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    Ended Official BYC Article Writing Contest #1

    I'm writing one on dealing with chickens in the heat. I don't think it will be as long as everyone else's though - wow! Awesome job yall!
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    Designer Egg Chain

    Thanks, I can't wait! Hopefully I'll have some heritage turkey eggs to share!
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    How many are you in your right mind?

    Lefty here too
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    Hatchery Names

    You might get more response to your question if you posted it in the "Breeders & Hatcheries" forum. This particular forum is more about specific breeds and questions about breeding, ect.
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    She sure fooled me! A freeloader for almost 44 weeks FINALLY lays an egg.

    My wellies took nearly 10 months too! They had their first molt this winter and now their eggs are HUGE and very dark/speckled so I finally forgave them for freeloading for so long.
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    Brown Leghorns: Pics, Info, and Resources

    I have a few light brown leghorn hens that give me lots of big white eggs! Mine are just hatchery quality from Ideal. I have to say, out of all the different breeds I have, these are by far the biggest troublemakers! One sneaky little devil keeps finding a way to sneak out of the pen every...
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    Strange Q: How long are chicks "cute" for?

    x3 http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/easter_chicks.htm
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    "Evil Rooster"

    All is a very broad spectrum, yes? Chickens and roosters are animals, with animal instincts no matter how cute and cuddly they are. This topic keeps springing up again and again on here and I wonder, if instead it was a dog that suddenly grew vicious and started attacking, would everyone still...
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    How soon can you put eggs in incubator?

    Check out this link: http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/1604/t/hatching-egg-care-guide.html#.TywpJJjUPao It will tell you everything you need to know! And
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    Breed/Gender Help

    I think the other is a salmon faverolle....? But I could be wrong.
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    the temp in my brooder is 98, but...

    I would put the cardboard down and then shavings on top. I also put some paper towels down on top of that for the first few days to make it easier for them to find their food. Everything else sounds great! Chicks are much tougher than people think so try not to worry and enjoy them!
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    surplus /suprise pack of chicks from hatcheries

    I ordered one of their weekly specials last June and got a really neat variety for ordinary egg layers. Plus .80 cents a chick is too good to pass up! We just put the roos in the freezer last month and they are tasty. Sign up for their emails and wait until after the spring chick craze has...
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    Designer Egg Chain

    I've been skulking around this place since 2008 and never clicked on this forum....I feel like half my life has been wasted!!!! Hopefully this is an ongoing thing like until May or June? I SWORE to my husband I would not even get my incubators out of the closet until after I have our baby in...
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    Stray Turkey

    Pics Please!!
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