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    Questions for anyone who has Brahma Roos

    This is quite helpful, thank you! I ordered 2 dark brahma cockerel chicks that should arrive April 14-15 so I’ll be finding out how they do for me. These are of course hatchery stock so I’m not really expecting too much in the size department. I’m hoping the adults in my current flock will show...
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    Who is Laying, Who is not

    How old are the hens in the original 20ish? Older birds would of course be the first ones to suspect. You can try to figure out which breed(s) are laying which color of eggs and see how many that group is laying per week. If you want to really be accurate then you need to figure out who is...
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    A Cornish Cross (Breeding?) Journey

    I would assume they all are, the hens were away from the other boys since Feb 14th so they had 4 weeks to clear out their system of other "deposits". Jr was with them for the last 2.5ish weeks.
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    Sex linked chickens- help?

    I’ve only played around with barring to create sex linked chicks but I know there are color combos you can do. From my understanding only the first generation can be labeled as sex linked. Any birds being sold as a sex link are a first generation cross between two pure bred parents. Barring is...
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    A Cornish Cross (Breeding?) Journey

    Down to 43 eggs. Already removed 4 early quitters, 2 each of the SLW and BBSW. They already had blood rings which I’m not surprised by in the SLW but I’m concerned about the BBSW. Here’s a decent looking BBSW egg last night. And the same egg tonight, note the line forming on the right. I...
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    Boy or girl Olive Egger

    Looks like a girl to me! I find that birds with a pea comb tend to get pink faster than single combed birds even if they are a pullet.
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    2026 Chicken Wish List

    My Meyer order should be cooking in their incubators, just 3 more weeks and it will be full on chicken madness! With the 47 eggs in the incubator I expect around 30 to hatch (11 are shipped eggs) then add to that the 17 I ordered (assuming they survive) and 4 that are already in the brooder that...
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    2026 breeding plans! (Meaties, egg/feather color)

    My meat bird project is now cooking at about 99.7F! Started the night of the 20th so on day 4. Been adding a couple eggs here and there as I waited for some eggs to arrive on the mail. There will be eggs hatching from April 10-14ish so it will be a somewhat staggered hatch. Total of 36 from my...
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    A Cornish Cross (Breeding?) Journey

    No clue, we'll have to wait and see what hatches! No pics of the full incubator, probably take one when I candle the eggs I set Friday night. They'll be on day 4 so I should be able to see something in the lighter eggs.
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    A Cornish Cross (Breeding?) Journey

    Eggs finally arrived 15 minutes before I had to go to work so I didn’t get to do much other than open the box. It was packaged okay, a box within a box with pine shavings, then the eggs in cartons with grocery bags for cushioning. 4 eggs were cracked and one had dried egg white all over it. I...
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    A Cornish Cross (Breeding?) Journey

    Yup I’m using a roll of packaging tape to tilt it to this side or that, all 4 sides get a turn to be propped up in no particular order.
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    A Cornish Cross (Breeding?) Journey

    Added 4 spares eggs so now everyone but the SLW has 5 eggs each. Picked one out to keep track of, #5 from the barred/laced hen. I figure a day apart won’t matter much in the long run seeing as the eBay eggs will be 3 days behind. Good thing I have another incubator I can move them to come...
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    A Cornish Cross (Breeding?) Journey

    Waiting for dark Cornish x white rock (crosses or purebreds of either possible). I expect to have them on Monday though they should have been here today 🙄. Not expecting a great hatch rate even if they all arrive intact. Incubator can hold 42 if set vertically in egg cartons which is what I’m...
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    A Cornish Cross (Breeding?) Journey

    30 eggs are in the incubator now, got them started last night. 4 barred rock 4 barred/laced (may add another) 4 GLW 4 SLW 4 light brahma mix 5 BBSW 5 large fowl mix The eggs I ordered are late, surprise surprise. I’ll add them whenever they get here. If some are broken I’ll probably replace...
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    Sexing Pea Combs at Hatch?

    All comes down to genetics. I’m guessing these are mutts? You simply cannot know one way or another if the birds in question have a hodgepodge mix of genes from various breeds. Full siblings can look completely different too, color, comb and all. I’m personally not convinced your black chick is...
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