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    Feed storage?

    I had been using (2)55 gallon barrels to store feed, but while remodeling my coop recently I have discovered that that the weight has caused some unwanted settling. I like to keep at least one of the barrels full, approx. 250-300lbs, so I am not running to the feed store every week. What is...
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    Co-op feed vs. pellet feed: Pros/cons?

    I can get feed through my local co-op, and have in the past. I'm starting over this year and am curious if the pellet feed from TSC, FFH or that type of place would be a better option. The co-op feed looks sort of like cornmeal, I've asked before and have been told that it's all natural and...
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    Location of roosts?

    I'm currently remodeling my coop (hoping to finish before chicks in mid-April), I used to have ladder style roosting but am planning to change to one height with dropping boards underneath for easier clean-up. I have a 12×16 shed converted to my coop, 12×12 is chicken space. 4×12 is storage...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Nice work splitting and stacking your firewood and making your pallet path, it looks like a great place to be! Does anyone in Michigan raise Buckeye chickens? I've been reading about them a lot lately and I think they would be fun to raise. I'd like to get some chicks this spring, maybe also a...
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    Autosexing cross/breed creation

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    Wyandottes: Gold-laced/silver laced cross?

    Another question: How would an individual achieve brown, is it a variation of red?
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    Wyandottes: Gold-laced/silver laced cross?

    I really like the idea of the splash and how it is passed along.
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    Wyandottes: Gold-laced/silver laced cross?

    So far I've been crossing the BLRW hen with the SLW roo, and line crossing a couple times, then adding the GLW hen in ( all on the chicken calculator). It's all very interesting to me.
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    Washing eggs before incubation - reason/how to

    I was incubating eggs a couple years ago (Black Australorp) from my own hens. The first couple clutches I had that summer had horrible hatch rates (less than %50), so I did some research and decided to try something different. I put all the eggs into the cardboard-ish cartons and sprayed them...
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    Wyandottes: Gold-laced/silver laced cross?

    Thanks for all the information! I've been working through different combinations with the genetics calculator, I'm really interested in getting a variety of Wyandottes and crossing them. Thoughts?
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    I'm in St. Joe county too! Egg layers mostly, but not entirely boring to look at either. Thanks!
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    Giant Silkie Project.

    I'm incredibly intrigued by chicken genetics, I'll be waiting to see the how things go as well!
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    Wyandottes: Gold-laced/silver laced cross?

    I'm curious, and don't understand the genetics but am really intrigued. Would a gold laced Wyandotte roo cross with a silver laced Wyandotte hen (or GLW hen x SLW roo) result in a blue laced red ? Where might an individual find this genetic information Thanks!
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    What is Chicken Stock?
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Ome more question...has anyone here in Michigan used Hoover Hatchery? Thanks!
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