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    Looking for a meat bird hatchery

    I use Jenks Hatchery, they are in Western Oregon. They have Freedom ranger and red ranger.
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    May hatch-a-long

    We have a chick! The wrong end pipper has arrived!
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    May hatch-a-long

    4 in at lock down. 2 EE, 1 Welsummer (I think) and 1 Bantam. The EE’s and Welsummer have external pipped, One of the EE’s pipped towards the narrow end so not sure if it will make it. The bantam was very small and I couldn’t tell if it was still alive, but I’m pretty sure it wont hatch because...
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    May hatch-a-long

    We are at Day 15 of our very first hatch. 6 eggs still in, I had set 9, but 3 were infertile, 1 of the 6 was questionable last candeling, waiting for it to be dark enough to candle tonight. 3 are EE, 2 (I think) are Welsummer and 1bdark Brahma Bantam. The Roo is either a Welsummer or RIR...
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    1 banty vs. 22 full sized hens of various breeds (including "giant" breeds).

    We have 5 bantams in our flock, 3 rooster (2 Mille Fleur, 1 dark brahma) and 2 dark Brahma hens. The standard hens they were raised with will let the roosters breed them, the roosters even take on our Welsummer and RR roosters.
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    Unpasteurized Eggs

    My OB, his nurse and I were just talking about homegrown eggs because the nurse also raises chickens. I'm in the 3rd trimester and have been eating homegrown eggs and no problems, they are so fresh, I feel like less chance of anything. But the OB didn't seem concerned at all when talking about...
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    Chicken math

    Hubs is out working the foundation for our new coop... 12x32 it might not be big enough. We got 14 chicks end of May last year from the local feed store. 5 Sexlink and 9 Barred Rock. One barred rock got hit on the road and sexlink I'm not sure exactly what happened, Found the body later. I...
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    Sight Sexing Barred Plymouth Rock Chicks at Hatch

    Any guesses on these?
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