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    Welsummer Rooster cross breeding

    Thank you Ridgerunner for your advise and posting those links. Very interesting reading.
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    Welsummer Rooster cross breeding

    G'day to you all, I have a Welsummer Rooster and am thinking of breeding him with some of my various hens; The hens that I have are; Ancona Silver Laced Wyandotte Gold Laced Wyandotte Light Sussex Has anyone had any experience with any of these crosses??? would you be able to sex the...
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    Feeding grains to Chooks

    G'day ChickenCanoe, Thank you for your response, it is a much appreciated eye opener both for my Chooks and myself! I had a good read of the links you sent me and will put some of this into practice with soaking the grains as well as sprouting. I am thinking of framing up a section in the...
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    Feeding grains to Chooks

    Follow chook lovers, advice please I am thinking of mixing up grains for my Chooks for a variation to there usual feed. I have found a local grain seller who stocks wheat, oats, barley, corn, Sorghum... Can get them either in grain form or crushed Any thoughts of what would be worth mixing...
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    Cinnamon Queens a breed?

    G'day to you all, just curious if anyone has any experience with crossing a Welsummer rooster over a silver laced wynadotte hen, Welsummer rooster over a gold laced hen, Welsummer rooster over lightnsussex hen??? Any photos,would be helpfull as I would like to know what they would look like and...
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    Comment by 'Badman' in article 'Barnevelders 4'

    Thanks for putting all this together, I have some Barnevelder eggs in the incubator at the moment and I am looking forward to seeing if I can pick. Cheers
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    Any advice please

    G'day Judy, I am in Canberra, Australia The chooks are between 6 months to a year old, two are wynadottes and two are barnevelders They are eating and drinking but not as they normally do. I can not see any blood in there droppings, I thought that they could have a problem with mites but I...
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    Any advice please

    Guys need some advice please, I have a mixed lot of Chooks consisting of Barnevelders, Wynadottes, Welsummers and light Sussex. I have had one chook die and one looks like its on it's last legs...... They have lost feathers to their undersides. I can find any ticks of mites etc on them nor in...
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    Soft egg laying under roost

    Hello again Deacons, Coincidence, my hen is also a Gold Laced Wyndotte....... I have not received another egg like that fom her again though. Cheers Paul B
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    Soft egg laying under roost

    G'day Deacons, I had one of my hens lay an almost identical egg to the one in your photo. The hen was out all day the day before while I was working on the hen house so she didn't come in to lay. The next morning she laid the deformed egg and about ten minutes later she laid another perfect...
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    The Incubator Thread

    G'day Ladies & Gents, I was looking for any advice on the JANOEL 24 auto incubator. As anyone used one of these? Any tips? One question as the instruction book is not too clear, but should the "vent" hole in the top cover on the right hand side be kept open or closed? Any help would be greatly...
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    Light Sussex Chooks - Male or Female?

    Well, defiantly scored two roosters! Spring has sprung here in Canberra and so have they...... Both crowing and jumping the hens we have. So we've now bought a incubator and awaiting its arrival with a dozen mixed eggs from our gold and silver laced Wyndottes. Hope they will be a good cross for...
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    G'day from Down Under, Canberra, Australia

    Thanks for the welcome guys..., look forward to talking to all members. Cheers
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    Light Sussex Chooks - Male or Female?

    G'day Donrae, I will get some better shots including profile and post them shortly, thank for your help.
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    Light Sussex Chooks - Male or Female?

    Ladies & Gents, I need your help to know if there are ladies or gents???? I am thinking gents, but others are saying pullets..... no eggs and no crowing so we are awaiting in suspense! Any advise would be appreciated, thanks.
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