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    Icelandic Chickens

    Forgive me if information on this is somewhere else in the thread--it's a really long thread now! Does anyone have any advice on how best to get a few Icelandics in Utah? The small in-state hatchery that had them is selling their whole flock (too many for me to take right now), but next year...
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    2-week EE Chick with Constantly Full Crop

    I'm not sure if I should be worried about my two-week-old Easter Egger chick. Her crop always seems to be fuller than the other chicks'. It's never hard (always squishy), but I never find her without a full crop. That said, I hardly ever see her doing anything but eating and sleeping, and she's...
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    Planning a Flock for Spring

    I placed the order for our chicks this week, and an EE is a part of it. I'll have to use the chickens as a reason to grow squash. I really like winter squashes. The husband not so much. But if the chickens like them too ...
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    Planning a Flock for Spring

    Thanks for the welcomes! That's what I love to hear! I want my son to be able to help as much as his age will allow, so I tried to pick out docile breeds to try. Australorps have really stood out to me. Good to hear that they've been great for you and yours!
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    Planning a Flock for Spring

    Hey all, Just introducing myself here. My husband and I are planning on starting a small flock of hens next year (maybe with a rooster in the future once we test out a few breeds), and I love all the information I find here on the forums (and all the different perspectives). I'm in a rural...
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