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    Chiquita Chickens - real breed or just a cute cross?

    Right, but if done enough generations back and the cross breeds true, then it’s a “real” breed, right? I just can’t seem to find any information on them (which might be saying that they are really just a cute cross, even if done over several generations).
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    Chiquita Chickens - real breed or just a cute cross?

    I am getting some Chiquita hatching eggs from a friend tomorrow. I don’t really know anything about that “breed” but I never turn down anything free and I was going to fire up the incubator anyway. :D Does anyone have any thoughts or experience with these chickens? Are they a “real” breed or...
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    Are Your Chickens Livestock or Pets?

    That's exactly why I do it, too.
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    Are Your Chickens Livestock or Pets?

    That's exactly what we did with our first six ducks. Now we have around 150 poultry!
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    Are Your Chickens Livestock or Pets?

    Awww! :love I have a sweet little Pullet that I think would very much like to be a house chicken. (My husband and Yorkies say no, unfortunately.) She comes running to me for cuddles instead of hoping for food like the other greedy chickens do (okay, I love my greedy ones too and think they are...
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    Are Your Chickens Livestock or Pets?

    Lots of ours have names too. Usually not until we know what sex they are, because things with names are harder to butcher. And even the males that we keep don't necessarily get named right away until they prove themselves. Case in point: my Ameraucana cockerel (unnamed) won't be sticking around...
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    Are Your Chickens Livestock or Pets?

    Anyone who thinks that backyard eggs are "cheap" and/or that keeping poultry is "no work" is welcome to take a look at my feed bill and join me on my daily chores routine, then come back on the weekend for the extra work like building Mama pens, adding new roosts, fixing nesting boxes, building...
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    First hen to go broody 9/11 hatched.

    A good rooster is a joy to watch, the way he tidbits for the girls and guides them to best spots. We have portable coops and sometimes the hens get confused after we've moved a coop and one of our Orpingtons always sticks with the stragglers until we "help him" get his hens to bed. Another one...
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    Are Your Chickens Livestock or Pets?

    At first, I was going to say that the difference between a pet and livestock is that pets get vet care and livestock don't, but then again my sheep do get vet care when they are sick and it's beyond my ability to fix. However, a $300+ sheep is a LOT more valuable than even my most expensive...
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    Ended Official BYC Contest—Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures—Fall/Winter 2018

    Is it limited to just chickens or can ducks be entered too? I have a Cayuga that always molts hard, poor thing.
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    Review by 'Krazyquilts' in article 'Pipd's Peeps: The Dorkings'

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    Orpington-cross chicks+ for Sale - NE Ohio

    Probably a bit too far to meet halfway lol.
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    Orpington-cross chicks+ for Sale - NE Ohio

    Where do you live?
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    Peking drake & Khaki hen free to good home

    I'm in Geneva, OH, and LOVE my ducky darlings. If you really can't find a home for them and are willing to get them up here, I'll give them a good home.
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    Ducks need a home- Central Ohio

    Are they males or females?
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