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    Is this an acceptable hatch rate for Bourbon Reds? (first time hatching turkeys)

    I decided to hatch some eggs from my two lovely BR Marys (they share the same Tom). I put five eggs in the incubator because I wasn't sure what to expect, and after ten days, four looked good (one wasn't fertilized after all, so it got tossed). I kept a close eye on the temp and humidity, and...
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    Comment by 'BasicallyHeather' in item 'Welsummer'

    Awww, she sounds like a gem!
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    "What People Think I Do" Meme Contest! ***WINNERS ANNOUNCED***

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    Derperella, the (weird) Faverolles, & Friends

    was meaning to post this on my account speaking of mistakes :P sorry, had meant to put my problem in the other tab i had up, -simply sophie
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    My freeloading black australorp, Steve, finally laid her first egg yesterday at 33 weeks of age! Sheesh! It is our first brown egg; our other laying hen gives us small cream colored ones. Yay!
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    Evolution of a mystery chick. PIC HEAVY!

    She is absolutely beautiful! I love that you showed us the progression of her growth and feather development...very cool!
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    There's a chicken in my coat! <3

    Awww, what a sweet girl! I can just imagine trying to do this with my crazy black Australorp, Steve (girl)...she'd hate me even more after that!! Ha! But I bet my silkie boys would love to be carried about this way <3
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    My Christmas Chicken Beanie!

    Love the hat! And thanks for the link to your playhouse conversion tutorial in your sig; it was really helpful. All of your kiddos are cute! Good luck with the one on the way, as well. Merry Christmas to you.
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    Spiteful chicken lays first egg while i'm out of town

    Someone book me a cruise so my 32 week old pullet will finally lay!!
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    Three French Hens!

    Soooo pretty!!! They look like they are posing, too What are their names? Edit: Oops! I missed your caption. <3
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    My little addition....

    Beautiful coop! Well done. And your addition fits very nicely with the existing coop; the space looks like it will be well utilized.
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    Derperella, the (weird) Faverolles, & Friends

    Quote: My daughter and I ordered two SF pullet chicks from Meyer before the Derp thread appeared, and enjoyed reading it while we waited for our pickup date to arrive. Funnily enough, we also got a Derp and Coho combo! Our one SF is dark like Derp and acts, well, derpy...the other one is...
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    @#$**& mountain lion

    There had been a wildcat spotted locally for about a week, and it was moving northeast toward our location. Saturday morning, we heard the chickens making a fuss, but thought nothing of it (as they fuss at microbes, I swear!). In a span of five minutes, that thing took three of our chickens...
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    the [egg] wait is driving me crazy!!!

    Quote: This is hilarious! But I feel your pain.
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    Roo mating with hens, but still girls aren't laying??

    I hope that this means that they will give us some eggs soon! The roo has been mating with our 27 week old Black Australorps (they allow him to mount and don't run away squawking like they used to) for about a week now, but they still aren't laying. Is this normal? It seems like it's taking...
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