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    First time hatching

    I bought the same incubator and turner. I struggle with keeping temp and humidity exactly where I want it BUT 21 Days ago I set eggs in for the first time. This morning I woke up to peeping inside the incubator!
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    Roanoke/Rocky Mount Virginia meets and swaps?

    That is excellent news! I haven't been to South Boston in years. Looks like we'll be heading that way next month. We have already missed the 1st Saturday this month and we have chicks set to hatch on the 3rd Saturday this month. Thanks for the information!
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    Roanoke/Rocky Mount Virginia meets and swaps?

    Our local tractor supply does a swap the 4th Saturday of each month but there haven't been mire than one or two people showing up the last six months and they have only been getting rid of roos. Anyone now of other meets or swaps in the Roanoke, Rocky Mount, Martinsville Virginia area? We're...
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    Breed help

    Thanks for the info. Looking at the couple dozen chickens we hAve I now see that only my males have red on their wings. The other crossbreed that have some obvious jersey giant in them don't have the red.
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    Breed help

    Thanks. I'm obviously a novice here. Is easter egger a term for generic crossbreed? Kind of what we'd call a mutt in a dog? Also, how are you telling that this is a cockerel at this point? I can tell when the tail fetters get longer but am still trying to figure all of this out
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    Breed help

    Thanks for the responses. She is a very pretty bird. Here's one of the jersey/americauna mixes. The camera does not do justice to her plumage.
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    Breed help

    We bought 10 mixed chick at the local chicken swap at the end of May. They are now old enough to get a good idea of what they will look like fully grown. I k ow that some are jersey giant/americauna mixes and some of them are barred rocks but can't figure this one out. Ideas? There are two of...
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    Abnormally large eggs

    At this point they're providing entertainment and compost matter. Good luck with your chicks!
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    Abnormally large eggs

    My red lace Wyandotte give huge eggs daily. This one, however, is way beyond anything I've ever seen before.
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    help a rookie!

    In this episode of name that chicken...I'm actually taking a page out of Ronald Reagan's play book with trust but verify.this one came to us identified as a Dixie Rainbow. I believe this one is also a cockerel. 3 1/2 months old. Gave a little half crow yesterday when I opened the coop and was...
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    help a rookie!

    Thanks. Coworker wasn't able to ID any of them. Said this was an Americauna also gave us a Dixie Rainbow (haven't sexed that one yet either but a crow out of it) as well as what he said was a leghorn (no comb or wattle) and four araucana bantams. I'll post pics soon for further IDs. Loving...
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    help a rookie!

    Sorry. Cell phone didn't post it. I'll try again.
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    help a rookie!

    The wife and I have just begun keeping chickens. We were gifted several chickens from a coworker who really didn't know what he had as far as breeds or sex. Can anyone identify what I have here?
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