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    Funny/Sad/Happy stories of your chickens

    I would really love to see ur silkie or any other of your birds on a harness. Did you make the harness urself? I used to take my cat for walks but I lost patience when he would decide to sunbathe 4blks from home. Could never get him moving again and would have to carry. My worry with a...
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    Funny/Sad/Happy stories of your chickens

    I have a story of my Buff Orp, who thought I was food. I reached into the coop to give the feeder a shake and one of the BO leapt at me, beak wide open, engulfing my entire index finger. I pulled back and my finger was all red and i thought "oh crap, I must have hurt her throat." It took...
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    Best Egg Layers

    Just looked up http://standardbreedpoultry.com/large_fowl_chickens_for_sale.php and there are a lot of Rose Combed Leghorn breeders out there. If one is local that might cinch it.
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    Best Egg Layers

    Just something I have wondered... it appears like the comb is linked to fertility. I wonder if a rose comb will ever have the productivity of a single combed bird. I still to not want frost damage to my animals and rubbing petroleum jelly on them does not appeal, so I would always prefer...
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    Best Egg Layers

    I have been researching leghorns. They do sound like a great bird. I like the egg size. There are a few different sub-breeds and a variety of information. One says great for confinement(not my plan) and another says great forager(exactly what I am looking for). Of course people breed for...
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    Best Egg Layers

    Was just looking at gold campines. Will look up leghorns too. Spell check really wants me to have gold vampires.
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    Best Egg Layers

    I know this thread hasn't seen much activity in awhile but I am going to give it a try... Does anyone have a recommendation for a Layer of good sized eggs(any color), Rose Combed(I live in northern region), heritage breed(would love to take something that is not super common and work on...
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    Funny/Sad/Happy stories of your chickens

    My chickens scared me so badly one day. I did not get the $50 permit to have them but did ask neighbors. I would let them out in my fenced backyard only when I could watch them, thinking there are hawks and feral cats. I went inside for a half hr while they were out one day and when I went...
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    HI HI

    Thanks! I wish I could get started sooner but one thing at a time.
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    HI HI

    I have been lurking forever and now have an idea of my overall plan thanks to so many experienced and knowledgable people on this site . My only real experience with chickens was a 100 broiler chickens my family had one summer when I was a child and more recently 6 chickens a couple of years...
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