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    Cream Legbar Hybrid Thread

    I'm hatching some Cream Legbar crosses. They all have a CL roo and some are a Black Copper Marans hen and the others are a Croad Langshan hen. Will there be any way to sex them? I have had 12 hatch so far and more pipping now.
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    Crested Cream Legbar Hatching Eggs 12+extras

    For Sale: 12 Crested Cream Legbar hatching eggs. $40 plus $25 shipping for priority mail. If order placed and paid for by 8am Mountain time on Friday, they can ship on Friday. If ordered by 8am Monday, they will ship Monday. After 8am payment, I will do my best to ship same day, but cannot...
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    more than decoration?

    Do peafowl have much value as meat or egg poultry? Or are they pretty much ornamental? Would there be any agricultural purpose in raising them?
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    What breed and gender?

    No spurs, but I read that not all roosters have them and some hens do. I did think this one came from a green egg. The dozen eggs I got were 5 different colors; I asked for a variety for fun. Assuming this is indeed a rooster, I'm glad I realized it now, I plan to breed the other hens in the pen...
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    What breed and gender?

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    What breed and gender?

    I assumed this was a pullet, but "she" is quite aggressive and has the personality of a rooster. Could it be a cockerel? Also, I hatched this bird from a dozen eggs I got from a local egg seller... so, no clue what it is. I had a broody hen, and stuck a dozen random eggs under her, and this...
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    How long will a hen be fertile after separating from the rooster?

    I recently separated all the roosters of a second breed that was among the hens. How long should I wait before incubating eggs to be sure that I get pure breed chicks?
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    Cream Legbar Working Group: Standard of Perfection

    I am entering a Cream Legbar in a show this week. Does anyone have a well formatted standard of perfection that I can print and pin to the cage? Any other advice for show a cream legbar? Thanks!
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    9 Month Old Welsummer Hen Not Laying

    Here she is:
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    9 Month Old Welsummer Hen Not Laying

    I have not gotten a single egg yet out of a hen that is over 9 months old (probably close to 10 month, born in early June 20120). What could be wrong? Will it ever lay? I assume it is a hen because it goes "bock bock" and it DOESN'T go "cock-a-doodle-doo." We had one that went...
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    unhatched eggs in the batch

    What do I do with the eggs that did not hatch, but appeared to be viable at the last candling? I am on day 22. 2 out of 12 hatched yesterday. There are more that appeared viable a few days ago, but have not hatched. Should I try opening the shell or just wait? no pipping yet. I had to help one...
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    High humidity and no turning early in incubation

    I have some eggs in my incubator now that are 17 days into incubation. I have new eggs that I plan to add tonight or maybe tomorrow. If I have the humidity very high for the next week or so, will it hurt the new eggs? The breeder I got the eggs from that are about to hatch said they hatch best...
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    multiple hatch dates in one incubator?

    I have 12 eggs that are currently on day 14 of incubation. I have 12 more eggs coming in the mail. How do you typically handle multiple hatch dates in the same incubator? I am considering taking half of the rails out of the automatic turner so that when day 18 comes I can put the 18 day old...
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    are chickens pets?

    My daughter's favorite "hen" turned out to be a him. We had Velma for dinner after learning Vern was a better name. Perhaps some fodder on being sure you want to keep the bird before making it a pet :)
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    Help me sex this Peking Duck

    We thought this was a female a month ago, but I just noticed this curled tail feather today. Does that mean this is a male?
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