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    Houdan Roo mated with several breeds, outcome?

    My Houdan Roo mated with my mixed breed flock. I have Buff Orphingtons, Black Australorps, EEs, Barred Rock, Ameraucanas, Welsummers and more. The first few chicks have hatched and they are all similar in color with 5 toes. Any ideas on if they’ll grow up looking the same? Here are a couple for...
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    Mama hen left eggs before they hatched

    Yes, learned my lesson about setting them all same day. We will keep the babies in the brooder as they went to the food and water right away. Guess we’ll see if any more hatch out. Thank you!
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    Mama hen left eggs before they hatched

    My hen was sitting on a batch of eggs the kids gave her over a weeks time span. The first two hatched and she left the others. We went to pull the eggs but discovered the first one we tossed had a chick almost ready to hatch. Should I remove the baby’s to a brooder? Mama went right back to the...
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    Wanting to reintegrate my 9 month old cockerel-maybe?

    I have a 9 month old Houdan cockerel that has been kept in a separate pen for the last 4 months. The ladies and he can see each other but not touch. He was separated due to very “excited” behaviors when he was younger. I’d like to try to have the ladies hatch some chicks (we’ve never had a Roo...
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    Dogs killed my girls

    Hello, 3 weeks ago 2 neighborhood dogs scaled my fence and killed all 9 of my 1 year old laying girls. Now I'm supposed to put a price on them for the owner to compensate me. I have no idea what to say they were worth. These girls were my babies and would come to me when called. Any help would...
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