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    pine shavings in the run

    I’ve also got traditional mulch that i could lay down and top it with pine needles if you think that would work. I just assumed the mulch would lead to a similarly muddy problem
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    pine shavings in the run

    I’ve seen a few posts already talking about if pine needles are safe and i’m aware that they are. My question is if i cover the enclosed run, which gets very muddy when it rains, with pine needles will this be a problem. I know people use the needles for their coop but if i have it on the ground...
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    Identifying the Parent breeds

    I was wondering if he would be considered blue or not. He doesn’t have the greenish shine that a lot of black roosters get, and he’s got a lighter blue to his body kinda like the coloring on a blue andalusa just not as light on the body. I’ll check his feet tomorrow and see if i can’t get a...
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    Identifying the Parent breeds

    So results are in on coloration. The first chick and the lighter of them all was a barred rooster so i know at least his mother’s ID. The other is black so i guess his parentage could go a lot of different ways. The last chick unfortunately did not make it but he also appeared barred.
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    Identifying the Parent breeds

    So i just hatched three chicks from eggs i received from my neighbors and was wondering if anyone had any idea who the potential mothers could be in the chicks that were produced. All the chicks hatched from light brown/cream colored eggs. The possible parent breeds are as follow. Rooster: -...
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