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    6 or more Cemani Cross eggs

    My roosters were advertised as 90% Ayam Cemani when I bought them. They turned out more like 75%. There's red on the combs and wattles. They are with 4 hens. One is a black, nearly pure Ayam Cemani hen. One is a Jet black Iowa Blue and the other 2 are 1/2 Iowa Blue, 1/2 Cemani rooster. Many of...
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    cold hatching eggs

    Has anyone had success hatching eggs that may have been slightly frozen .. not enough to crack the shell?
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    Comment by 'bstromgren' in article 'Redesigned Thrift Store Brooder'

    Sweet
  4. Almost finished small coop, pen

    Almost finished small coop, pen

    Self designed coop for 4 Iowa Blue breeders complete with pen constructed of a re-purposed trampoline frame. The chickens love their new digs. Our resident snoop, "Chickaletta", the Cornish hen trying to sneak into the picture. The Iowa Blues are starting their housekeeping of their new run.
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    Iowa Blues - Breed thread and discussion

    My new Iowa Blue digs complete with self-designed coop and yurt constructed from trampoline frame. "Chickaletta" the Cornish sneaked into the pic. She's always the ham (& eggs).
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    The Smithies, the $5 "Ayam Cemani" black meat bird

    I have 2 roos and one hen that I bought from a gentleman in the same state with the same first name in Feb. My birds look strikingly similar to the Smithies. One roo is being bred to a jet black Iowa blue hen and the other will be with the "ayam Cemani" hen. They were advertised as 90% Cemani...
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    Iowa Blues - Breed thread and discussion

    I'm sure you can get some hatching eggs right here. Most of the top Iowa Breeders in the world look at this thread frequently. Both eggs and birds can be safely and successfully shipped. I recently ordered 11 week old chickens from a person 900 miles away with no problem. If you haven't done so...
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    How do I get started on selling eggs?

    In Iowa, small farms that produce under $20,000 product per year are certified organic "exempt". this means that you don't have to be inspected, yet you can use the term "organic". Most small farmers, organic farmers, are inherently very honest, so the state doesn't make you prove your status...
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    Comment by 'bstromgren' in article 'Pepparkakor Hönshus (Gingerbread Henhouse)'

    Nice job.
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    How do I get started on selling eggs?

    We have sold eggs for many years and have never been able to keep up with demand. Neighbors, co-workers, wife's co-workers all keep the hens busy. We use used cartons and always have a hundred or so in the wings. Everybody wants to help the environment by recycling egg cartons. We have had...
  11. A small work in progress

    A small work in progress

    I saw a picture of a trampoline frame that someone turned into a chicken pen and thought it was a cool idea. I put an ad on craigslist and got 3 free trampoline frames that day. I put one in the barn and set the other 3 up. I bought some 30" fencing for $25 at the home improvement store and went...
  12. A work in progress

    A work in progress

    I saw a picture of a trampoline frame that someone turned into a chicken pen and thought it was a cool idea. I put an ad on craigslist and got 3 free trampoline frames that day. I put one in the barn and set the other 3 up. I bought some 30" fencing for $25 at the home improvement store and went...
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    Iowa Blues - Breed thread and discussion

    Thank you for the info Dr. Hurley
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    Iowa Blues - Breed thread and discussion

    Thanks Kari. I read about your success with the breed in Mr. Burroughs book. Quite impressive. I live in southeast Iowa. Do you have and hens to sell?
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    Iowa Blues - Breed thread and discussion

    My Iowa blue roosters would come to the house (about 50 yards) every morning and get on the chairs on the front porch and crow in the front windows. I've raised chickens for 25+ years and they are by far the most adventurous chickens I've ever raised. It amazes me how acutely aware they are of...
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