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    Sponsored Post Nestera Coop Giveaway! Total worth $1595

    I like the ability to move around. It looks awesome.
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    Review by 'Brawley Leigh' in article 'Tips for Successfully Sexing Your Chicks'

    Great info. Thx for all the detail and illustrations
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    Review by 'Brawley Leigh' in article 'How To Process A Chicken At Home'

    Really appreciated your demo. We bought 30 Cornish cross chicks to process in June..did this a lot growing up but your refresher course, with all the great pictures, was a real help. Thx again
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    Help! My Chickens have not laid eggs in several Months~

    And turn off the light. Their bodies need rest time to recover from molting, winter AND malnutrition. Give more protein and a good layer feed/pellet. A great protein “treat (not intended to replace layer feed)” is Grubbly made in USA, it’s dried grubs. Also fresh, clean water. Let them rest and...
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    Any Sapphire Gem fans?

    I recently purchased 10 mo old, 17 eggs for 17 days. Docile n quiet
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Ameraucana

    Mine are blue wheaten
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Ameraucana

    We have actual Ameraucana hens. In researching this breed I never read anything about being poor in egg production. Sweet breed.
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Ameraucana

    This was posted in another location as well but didn't find this particular site at first... Myself and several friends raise Ameraucana hens and we have all experienced them to stop laying after doing so for several weeks/months. They stop, then after a couple weeks they start laying again...
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    Ameraucana egg laying routine

    i, and sevetal friends, have Ameraucana hens. weve noticed after laying consistently for months they will totally stop laying for a few weeks then start laying again. Has anyone else experienced this? Is this normal for the Ameraucana breed??? We all feed high quality organic layer pellets and...
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    Americuana finished molt late fall

    My year old Americuana is not laying. She was fully feathered but some feathers were still encapsulated at the start of fall. She’s not laying and wondering if this is typical of americuana’s....not laying in winter??? Any input, suggestions, experiences appreciated.
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    Ameraucana Eggs - Difference in Color

    What is proper spelling...Americana or Americuana or Ameraucana???
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    I'm never gonna get an egg!!!

    That's what I was thinking too. But today, Nov 14, My 29 wk old Dark Brown Leghorn (Iris) laid her first egg and my first egg in my back yard 2 hen project. Poor Iris has suffered several stressful situations, losing her sis then her replacement "friend", a silver laced Wyandotte (Dottie) that...
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    First egg today, Nov 14, at 29 weeks from my Dark Brown Leghorn Iris. Sooo excited!!!

    First egg today, Nov 14, at 29 weeks from my Dark Brown Leghorn Iris. Sooo excited!!!
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    Plucking flight feathers v. Cutting to hinder flight

    I was recently shown (by a chicken breeder) a method of plucking out the flight feathers rather than using scissors to trim them to prevent flight. I have posted questions about this method on byc n also searched the internet and cannot find anything. Can you provide me any added instructions or...
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    Comment by 'Brawley Leigh' in article 'How To Clip Trim The Feather Wings Of Your Chicken To Prevent Flight'

    If BOTH wings clipped they are no longer off balance. You need the off balance to prevent flight
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