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    Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

    I am having the same frustrating problem. I hatched 13 BLRWs from several breeders last year & never got one with a single comb. I culled down to 3 roosters & 6 hens but now that I am breeding them together I am getting about 25% single combs. I am now trying to narrow down the culprits to be...
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    The Imported English Jubilee Orpington Thread

    I'm so excited to have Jubilee Orpington chicks from Heirloom Orpingtons. I never thought I would be able to get some of these beauties. I can't wait to see how they turn out.
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    Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

    Its a little hard to tell from the pic but the little spike on the hens comb is coming from a little indention that just looks kinda like a shadow in the pic.
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    Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

    Actually this was the first pic I meant to post. Sorry I got mixed up.
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    Blue Laced Red Wyandotte THREAD!

    I'm afraid I already know the answer but do the last 2 blrws have inverted combs? What about the first 1? It isn't inverted I don't think but is it acceptable? I really don't want to cull more birds from my small flock but don't want to breed birds with such obvious faults even though they are...
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    Incubators Anonymous

    I haven't incubated an egg in 4 months & I don't know if I can hold out til spring!
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    Show off your Old English Game Bantams!!

    Thanks. I think it is so cute. I'm glad it probably isn't a sign of him being aggressive later cause I am falling in love with the cute little guy.
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    Show off your Old English Game Bantams!!

    I am new to oegbs. My 6 week old rooster has started flying onto my arm. Is this a sign of future friendliness or a sign he won't be afraid to flog me in the future? Lol. Should I encourage or discourage this behavior to have a respectful relationship in the future?
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    ARKANSAS Chicken or Eggs SWAP

    Does anyone know where I can find some good quality self blue or mille fleur oegbs?
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    Show off your Old English Game Bantams!!

    Can anyone tell me what colors I should expect to get if I breed mille fleur with self blue? I know they will be split to lavender but will they all be mille fleur or 1/2 mille fleur & 1/2 black or all black? My ultimate goal is to make porcelains. Am I going about this right?
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    May Hatch Thread--Fill up those bators n' broodies!

    I'm trying not to get my hopes up but I just put 4 olandsk dwarfs & 1 english orpington in lockdown!
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    May Hatch Thread--Fill up those bators n' broodies!

    Second batch of oegbs did not go nearly as well. Even though they took the longest to get here they had a very high development rate & only lost a couple the first 2 wks. Then we went camping for 3 days & I don't have a turner. When we got back the first 4 I candled had died. I put 8 in lock...
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    May Hatch Thread--Fill up those bators n' broodies!

    My second of 5 small staggered hatches started today at 1:30am! I woke up & checked on the eggs even though the 1 only had a crack in it when I went to bed. It was just fixing to hatch so I got to see it. Another is fixing to hatch now & 2 more pips. This hatch is from my own light sussex so I...
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    May Hatch Thread--Fill up those bators n' broodies!

    The rock under the water is a great idea. All the shavings in the water drive me crazy. I love the egg carton feeder too!
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    Show off your Old English Game Bantams!!

    I can't tell yet. It is getting feathers in but they are still in the sheath. I think is what it is called.
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