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    Houdans

    Here's our Houdan chick all grown up! It's not very bright - gets stuck on the roost every morning :). Well a back shot to show the sheen, she won't hold still!
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    Easter Egger Sexing "tips and tricks" *Pictures Included*

    We have 2 10 week old Easter Egger (Olive Eggers?) Their mom was a splash Blue Marans and the Dad was a Blue Wheaten Ameraucana. Any thoughts on gender? The only way to tell them apart is that Rosie is starting to grow a white beard. I guess you'd call them black? They have a greenish...
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    Broody Hatched a baby!

    Thank you!!
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    Broody Hatched a baby!

    There could end up being 3, but one hatched last night! She's in a regular nesting box in our coop - what should I do now? Are they OK to stay there? (I have another broody beside her). The other laying hens usually try to get in that box to lay throughout the day, and I don't want the babe...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    My girl seems to be moving off the nest to let the other hens lay (since she is in the favourite box) and then pops back on - Also, our little 16 week old bantam cochin is choosing to sleep with her at night instead of on the roost. So funny!
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    The Olive-Egger thread!

    We got 2 Olive Egger chicks today! The Dad is a Blue Wheaten Ameraucana Roo and the Mom is a Splash Blue Maran (without feathered feet) One Baby is either going to be dark blue/black and the other could end up a splash!
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Is it normal for Broodys to get up off the nest during the day to move around? Ours keeps doing that and the other hens come in and lay!
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    My first Broody - What is normal behaviour?

    My Blue Maran hen has been sitting on eggs quite a bit over the last 2 weeks. She'll sit on the eggs but then seems to get up to let the other hens lay theirs. (It's the favourite nest of course.) We don't have a rooster, so we keep taking them all away from her. Last night she was still...
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    EE colouring / plumage - chicks vs/ adults --- Post your PICS!

    Nellie Little One Anne Shirley
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    The Olive-Egger thread!

    Question! My friend has a blue wheaten ameraucana rooster, and a blue splash maran pullet - would they create olive egger babies? Or does the Mom have to be a blue layer?
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    Our first 5 egg day! We have 5 out of 8 layers now - Waiting on 2 Easter Eggers and our Wry tailed buff (who may never start :( )
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    I've never watched a hen lay before - this is a pullet that laid 6 eggs for us in Jan, went in to moult and then for the first time today took an hour to fuss and make 3 nests this afternoon. When I checked on her she looked like this- it looks like she is in labour, is that normal? I looked...
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    Mystery Predator. Can anyone help me identify?

    When When the coons got my flock, they took everything but legs, wings and feathers :(
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    The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

    My 3- 9 week old chicks are happily integrated in to the flock now! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my little frizzled cochin - she's so funny when she runs. :) My EEs chase them away from food, but the coop is big enough and they are starting to get smart at getting in there :)
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    First 3 egg day in the back! It was a first egg in the back left - browner than my Orpington. Could be either my EE or my BLRW!
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