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    Sponsored Post Win an Ecoglow 20 Chick Brooder from Brinsea with your best tip for winter!

    Since our girls free range in pastures all year long and we're in New England, the snow can put a damper on their outdoor activities. So, while the colorful autum leaves blanket our pastures we mow them up and store the clippings in large, heavy duty trash bags. Then when it snows we shovel...
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    Which breed produces bronze colored eggs?

    Chocolate (colored) eggs sound pretty cool - I may go with those instead. Just like to give our egg customers a wide variety of colors in the cartons! Thanks for the chart!
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    Which breed produces bronze colored eggs?

    Thanks...I'm looking for like a dark gold or brass which is what I assume they meant by bronze colored. Anything like that out there?
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    Which breed produces bronze colored eggs?

    Hi folks, I was looking for another breed to add to our flock here and read somewhere of one that lays a bronze colored egg. Now that I'm ready to get some, I can't find where I read that anywhere! Anyone know which breed I'm talking about? Thanks....
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    Why did you get your first chickens?

    We bought our farm with the intention of having horses. After moving in we met one of our neighbors who had layers and sold these great farm fresh eggs. So after a while of buying hers we thought "Heck, we have plenty of room and no horses yet - why don't we get a few chickens and a coop and...
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    Comment by 'BC Chickens' in article 'Bc Chickenss Chicken Coop'

    Hi - It's been a while since I've been on this website and just saw your note - sorry about that! We've got 25 6-week olds in there now. Once they're about 4 months old, we'll move them to the main coop. It was pretty comfy in there with 12 full grown birds but they mostly just sleep in there -...
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    Americauna Offspring Eggs

    Thanks for the reply and the link. I never quite knew the difference - but now I do! And I'm glad to know we'll still get all the colors and so will our customers
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    Americauna Offspring Eggs

    Thanks for the reply! We kinda like all the colors so that's not a concern. We were more worried that the colors would disappear into just whites and browns as the original heritage breed genes start to ween out. Any chance of that happening? I don't know which ones would be the dominant...
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    Americauna Offspring Eggs

    Hi folks, I have a flock of around 350 Americaunas producing all varieties of colors of eggs - blue, olive, pink, etc. I'm looking to replenish the flock with about 25 hens every quarter and, since I have a few roosters in the group, thought I would just hatch my own instead of having to buy...
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    Are these eggs still viable?

    Thanks, Nicole - it's certainly been at least 50 degrees every day recently . It is was a try - it would be fun if any did hatch. The eggs won't go to waste either way - we'll either have new flock members or the dogs and the cat will have more to eat!
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    Are these eggs still viable?

    Hi folks, We free range our chickens and don't normally attempt to hatch any new additions. About a week or so ago we discovered a nest next to our house with about 24 eggs in it (apparently some of the girls preferred that location to the 80 nest boxes we have ). And, there are more in...
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    Bc Chickenss Chicken Coop

    BC Chickens Brenda and Carmen Whispering Winds Animal Connection LLC Coventry, CT Ordered our first set of chicks, 6 Buff Orpintons and 6 Golden Comets, from the local Mackey's on March 23, 2011. UPDATE! The Comets have arrived today, April 15, 2011!! They are now safely in their new home...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    Looks like the big day was today! Our Comets are only 3 1/2 months old but we found these two little beauties in one of the nesting boxes this morning. Surprise!!
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    How many here are actual backyarders vs. Farmers?

    Another "betweener" here! We're on 6 acres that's currently zoned as residential but we're out in the country - minimum lot size around here seems to be 1/12 acres and there are two major horse farms within a mile radius. plus many of our neighbors have chickens, sheep and goats. We've got one...
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    Reclaiming Crumble

    Thanks folks - appreciate the responses!
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