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    Will all the hens raise the chicks if they all sat on the eggs?

    UPDATE Only one chick hatched sadly. The chick looks great, it has two moms that follow it around. If I can find a few more chicks from somewhere I will raise a batch I reckon.
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    Will all the hens raise the chicks if they all sat on the eggs?

    I have 3 silkie-faverolle cross hens who are all sitting on the same nest of eggs. It is about time for them to hatch, and I was curious about who will be raising the chicks? Will all three do it together? I have only ever done the hatching in the incubator, so not familiar with allowing the...
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    Crossing Araucana with Sicilian Buttercup?

    Interesting so the buttercups spotting will be lost then,or is that what gold leakage refers to?
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    Crossing Araucana with Sicilian Buttercup?

    Seems like everyone with an Araucana is using them for a project,so not much information on crossbreeding. I just happen to not have any other smaller roosters to utilize, and I love both birds. From what information I can find the offspring would be rumpless,buttercup's comb,a more upright...
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    Welp Hatchery 6 months later review

    I remember tracking the package and seeing it pass through part of Texas, so it probably was NM.
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    Crossing Araucana with Sicilian Buttercup?

    I have a Sicilian Buttercup hen who I love,and would like chicks from. I have three roosters, but my salmon faverolle and large cochin don't seem like good fits. This just leaves my Araucana rooster,however they both have such unique traits that I wonder about the chicks that would be produced...
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    4mo Brahma Cockreel holding tail to the left

    While not a direct answer to your question, I had an Easter egger develop wry tail at 6 months. He was completely "C" shaped within the month,so it becomes clear fast in my experience. While I was researching wry tail I came across a lot of advise saying sleep posture can cause a temporary...
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    Welp Hatchery 6 months later review

    Here you go! I will add these to the post as well, not the best pictures though.
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    Chickens terrified of electric netting

    I once held out my closed hand then opened it to reveal a blue berry(they had never had one) this caused them all to flee screaming. I later mixed the berries into their scratch and was feeding them out of a cup, when they ate enough to reveal a blueberry they once again threw a fit. Now that...
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    Welp Hatchery 6 months later review

    Not much recent information on this hatchery,so I figured I would provide some. I chose them because they were the only hatchery that had all the breeds I was looking for during a time where most hatcheries were sold out for the year. I ordered from them the week of 9/1/2020, and selected...
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    Liege fighter temperament in a mixed flock?

    Well the problem with these rare breeds is if someone buys them it is most likely for a breeding project. Not many are going to raise these alongside more common chickens especially as adults. There is a decent chance no one has the info we are looking for, but I figured I would ask anyway...
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    Salmon Faverolle crossed with black copper marans

    I am also curious how this went. 5 toed bearded marans or something more unusual?
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    Liege fighter temperament in a mixed flock?

    I have the opportunity to get a few eggs for these guys, but I wanted to know a bit more first. I have heard they are friendly to people, but also read about them being rather aggressive to other birds especially the hens? I mostly have larger friendly breeds like Cochins and Faverolles. I have...
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    What rooster should I keep with my hens?

    I second just keeping one you like the appearance and temperament of. If you really can't decide tell us what purpose you want your rooster to serve. Do you just want to have one cause they are pretty, do you want to hatch eggs, or will he need to help protect them free range?
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    South Carolina

    I find SC weather to be great for chickens, at least in the low country. My flock didn't seem phased by the winter, even my younger birds did fine. Our summer heat also seems fine for most breeds since the actual temperature is not that high, just the humidity makes it feel hot. Larger mammals...
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