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    how much does a milk goat cost?

    I've had goats for 58 years or more, and I have never had a smelly Buck. I raise my Bucks from babies,, so they know how to be handled without bucking or resistance. They lead well on leash. I've had pretty smart ones and most of them were gentle, but not one was smelly. The part I hate the...
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    looking for opinions on breeds

    Chickens do not lay two eggs a day. They lay one a day. Even under those horrid artificial lights to force more laying, they still only lay one a day. The only hen I've ever seen lay more then one egg a day is when the Guinea hen is first beginning to lay. After the first week or so they...
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    looking for opinions on breeds

    I live in South Central Florida and the Wyndots do fine. So do Rhode Island Reds and New Hampshires. As long as there is shade for them with lots of fresh clean water, any breed does well in Florida. I've been a chicken rancher for 70 years and am a 5th generation chicken rancher. I've had...
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    girls of age?

    I've had Aracana chickens for longer then you most likely have been on Earth, but the "Easter Egg" hybrid is a much newer breed and they have never sold them in my area. Only Aracana and they have greenish legs, not blue. They have NEVER had blue legs in all the years I've had them. The hen...
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    girls of age?

    Chickens do not begin to lay before 6-7 months old. Some wait until they are 8 months old - depends on the breed. Orpingtons take a year to begin to lay, but they are more a meat bird then an egg layer. If wondered if you have an Aracona hen. Look at the legs - if they are greenish, its's an...
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    looking for opinions on breeds

    Orpingtons make good pets as long as you keep handling them from young on. They are a big heavy bird, but mine love to be cuddled, but only the ones who have been handled all along. I even have some Rhode Island Reds like that . Orpingtons are not great layers however. They are more a meat bird...
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    Best Layers

    Either something is LACKING in it or something BAD is ADDED to it, I know it has drugs in it which is why I never use it. I have had several people here tell me their chickens won't touch it. Mine won't either. I had some of Layena layer given to me and I tried to use it but my chickens would...
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    Best Layers

    I should have also mentioned the Golden Comets because they are a great layer , eat less feed and lay early on and faithfully. They are a small bird that lays a big egg. Thank you for reminding me - don't know how I could have forgotten such a faithful hardy bird. I've been in chickens for over...
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    looking for opinions on breeds

    In your climate you need a very hardy bird and the best egg layer and hardy chicken breed is the Rhode Island Red. They are hardy and a very faithful layer and do not take long to give you a good size egg. There are other breeds, but not as hardy as the Rhode Island Red. Barred Rock is also...
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    What Is The Best Egg Laying Breed ?

    I keep being asked over the years what is the best layer for steady egg laying. I'm a 5th generation chicken rancher and have been at it all my life and I'm 68 now, so I've had a lot of experience with chickens. Many chickens can make for a happy farming life and all of the breeds like the free...
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    Best Layers

    I keep being asked over the yeras what is the best layer for steady egg laying. I'm a 5th generation chicken rancher and have been at it all my life and I'm 68 now, so I've had a lot of experience with chickens. Many chickens can make for a happy farming life and all of the breeds like the free...
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