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    Baked Eggs

    Recently, I decided I would try to bake a few eggs in their shells. After a little playing with numbers, I think I've got a good recipe. Set your oven to about 350 degrees F. Put a few eggs in a muffin tin and slide 'em in for 25 minutes or so. Once they've cooled off, they will be about the...
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    New York Times April 1, 2012 "Nobody Minds Dyeing the Egg, but the Chicken is Another Story"

    How long does the dye last? If its injected early enough during development, could it not penetrate all the bird's cells and be permanent, like a tattoo? I can see several practical applications for this, if it lasts, like color-coding generations in your flock. What kind of dye is used? Any...
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    Cedar in Coop

    Personally, if I had cedar chips lying around, I wouldn't hesitate to use them in my run. The chips would repel bugs, and my birds don't spend enough time in the run to get a significant dose of the nasty oils anyway. Neil Wigley
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    Clip wings...?

    What if you were to tie fishing line just above the fence? Then, the hens would run into it when they try to jump over it and plop right back in your yard. I've been meaning to do this at my house, but it really doesn't matter if my birds hop the fence every once in a while. Neil Wigley
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    Cedar in Coop

    The only reason people tend to avoid cedar for bedding is that it has oils that can be absorbed through the skin and cause a rash. It makes for a great coop, though, and even discourages bugs from chewing on it. Neil Wigley
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    What to do for a chick that has piped but has not hatched for 24 Hours??? Help!

    If he's still struggling to get out, you might be able to help him by chipping away a bit of the shell, but it might be better for your flock's genetics to just let him die if he can't get out on his own. Neil Wigley
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    wet looking chicks

    Why would you steel them from the broody? Just move the broody into a warm shed or laundry room. There is a good chance that she can hatch them and care for them better than you can, and its less work for you. You might be able to sneak the chicks back under her at night if she is still sitting...
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    Creating a new breed

    If you're planning to use brown leghorns, the egg color is going to be lighter than it sounds like you're looking for. Why do you want especially dark eggs anyway? Also, if you have a large bird that lays really often, it probably isn't going to be very feed-efficient. It might be better to...
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    ~The Council of Men on BYC~

    Foul men, UNITE! Neil Wigley
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    Breeding....

    Wow, thanks. What I've been planning to do is take my current flock and allow them to breed freely until a certain degree of uniformity is achieved. Then, I'll use only the best of my flock as breeders until they display favorable traits consistantly over several generations. About gene patents...
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    Creating a new breed

    That is incorrect. According to Webster's Dictionary, a breed is, "a group, or stock, of animals or plants descended from common ancestors and having similar characteristics, esp. such a group cultivated by man." If a cross between two established breeds is deliberate, it is an F1 Hybrid...
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    Creating a new breed

    I haven't read all the posts on this thread yet, but it seems most of you are just making F1 crosses rather than creating breeds. To create a breed, you would need to inbreed for many generations before any real amount of uniformity is achieved. Those of you who are working on creating a breed...
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    Breeding....

    Has anyone ever made their own breed? I'm sure it would take a decade or two to do. How should I go about doing it? What legal aspects do I have to worry about (gene patents and whatnot)? Advice would be much appreciated. Maybe I should start a new thread...
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    Four legged chicken embryo?

    Okay, the eight eggs hatched today. None of them had any visible deformities, other than a few with 5 toes on each foot (which is to be expected, seeing as they have some Faverollie genes from a few generations ago). It is remarkable that I cracked open the only bad egg out of 9.
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    Four legged chicken embryo?

    So I've asked around and found out that these kind of mutations generally form in the first few days of incubation and are due to uneven heat. Apparently, when the limb stumps start to form, uneven heat can make the DNA code out wrong and make extra, missing, or severly disformed organs or...
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