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    English Silver Laced Orpington Hatching Eggs NPIP & AI

    The hens are laying heavy right now, so I've decided so offer some hatching eggs from my English SLO's. 100% English import bloodlines (Ewe Crazy & Greenfire Farms) Parent stock is unrelated NPIP Certified Shipped via priority mail using foam egg shippers, bubble wrap, and packing peanuts Ships...
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    The 8th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!!!!

    Incubator is bursting with cute little Svart Hona chicks!
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    The 8th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!!!!

    I set 42 Svart Hona eggs yesterday at noon, just forgot to post it here
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    Ended Contest #3 Cutest Baby Fowl - 8th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong

    My entry: Silver Laced Orpington chicks, born 3/5/17
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    February 2017 Hatch-a-long

    Started with these So far, 14 beautiful FBCM and 3 Cream Legbars have hatched. Others are still in the process of hatching
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    February 2017 Hatch-a-long

    Expecting these guys to hatch on 2/18. Good luck to everyone!
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    The Svart Hona (Swedish Black Hen) Thread!

    Never heard of him; however, I have Svart Honas straight from GFF and do have paperwork. If you're interested, I could send some eggs/chicks your way
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    The 8th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!!!!

    I'll definitely participate! Should be hatching BCM, Cream Legbars, Svart Honas, and maybe Silver Laced Orpingtons that weekend
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    Sex- linked Information

    It would be more of a hobby project. If anything, my goal would be to just create a better meat bird for roosters I can't use. Marans have superior meat taste, but Bielefelders grow very quickly. May toss in some Barbezieux later on to further improve flavor and see what I get. Thanks for the...
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    Sex- linked Information

    Am I correct in thinking that my BCM rooster over my Bielefelder hens will create black sex-linked chicks? Also, is it possible to breed the offspring selectively until they are fully autosexing, like Bielefelders? If so, how would this be achieved? What traits in the offspring would I need to...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    We do breed in a sense, but we don't buy dogs just for breeding purposes and run a massive operation. I've just always had German Shepherds as my pet of choice, so we have 2 as our personal pets which have great genetics, so we just don't separate them when it's that time. As for...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Thanks for the suggestion! I've already seeded the area inside and around the coop with grass and clover. That should cut down on the mud as well as give the chickens some tasty forage material. And yes, those 2 pups are actually from our most recent litter. They're waiting on homes, so I let...
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    January 2017 Hatch-a-long

    Sending you a pm
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Thanks
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Putting the finishing touches on the new coop. It has a sliding coop door, multiple windows and vents to open/close depending on the season, a hatch for the clean out tray, and 2 German Shepherd puppies to watch over its new inhabitants
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