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    25 chickens of all different shapes and sizes! 11 Straight Run laying hens that are currently producing just shy of a dozen large – extra large eggs a day. 14 Assorted bantams (Seabrights, OEG, and Duccle/OEG mixes, and possible Seabright/OEG mix) Two of the bantam females have sat once this...
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    Bantam chicken, looked like OE when smaller but now we don't know...

    Thanks for the insight guys! Guess we have some more waiting and research. He seems like a really terrific chicken, very people friendly, not skittish and he likes to be held.
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    Bantam chicken, looked like OE when smaller but now we don't know...

    2 months old, we're pretty sure he is a OEG Silver Duck Wing at this point.
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    I thought I was getting something else....Help?! *new Pics 5/1*

    2 months old, this chicken is extremely small, even for a Bantam. The Silkie and d'Uccle of the same age are almost twice its size!
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    Setting Eggs on April 24th!!!! Who wants to hatch along w/me???

    happy to announce we are up to 16 chicks!!! We are getting a lot of fun ones, we like to call the Chocolate Chip Cookies They seem to be cream with reddish colored faces, and black spots.... Only thing we can think of is our red pyle game bantam girl and a sebright rooster... seeing how if...
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    Setting Eggs on April 24th!!!! Who wants to hatch along w/me???

    We have a clutch due this week... we are thinking Wednesday through Sunday since they came so early this first time! And another clutch due next week Guess we're around for the long haul as well
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    Setting Eggs on April 24th!!!! Who wants to hatch along w/me???

    Our 7th and final chick hatched last night! This chick had been pipping for two days without any progress other than a very small crack by his beak. We have been very worried and really didn't want to lose this chick because it is another from our favorite hen which we lost last week. We...
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    Setting Eggs on April 24th!!!! Who wants to hatch along w/me???

    Quote: We put the baby under her last night when it was super dark snuck him under her in the back! going out in a few to check *update* Just checked on the little guy with all the others and he is doing great!!!! all 6 were under Ginger this morning when we went out.... Also, last...
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    Setting Eggs on April 24th!!!! Who wants to hatch along w/me???

    woke up this morning to the 6th little guy hatched outta this clutch!!!! Had to put it under another broody as Ginger didn't want to sit.... That means one left and that 100% hatching! I hope this one hatches as it was our favorite chicken we just had to put down a week ago Already have one...
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    Setting Eggs on April 24th!!!! Who wants to hatch along w/me???

    We used liquid Sevin on Ginger's hotspots (the lice had laid a ton of eggs between her wattles) and dusted her a couple times yesterday really well. This morning we checked her and she looked good so we gave her babies back and she immediatly pulled them all under her wings. She was really...
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    Setting Eggs on April 24th!!!! Who wants to hatch along w/me???

    Beautiful pictures!!!! We are still up to five, but realized after Ginger decided to get off her nest that the other two eggs where placed a few days later, so hopefully today or tomorrow! Had to put the two eggs left under another broody as mama Ginger was ready to show the five how to...
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    Setting Eggs on April 24th!!!! Who wants to hatch along w/me???

    Up to five out of seven!!!!! Looks like another Sebright Hope everyone else is doing good... the end of the day is coming, everyone who has been at work might have surprises!!!
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    Bantam chicken, looked like OE when smaller but now we don't know...

    Lots of great suggestions!!! The Mealy gray is really the closes we have seen!!! Thanks Guess we will continue to watch the little guy grow!
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    Setting Eggs on April 24th!!!! Who wants to hatch along w/me???

    Two more bundles of joy this morning! Could be a full blooded sebright as we have sebright roosters and hens... Another yellow, this time with black spots on its back...
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    Setting Eggs on April 24th!!!! Who wants to hatch along w/me???

    Here is a video clip of the first two chicks, the d'Uccle mix is the one jumping on mommy's back. Also this is the real mother of the little guys. She is the one who clung to these eggs tell about two days before when the sebright hen stole her clutch and managed to take the first glory as we...
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