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    How to breed for darker brown eggs?

    In what ways can you improve egg color? Only hatching the darkest eggs? Using a dark eggshell bred rooster? ie: welsummer, marans other? Thanks!
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    What color will the chicks be?

    I was told he had legbar in him. Not sure maternal influence tho
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    What color will the chicks be?

    If I cross this Roo on my barred rock hens and New Hampshire Red hens, what kinda chicks could I expect? Thanks.
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    White Plymouth Rock Roo X Blue Plymouth Rock Hen?

    What will the color be of chicks from a white rock roo and a blue rock hen? What cross would I have to make to get lavender color?
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    Royal Palm in Pennsylvania

    Idk if they are still in stock but, Farmers Union Co-Op in Greencastle was selling them last week.
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    Best places to get good quality Rhode Island Reds and/or Rhodebars

    Pennsylvania, though Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia aren’t out of range.
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    Best places to get good quality Rhode Island Reds and/or Rhodebars

    Looking for reputable breeders of either Rhode Island Reds and/or Rhodebars. Wanting to start my own breeding flock and would prefer to start with good stock not hatchery quality. Thanks for any advice.
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    Creating autosexing breed from Blue Plymouth Rock Sexlinks?

    Yes but I’m looking to make them true breeding. Like rhodebars and legbars.
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    Creating autosexing breed from Blue Plymouth Rock Sexlinks?

    Would it be possible to use the parent stock that makes blue Plymouth rocks to create an autosexing breed the same way they made legbars? But instead of using a brown leghorn, replace it with a Blue Andalusian? I know the blue gene is sketchy and kinda inconsistent but would love to experiment...
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    4 week old duckling going lame?

    i currently have 2 yellow duckling that came from TSC, both off to great start and getting along fine with my chicks. Now, as of Thursday or Friday, my one duckling can’t seem to stand and walk on it’s own. I tried lifting it up and it will stand but falls on it’s stomach when it tries to take a...
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    Tips for raising turkey poults with chicks. Any advice is appreciated!

    Here’s some pics of them... Any idea of the breed?
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    Tips for raising turkey poults with chicks. Any advice is appreciated!

    What can I do to prevent against Blackhead?
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    N.H. Red or R.I. Red? Which is best?

    In my experience. I have had both breeds, my NHR were more laid back and would lay large round eggs very consistently and my RIR were kinda aggressive and always picking a fight, that said, they were older and laid larger darker eggs than my NHR. My personal preference is NHR but, that’s only...
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    Tips for raising turkey poults with chicks. Any advice is appreciated!

    i have 2 turkeys I am currently brooding with my chicks. Is there anything preventive or I need to do differently for having turkeys with my chicks?
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    Determining Breeds/Sex of 3 Week Old Chicks

    Okay thanks. So everything came from two different hatcheries. Some I know came sexed already. So I know certain varieties I only have pullets in. But the varieties I got in straight run are what’s giving me difficulty. I think I will wait it out a few more weeks before I do anything more.
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