flock of hens (half Rhode Island Red, half Easter Eggers) are now 21 weeks old. They are so big and healthy and happy! They have a very nice sized coop with 4 large boxes for laying eggs. They free range all day on our ranch. We’ve yet to have any eggs and I’m wondering if I’m...
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