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    Extremely Rare Hatching Eggs (funny)

    I'll take 2
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    Bay Area BYCers!

    Hi Bay Area Chicken Enthusiasts. Wow, I have not been on this thread in a while. Great to see how much its grown. I am in Novato and am thrilled to know there are so many people in our area!
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    Mixed Breed Photo Reference *please read guidelines in first post before adding content*

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    How To Get Rich Orange Yolks, Without Freerange

    Quote: Alfalfa Pellets ---- what a great idea. I have been feeding them grass hay, but it is had to feed in the winter when the grounds muddy cuz you loose it all in the mud. I will try the alfalfa pellets. Thanks
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    Sandhill Preservation Center - Breeds

    Bummer the more I read about Sandhill the less I am inclined to buy. I don't mind buying straight run if I am getting good quality healthy chicks, but from what I am ready the quality is not good and and is not getting better, and in other forums people have been receiving weak, dead or dying...
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    Breeders in CALIFORNIA (Ameraucana (true), Cochin, Marans)

    I want some too... Thanks for posting this info..
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    Where should I buy my Red Sexlinks

    Quote: I am hoping to find a brown egg layer that lays as well as my white leghorns. I am planning on getting RIR this year to try. From what I have read, BO don't lay as well, are bigger and eat more. Have is your experience? I only know what I've read since I have never owned any.
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    Where should I buy my Red Sexlinks

    Quote: How big are their eggs? I have Gold Comments from Belt Hatchery in CA. and the eggs are still pretty small. They have only been laying for a couple of months, so I am hoping they will get larger with time. I have Pearl White Leghorns and am hoping to find sexlinks that lay the same...
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    Where should I buy my Red Sexlinks

    Quote: Hi, I have had great luck with McMurray. I have 150 birds from MM. I realize they are not show quality, but they are very pretty birds and have been very healthy. What breeds are you looking for, because I probably have it and can tell you more about the quality, temperament and...
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    How To Get Rich Orange Yolks, Without Freerange

    I supplement timothy orchard grass hay which darkens the egg yolk, especially in the summer when the grass is brown. I also use grass hay to line their nest boxes. The grass stems are finer and cozier than straw. Grass hay is 2-3 time more expensive than straw, but since a bale lasts so long...
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    Just got NEW MEYER Hatchery cataloge. They have NEW Marans!!!!

    Quote: Says 'Order Limit 15', not minimum... Oh, you are right... Thanks... That makes it much easier...
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    Where should I buy my Red Sexlinks

    Thanks everyone... I like the idea of the smaller sexlink. I absolutely love my leghorns from McMurray. I keep reading that people find them flighty or noisy, but I have not experienced that. Although they don't like to be held or petted they are the most curious birds I have; and they are...
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    Sexlink Thread- Pictures and Discussion

    Has anyone tried the Isa Brown sexlinks from Townline?
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    $20.00 for a pullet??

    Quote: The feed stores are basically selling chicks at cost or at a loss because they know you will be buying chick supplies and they will make up the money on that end. I think getting chicks is a great way to get started, because you can bond with the chicks and often have friendlier...
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    $20.00 for a pullet??

    $20 for pullets is a fair price. I brooded 150 chicks last year and my electric bill went up $400 for the two months because I had 4 heat lamps going. If you buy chicks for $2.50 and then figure time, quality feed, ELECTRICITY and clean bedding for 8 weeks you are pretty close to the $20...
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