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    Still here in Sonoma and Petaluma, CA

    Hoping to get some help. Gave our BCM and SFH hatching eggs to our friends with young children for their experiment. They purchased an incubator and only one made it. It hatched Memorial Day. Kids understandably upset. Looking to find non hatchery chicks ASAP both to help this little one...
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    California - Northern

    Hoping to get some help. Gave our BCM and SFH hatching eggs to our friends with young children for their experiment. They purchased an incubator and only one made it. It hatched Memorial Day. Kids understandably upset. Looking to find non hatchery chicks ASAP both to help this little one...
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    Dark Egg Breeds Thread

    One of our Marans girls laid an egg that was half cream and half brown today. Not sure what's going on or if there's some problem I'm unaware of. Anybody have this happen or know why?
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    Hatching Eggs!!!: 40+ Breeds to choose from: Starting at $3/each

    Hi, I'm looking to put a bunch of eggs in the incubator on the ~17th. We live in Petaluma. What breeds to you have eggs available of that can ship immediately? Another possibility would be for me to drive out there to get them from you during the weekend. ~emi
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    Day- Range Q's for Layers

    We are looking to Day-Range pasture hardy layers (30?) on the 1 acre of pasture that is included in our lease(closest to the house and road) of the open 15 acre cow pasture. My husband is under the impression that it is not necessary to have fencing at all b/c he believes that the birds won't...
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    Shipping chicks with heating pad??

    Trying to figure out where the heating pad goes. Was it placed under the 'nest' material or in the 'nest' with the chicks?
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    How to tell if an Americauna is still laying?

    Thanks, Guys. Since separating them is not an option with the kind of enclosure we've got going, I'll look into to the finger width test and likely this abdomen fat test I've read about. Will give them another week or two to adjust to our new environment (since they're new) and then if still...
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    How to tell if an Americauna is still laying?

    We recently purchased hens that were supposed to be 1 year old. Two of them are Amercaunas. It seems like one is laying and the other is not. Since this bird isn't your traditional bird with yellow feet where you can tell egg lay with bleaching... is there a way/ways to tell if an Americauna...
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    Hello from Sonoma County!

    Just saying 'hi' I'm living in Petaluma too on Ely Road. ~emi
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    Maran - What do you get when you mate these varieties?

    Hello! New to this & We're looking to breed Marans and have: Cuckoo m/f several 1 male BCM 1 female Blue Splash. Looking to Figure out what you get when you breed the following: 1. Cuckoo M w/ Cuckoo F? Do you get all Cuckoos? 2. Cuckoo Female w/ Male BCM 3. Cuckoo Male w/ Blue...
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