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    pure breed maturity

    thanks didn't realise how much longer but loving watching them grow
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    pure breed maturity

    i have two hens ive incubated and hand reared one blue Orpington and a wyandotte now 6 months old but not got fully developed combs or wattles yet where as my 3 hybrids were laying at 18 weeks do pure breeds take significantly longer to mature ?
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    malcolm

    My first rooster Malcolm ..hand reared from2 day old chick hes blue orpingtonnow 6months old and he has found his voice ...BIG TIME he starts crowing in the coop which he shares with 5 hens at 5am even though it doesn't get light until 7am at this time of year.Crows every 15 secs we timed him is...
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    Comment by 'chix88' in article 'My flock, Chicken, Duck, Geese.'

    lovely pictures ..I just love seeing other peoples birds ...and little piglets too
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    Comment by 'chix88' in item 'Wyandotte'

    ive got just one white wyndotte chick she s my only hatchling from my first incubation attempt 6 weeks old and already a character shes rooming with a couple of same age blue orops
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    Snacks for Chicks

    hi my 6week olds snack on chopped blueberries and grapes and a small slice of melon when the big girls get theirs in the afternoon
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    Comment by 'chix88' in item 'Silkie'

    I am incubating 6 red partridge silkies eggs ..my first attempt at incubation ..interesting that your rooster is not noisy ..might be inclined to keep one if I get a hatchling ..so far I only have 4 hybrid s which I bought as 12 week olds
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    Hens Stopped Laying

    thanks for that advice sorry about tardy reply ..not been on line for a couple of weeks ..still no eggs but I think once the younger ones start laying Martha barnvelder might get going again the weathers not been particually good recently ..cold and foggy she is free ranging with the flock but...
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    Hens Stopped Laying

    that's helpful advice .Ive just started with my first flock .I started with two laying barnvelders and four 12 week old pullets unfortunately one of the barnvelders was exhibiting extreme bullying and I had to give her to a local farmer .Since then my remaing barnvelder has stopped laying no...
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    California - Northern

    wow they look amazing ..what beautiful colours
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    What age to introduce new chickens to existing flock?

    good to read your query ..am having similar probs intergrating my very first flock.Have taken advice given on forum and its really helpful for a new egg
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    Advice please

    Unfortunately Mean Mabel the Barnvelder just got meaner ...making the two hybirids bleed so ...shes gone .I manage to part -ex her for two more hybrids all in same coop tonight four hybrids and remaining barnvelder ..so fingers crossed for hen harmony in the morning
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    Advice please

    Thanks for that ive had both lots of hens for one week in two separate runs but next to each other.Ill see how they get on tomorrow and take a view hoping mean Mabel isn't going to be a problem shes a lovely looking chicken .
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    Advice please

    New Girl ..just today let my very first 4 hen flock out for supervised free range .The pol barnvelders have been confined separate but within view hearing and smell of the 2 hybrid pullets at first ok then after a couple of hours freeranging dominant barnvelder was really going for one...
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    New Connecticut member says Hi!

    Hi Karen im new egg too ..I joined a couple of days ago but I am total new starter ..got my first chickens on Monday ,two barnvelders and two hybirds no cockerel ,but my neigbor has a free ranging one so I better watch out ! Jayne North Yorkshire UK
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