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    Separating chickens to get purebred eggs?

    Unfortunately, I only have a pair of each--pyncheons, buttercups and buckeyes. I am looking for more hens, but no luck so far! These all seem to be quite rare here in eastern IL! ~Jean
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    Separating chickens to get purebred eggs?

    Thanks for all the replies, and for the welcome! I guess I'd better get around to separating them now! I plan to put each pair in a separate cage, and we will just continue to remove and eat the eggs for another four weeks. ~Jean
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    Separating chickens to get purebred eggs?

    Hi! I am new here, but love the site! I have several breeds of bantams in a mixed flock. I would like to separate some pairs out to get purebred eggs to hatch. How long would they have to be separated in order for any previous sprem to be eliminated? So far, we have just been eating the...
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