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    California Greys???

    JUST A REMINDER it is ordering time - if anyone would like fewer than 25 birds from Privett ask the tractor supply company TSC to ad your birds to one of their regular orders. also, as far as i understand, strombergs and welp 'drop ship' CG from Privett (dont ask me how that works) also...
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    California Greys???

    JUST A REMINDER it is ordering time - if anyone would like fewer than 25 birds from Privett ask the tractor supply company TSC to ad your birds to one of their regular orders. also, as far as i understand, strombergs and welp 'drop ship' CG from Privett (dont ask me how that works) also...
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    California Whites

    i have noticed that although there are only a few posts on this thread that it does get read by a large number of people so i wanted to add that, peppered throughout other threads california whites are frequently mentioned as the favorite within the mixed flock, they seem to stand out as...
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    Olandsk Dwarf Chickens

    i have read this thread and somewhere in it is information about reduced humidity at lockdown or something similar which is a key to their hatch. (consider the environment they are acclimatized to) at least 2 people who have been on this thread sell eggs on ebay and they do it weekly so they...
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    Olandsk Dwarf Chickens

    Sylvester017 valuable post and very considerate of you to share it. they have no faults, the olandsk, do they. robert braun
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    Braggs Mountain Buffs

    to everyone who has read this thread from the start (it's valuable stuff) here is a press release from the bragg website that everyone should be aware of to continue on... http://www.braggsmountainpoultry.net/press-release/ (click read more) i hope this is not the aforementioned texan or...
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    California Greys???

    i have been on a long chicken break and am deeply thankful for all of the input here over the months. please lets keep this thread active for this worthy race and the work of the Drydens. it is so worthy it has survived on its own (for commercial reasons) but usually a breed lives or dies based...
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    Braggs Mountain Buffs

    sad really, someone spent a serious amount of time to produce a breed which seemed really remarkable. i have taken a chicken break for many months, but i am back and if anyone wants to relaunch this thread and work to save the breed (if possible) (if stock can be found) i'd love to...
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    California Greys???

    Michael Apple and tommysgirl i have been out to my orchard for the last 6 weeks working my butt off.(80 miles from my city apartment really thankful for the great information on the grey personality especially in comparison to other breeds ! and michael - you are right about people not...
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    California Greys???

    Michael Apple thank you. that was quite unexpected. a woman out west has tried to convince me to get the 'grey over the jaerhon because they are so calm...an account on another thread said that the cal whites where the calmest of his lightweight layers including austra white. so it's the only...
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    California Greys???

    it would be nice to know from everyone here how well they feel the cal grey forages - i have been unable to find information on this and first hand testimony is better than any other source. compare their ability to another well known breed recognized for foraging if you could. (ee, rir...
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    California Greys???

    last year they where selling their cal greys under the name production black as well, using the same photo for both. this year they changed it to barred legrn using the same photo. the only thing i am sure that they really have is the cal grey because of oldtime' on this thread, he would know...
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    Silkie Cross Thread!! PICS!!

    WOW you won the genetic lottery ! and they are skin sex links - i learn something new every day. WONDERFUL. robert braun [email protected]
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    California Greys???

    professor dryden worked hard to make this one of the ultimate back yard / farm chickens in a time way before factory type production birds. a couple of the characteristics should be: layer longevity (in years) - the opposite of prolapse problems. and a calm bird, with the intention of being good...
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