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    Which rooster should we keep?

    I had planned on having the brooder box be a hospital/time out area, but then our hen went broody and needed separated too. If I hadn’t had to rush back to work, I’d have brought him with me to TSC to get a crate lol I plan to bring him in this evening. 😩 I just feel so bad for him! I had the...
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    Which rooster should we keep?

    I came home on my lunch break today, and the little fluffball had been bullied/attacked. He has a tear on the back of his neck and some missing feathers. I cleaned him up and covered it with blu-kote. I didn’t have a place to separate him, so he’s bunking in our large brooder box with our...
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    Broody/incubator predicament

    Yes, I’ve candled all of the ones in the incubator today, and got rid of the bad ones. I’m just worried because some appear to be around day 15 or so, while others are closer to 8-10.
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    Broody/incubator predicament

    Good evening all! We have a broody hen 😬 and she’s been very persistent. The only issue is that some of the other hens laid eggs in her nest. She’s fully separated now, but that caused us to have eggs at different levels of development. So about a week ago, I went through every egg in her nest...
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    Which rooster should we keep?

    That’s a good point! Our BCM is only about a year old, so I’m sure he’s still feisty. He’s never even looked at me or my husband the wrong way, though. Very respectful of our space and the ladies. The only issue is the feather loss. I assumed it was because he’s probably about 8lbs and the hens...
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    Hoover’s new 2021 “Easter Eggers”

    I got my “Americana” chicks back in April of last year through TSC/Hoover. They claimed they were Ameraucana and Araucana cross at that time. All of ours have pea combs and blue/gray legs. One doesn’t have a fluffy face though. Of the 7 we have, we get probably 5 blue/green eggs and 2 pink/brown...
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    Which rooster should we keep?

    Oh yeah I’m sure they can cause problems. We’ll have 12 girls, but I think that’s only enough for 1 roo....I may just see which one is easier to rehome 😬
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    White Leghorn Roo: x Copper Marans or Novogen

    I have a BCM roo and a White Leghorn hen. We hatched a few of their eggs, and they were single comb, yellowish gray legs, and pretty much solid white except for a few splashes of black. Cute chicks, though!
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    Easter eggers coloring

    Most of our girls a a rusty/gold color. 🤷🏼‍♀️
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    Are EE’s Prone To Heat Stress?

    We have 7 EE hens. 6 of them have been totally fine in the humid Tennessee weather. It’s been in the 90’s for about a week, and they’re good as long as the waterer is full and they have access to a shady ventilated area.. With that being said..1 of our girls is a drama Queen. If it gets above...
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    What rooster breed to Keep?

    The Ameraucana would allow you to have pure Ameraucana babies, and any of the EE mix babies to continue laying colored eggs. The EE is basically a knock off version of the Ameraucana, but it is pretty much a mutt. He would mean that any eggs hatched would be Easter Eggers, but may or may not...
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    Leghorn thread.

    We have 1 White Leghorn, and she’s my favorite hen. She’s so funny and cute! Everywhere says that they’re flighty and not friendly, but that’s not always the case. Plus our white leghorn lays 6-7 eggs a week, which puts our EE and Australorps to shame lol
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    Australorps

    We have 2 Blue Australorps, and they’re very sweet hens! They lay almost every day, and seem like pretty easy going flock members. One of them is currently broody, which is only annoying because I just hatched babies back in late March 🤦🏼‍♀️ She’s a dedicated sitter, though! Should see babies...
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    Which rooster should we keep?

    Oh thank you! That is good to know. We love our BCM, but I was afraid he was too big for our EE and White Leghorn girls. 😬 hopefully he gets better with practice. As of right now, I have lots of half-naked hens wearing aprons 😅 The little fuzzy one is so cute, though! He just started crowing...
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    Which rooster should we keep?

    Thank you! One of the grow outs(that are going to my in-law’s) is picking on him now, but they should be going to their new home tomorrow thankfully!
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