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    Question about candling eggs.

    You don't have to candle eggs if you keep an eye on them. If an egg starts to do somthing weird, weeping for instance, pull it out of the incubator. Typically, that will not happen until after day 14. Personally, I prefer to candle them around day 12 - it takes a lot of the guesswork out of...
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    Limping and lethargic 16 week old Australorps

    I am stumped by this one. I hatched 5 Australorps in November - no problems, everyone is doing very well. It looks like two of the 5 will be males - over the last six weeks the 2 males have grown very rapidly - they are a head taller than everyone else in the coop - even the adult Australorp...
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    I WANT A ROOSTER!!! Any suggestions???

    I would recommend getting a rooster which is the same breed as your favorite hen. Personally, I think the Australorp is a handsome bird - I wouldn't hesitate to get one of those. Barred Rock would probably be a great bird as well. From my experience, the older breeds do not crow as much and...
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