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    March 2017! Hatch with us!

    Whewww! Bullet dodged! I’m leaving it alone then, and will candle on Friday. I’ve never done that and hope I can read what I see properly. thanks for the reassurance.
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    March 2017! Hatch with us!

    This is day 4 of my second try at incubating. First time was a total dud, so I’m anxious. I so want to candle them now, but will force myself to wait for day 7. I have 4 Salmon Favorolles and 4 Super Blues in a Brinsea Mini II. I’m turning them by hand. I’m afraid I cooked them all on the first...
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    Virginia

    Hey FFF! I’m in Loudoun way up in the north west corner, Between the Hills. I”m restarting my chickens this spring, having lost all last fall to predators. I’m planning a Fort Knox complex now. It probably won’t hold off the occasional bear we get, but everything else including the eagles will...
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    Virginia

    Hi! I'm over Short Hill on Harpers Ferry Rd. Do you ever have hatching eggs or chicks? I had terrible luck with eggs shipped in the mail last year, and would like to get some I could just drive over and pick up.
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    Finish this sentence: "You know you're addicted to chickens when..."

    When the minister asks the kids what they are thankful for and you, the grandmother, in front of the whole reserved Presbyterian congregation, raise your hand and say "Chickens!".
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    Ended Official BYC Contest—Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures—Fall/Winter 2012

    LOOK MA! There's a NECKED CHICKEN in the bushes! Lol:lol:
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    History question

    Thanks Caroline. That Port of Baltimore suggestion did the trick. It got me to tha Smithsonian archives where I fount old newspaper articles about chickens. It looks like Dominique's and Dorkings are a safe bet with the Sussex I already have being a "maybe". My Jersey Black Giants will just be...
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    History question

    Can anyone tell me what breeds or types of chickens would have been common in the Harpers Ferry WV area before and during the Civil War? I'm hoping to have at least one historic breed to show from my geographic region. thanks
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    Buckeye Breed Thread

    I just read on a web site that buckeyes are good mousers, almost as good as a barn cat. Is that true?
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