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    Rosecombs, fertility, Sebrights, and advice needed

    Thank you! I've been surprised & delighted by how lovely they really are. (Pretty little rose combs, even lacing, slightly down-pointing wings, some silhouette curve towards the 'pigeon' shape without reaching the serama 's' shape.) Also, I got the notice of your comment while I was in the...
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    Rosecombs, fertility, Sebrights, and advice needed

    Oh, that's a really good idea! Unfortunately, besides the Sebrights my birds are all LF. Maybe a salmon faverolle hen or one of the Legbar hens could be used to test the rosecomb cockerel? For the girls, I'd have to gamble on my LF Legbar roo. He's got a good temperment, he's wonderful about...
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    Rosecombs, fertility, Sebrights, and advice needed

    Thank you both for the help! Upon further reflection, if I were to have fertility issues, it would probably make the most sense to source a cockerel from elsewhere rather than using this closely related, out-of-standard one. (Since I have no idea how inbred my flock is, and that could be a...
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    Rosecombs, fertility, Sebrights, and advice needed

    Correct, I am from the states! And I will definitely keep this in mind about selecting for breeding birds. I've probably just listened to too many justifications for why some lines of rose-combed breeds are still occasionally heterogenous for it. I appreciate the feedback about the fertility...
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    Rosecombs, fertility, Sebrights, and advice needed

    Hi, I could use some advice here. By pure luck I happened into some silver sebright hatching eggs (from a small scale breeder) about 8 months ago and ended up with 4 pullets & 2 cockerels. They are delightful, I'm so excited that they've just started laying, BUT: one of those cockerels has a...
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    Review by 'ditzyanne' on item 'New Age Pet ecoFLEX Fontana Chicken Barn, Jumbo'

    I got two of these off of Chewy for $220 ea, plus a $30 gift card back- so I felt very free to modify my less-than-$200-coops. I'm writing this from the perspective of having bought three other pre-fab coops in the past, so I'm aware of the range of quality and design issues that all such coops...
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    Review by 'ditzyanne' on item 'Producer's Pride Sentinel Chicken Coop, MDC001'

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    Possible water belly- what's my next move?

    Hey, I'm sorry, I could have sworn I answered this. She was 2 years; hatchery stock 'Americana' & not vaccinated against anything, as far as I know. Unfortunately, she did not continue to do well- lost a ton of weight quickly, started to show discomfort and stress in the heat, etc.- and I took...
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    Ancona / Exchequer Leghorn - 14 weeks

    Thanks, I'm currently down an NIH rabbit hole of chicken comb genetics. Much appreciated! 😃
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    Ancona / Exchequer Leghorn - 14 weeks

    Okay, I accidentally posted a reply before I finished, and then deleted it. Sorry. But here's the relevant part: Thank you for the info about rose combs & fertility, I did NOT realize that, and it completely changed my understanding of some chicken things! Do you have any suggestions of...
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    Ancona / Exchequer Leghorn - 14 weeks

    When I look at the bird in person, not just in a picture, she seems to be more white with black than black with white. I'm *assuming* that coloration is the primary way large hatcheries differentiate them; that they throw the birds who are more dark in with the Ancona breeders and the ones who...
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    Ancona / Exchequer Leghorn - 14 weeks

    Thank you! Comparing these pictures to my young lady in real life, I'm pretty sure I have an exchequer.
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    Ancona / Exchequer Leghorn - 14 weeks

    At 14 weeks what's your guess about breed and gender? Ordered a large mix of pullets from MPC/Meyer, including 1 Ancona, 3 exchequer leghorns, and 3 BBS Andalusian. Lost one of them as a baby, rehomed 4 of the others. I thought that one of my two remaining was an Ancona, and one a BBS...
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    Possible water belly- what's my next move?

    Thank you. We contacted our local vet, who says she usually recommends euthanasia in these cases. For now we decided to continue watchfully waiting, but have acquired supplies in case draining seems called for. Hen continues to be active and show relatively little distress.
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    Possible water belly- what's my next move?

    Well, early this week I came to the conclusion that I need to downsize my flock, mostly by moving the assorted layers along. So of course, this evening I finally get to spend a little time with them, and see this (see photo) on one of the Easter eggers I had planned to seek a new home for. Am I...
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