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    Barred Rock Roo crosses

    Great info everyone. Very much appreciated. I'll get some pics so you can see what's going on. Thanks again!
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    Barred Rock Roo crosses

    Hi I have read a lot of the info here and I'm sorry but I can't figure this out; please help? If I have a Barred Rock Rooster, what if any sex-linking offspring can I expect with: 1) Rhode Island Red hens 2) Barred Rock hens 3) Golden sex link pullet. From reading, i have a sinking...
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    Flooring Material for Geese - Is hardware cloth ok?

    Hi What's the thinking about harware cloth for the floor of a goose house. I have a 4x8 foot floor with "joists" every 16" and I would rather put hardware cloth down than what i have now -- plywood, for cleanliness and disease resistance. is hardware cloth ok? Toulouse, Africans, Chinese...
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    Washingtonians

    Quote: Hi Ron The two that I lost were from coyotes. I also lost a cat to a bobcat. My fencing solution is pretty simple: just a 4 ft. high welded wire 2x4 in fence on T-posts with a single electric wire at the top. I ran the ground to the welded wire fence itself so that if a critter...
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    Washingtonians

    Hey cool I did not know there were geog specific threads. Hello Washington BYCers! We are in lovely Woodinville, Hollywood Hill. Looking forward to reading all about your chicken raising adventures in the evergreen state! Also - Ron I see u recently lost a girl. Sorry. During the recent...
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    Tricks for Making Fresh Eggs easier to peel when hard boiled?

    sorry just found some older threads on the topic; please disregard
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    Tricks for Making Fresh Eggs easier to peel when hard boiled?

    Tricks for Making Fresh Eggs easier to peel when hard boiled? Please help! Looking to make a bunch of deviled eggs for Christmas and want to save time. Thanks!
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    Introducing a Rooster to a flock of hens

    Thank you very much for your reply. I introduced the Rooster to the girls and things have gone very well. In fact, some of the issues between the mature BR and the 3 month old girls have been pretty well sorted. It's made flock mgmt easier having a rooster. Thanks again,
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    Introducing a Rooster to a flock of hens

    Hello: I have a small flock of hens: two mature layers (1 BR, 1 Amer); and 12 hens that are 11 weeks old (6 RIRs, 3 bantys, 2 BRs, 1 Amer). I have an angle on on 10 week old rooster from a friend. He's got a fairly good personalilty, and his father is a great manager of his girls. Is it...
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