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    WANT a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte rooster or cockerel

    Hi~ I am looking for a BLR Wyandotte...young rooster, or cockerel. Willing to pay a fair price...willing to pay shipping as well. Thanks, featherwood
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    Meat birds from eggs

    AMEN!!!! I here you. And I have sold probably 400 chicks this spring, everybody telling me they are worried!!! People should start remembering some of the old forgotten arts. The Burger joint addicted will never survive. LOL
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    !Waterfowl Contest! *PRIZE!* ENDED

    Catagory:geese Breed: Sebastopol Gender: Female age: 14 months [/img] Cat: Ducks Breed: Mandarin Gender: Male Age: 1 yr [/img] Cat: geese Breed: Giant African Gender: Male left, female right Age: 6 wks [/img] Cat: ducks Breed: Pastel Call Ducks Gender: male left, female right Age: 1 and...
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    ORIENTAL CHICKEN CONTEST!!! CLOSED

    Blue Sumatra Rooster, 2 yrs old [/img] Serama Rooster 10-11 months [/img] Not posing well, but still handsome, I think. [/img] Both are the sweetest friendly guys!! I just love 'em!! BTW...You all have some beautiful birds!!
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    Marans or Penedesenca??

    Which breed? color? Please help. Thank you in advance. [/img] [/img]
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    MY BARN YARD MIX? boy or girl! Help

    Sorry...Ben is an Ameraucana Rooster.
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    Meat birds from eggs

    Well Darn. You know, I can't even find plain white cornish anywhere. The closest thing I have are white laced red. But I do have some of the red bros on order. We want to have some birds of our own for back up in case we need to worry about feeding ourselves in the near future. I am sure you...
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    Meat birds from eggs

    I am not talking about the parent stock, I am talking about the chicks they have for sale on their website. Can you keep them and hold back some to breed more, or will they die too?
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    Meat birds from eggs

    So why can't people use those parent strains? Or is the "guarded secret" of the hatcheries...not as simply the Cornish and white Rock crossing? What about these Red Bro at JM? Can they be bred for meat if you hold some back?
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    Meat birds from eggs

    I don't get it. Everyone says you cannot breed your meat birds. How on earth do the hatcheries do it without them dying? I was going to hold some back for chicks and was told they would die on me, and if they lived long enough to get eggs, they would have a blow out trying to lay the eggs. This...
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    Ok-Give it to me Straight

    All of mine were 12 weeks. We were pushing for the 8 lb + birds as we have 4 kids that eat as much as we do and bean poles!!:o LOL. All boys. Ages 4, 7 and 9. Man they can eat!! Even the 4 yr olds can keep up with us!! I told hubby we will have to convert to turkeys when they are teens. When...
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    Ok-Give it to me Straight

    We did our first yesterday...what a learning experience!!! We had Blks, Reds, and white Cornish Rocks. The whites were the best!! The reds and blacks were so small by comparison. Several pounds less, hardly any breast. The blacks dressed out horribly, the whites beautifully, and the...
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    Wanted in Colorado.....

    For those of you who have not joined http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/waterfowl_junkiesCO/ come join...when you do, just post anything you are looking for or have, for trade or sale. Get the trading dialogue going!!!
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    Wanted in Colorado.....

    Yes it extends into Elbert. And yes, it is beautiful. We love it here!!! featherwood
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    Wanted in Colorado.....

    As long as they have feathered in nicely they should be fine. Once the are feathered, mine go out with no heat.
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