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    Erminette Ameraucana a couple questions.

    America Erminette is a genetically unique America breed, with co-dominant black and white. You photo is of Americauna, with ermine color --- entirely different.
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    Name That Breed: pale yellow pullet with black flecks

    Matt Hemer sold off his RED/white erminette flock to Hoovers, but they are not in production or selling yet. He may still be selling black/white. Smokey Buttes Ranch. Glenn Drowns at Sand Hill Preservation Center in Iowa took in Curt Burroughs flock and is selling them. The three Erminette...
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Erminette

    Curt Burrough's book on Erminette is on Amazon for around $20. The breed website is www.americanerminette/weebly.com There is also a facebook page, and new breed association, and listing with Livestock conservatcny is under way.
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Erminette

    Erminette come in Black, White, and spotted. For maximum spotted chicks, one breeds a black to a white. You really do need to keep a black rooster around to keep the line functional. For other outcomes, the breeding works like this: with B - black, W - White, and E - the spotted ones. E +...
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Erminette

    Wyoming: Cabin on the Pond has a growing flock, with foundation birds from both Matt Solomen of Smokey Butte Ranch in Salina Kansas, and Glenn Drowns at Sand Hill Preservation Center in Calamus Iowa, the two largest breeders. My focus is on Black Roosters, White and deeply black spotted hens...
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    Welp Hatchery 6 months later review

    Where was the shipment from? Midwest, or Southern CA. A huge duck hatchery came on line in CA, and the shipping and connections have been a disaster, with shipments just going into circles between CA and Denver. .
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    White chicken with black spots. What breed is it?

    Spangled hamburg
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    White Chickens Have Me Stumped on Breed & Sex.

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    White Chickens Have Me Stumped on Breed & Sex.

    Sand hill does a lot of trying to save old breeds. Hense, if one orders mixed American, one gets mixed american, probably from trying to cross to inprove vigor in a dying breed. They do keep their pure stock seperate from the experiments, but don't expect pure breed if you order "mix."
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    Are these Erminettes?

    American Erminette are a genetically co-dominate. If you breed two spotted birds together, on average you get one white, one black, and two spotted. They all are Erminette breed. If you want a maximum of spotted chicks, breed a white to a black; generally on average all four chicks will be...
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    Spitzhaubens

    Does gender inform an decision making or action?
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    Biosecurity: Avian Influenza

    My ducks and Geese use a three-acre pond frequented by migratory birds, and spend nights in barns with my chickens 150 feet away. Roofed runs are not going to help in my case. I'm fate fodder and know it.
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    Heritage breed that has a decent amount of breast meat?

    To keep feed costs in check, consider caponizing at 5 to 6 weeks. Feed regime". Chick starter for two weeks, high protein feed to build structure for a month, then some free ranging, but back in cages at 16 weeks with a higher carbohydrate feed to build meat. Process at 20 weeks...
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    How to you feed fermented feed?

    Boot tray, with a 1" lip. $4.99 at Walmart. I also put boot trays under my water dishs to help keep bedding dry. One can also put a seedling heat mat under them to keep water dishes from freezing. When I have veg or fruit peelings or not ready for prime time veg from the garden, they get...
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    Large fowl Fibro Chickens

    A VERY able full sized White Silkie broiler Rooster from JM Hatchery in Pennsylvania managed to cross with every breed on my farm, and tried to have his way with turkeys and a small white propane tank. He got around. I kept getting his offspring a full three months after he was gone. JM/Blue...
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