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    A tale of two hatches

    Or you pay $5 to $6 per egg for breeder quality eggs, and you get a poor hatching because your "faithful" broody quit 2 weeks into it leaving them stone cold for a day, killing embryos, because of course that is the one day you had to be gone all day. Then, unbeknownst to you, a hen from the...
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    Could I get a Leghorn hen that hatches eggs through a specific cross?

    Just to help you out with terminology...what you mean to say is will they go broody. Hatching is what chicks do when they come out of the shell. Brooding is what the hen does when she sits on eggs to develop them so they can hatch. But I got what you meant. Edit to add. It is possible to have...
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    Broody or Bust: Can You Handle a Sitting Hen?

    Broody Bossy. Lol. I've corrected some of the Quiz errors, after broody hatching for 15 years (in good fun 😊) 1 B...and don't forget the knuckle pecking when you come near and the zen stare. 2 B...without the gloves...take from her tail end distract with other hand. I can never find gloves and...
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    Could I get a Leghorn hen that hatches eggs through a specific cross?

    I started with feed store breeds and hybrids. I also got breeder quality eggs. With those I introduced Marans, which do go broody quite often. I found that the first cross (in particular Red Sex Link with Marans) did provide some broodies. Interestingly, I find that chicks hatched by a broody...
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    Abundance of flies - how do they affect chicken health if larvae is ingested

    Oh honey, chickens have been eating flies and fly larvae since the first egg was laid. It's a natural part of their diet providing beneficial protein. Let them help keep the flies down, but yes, do your part as fly strike is a real issue on wounds and dirty vents. LofMc
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    Is this a slipped tendon?

    Could be if it was normal before. Does the hock seem out of joint? Is it sloppy when you move it? Sometimes you can slip it back in but they just tend to slip out again. If not, it might be vitamin b or e deficiency which if you've had on amprolium based feed could cause vitamin deficiency...
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    What would I get from this pairing?

    I should correct that a recessive white over a black bird would only be black as it takes 2 recessive genes. And as to the beard, my experience is that generally passes to the first generation as well, but drops off in 2nd beyond unless you line breed back. Going back to your how fast will it...
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    BCM or "Egger" cockerel?

    Nothing socializes a young teen rooster better than a flock of matrons to keep him in line. I broody raise my chicks, and momma introduces them to the flock, protects them until they are fledged. Then when the boys come of age, it is soooo funny to watch the matrons tell them where they can...
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    What would I get from this pairing?

    I'm sorry no Silkie breeders have responded to your questions. I have had a few Silkies, and have seen mixes, and I can only relate what I've observed. I also have foot feathered Marans and crested Cream Legbars that I've observed in my own mixes. My experiences.... Silkies (according to my...
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    BCM or "Egger" cockerel?

    Looks like a full BCM. They can have quite a bit of copper coloring. He has the right body style. Light feathers outside legs. Copper eye. Came out of a dark brown egg. Yeah, I can believe that's a BCM.
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    Gender question

    @romea I use the My Pet Chicken No Crow Collar you can get on Amazon here No-Crow Rooster Collar (L) https://a.co/d/gaJpPVl It is well made, sturdy, and soft. Mine have been reused, even, as one bird grows out of a medium into a large or grandpa passed and his son took over Unless you have a...
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    Rhode Island Red having Vision problems

    Are her pupils misshapen? Is there a grey ring around her iris? It could be ocular Marek's. That would cause imbalance and poor vision. It can creep up slowly on a bird. https://backyardpoultry.iamcountryside.com/feed-health/a-look-at-chicken-eyes/
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    Sex link

    For a first generation black sexlink, you need a red based rooster and a barred/cuckoo hen. It is best if you use a black based barred as lighter barreds can work, but if it is too light a base, it's hard to see the white head dot (been there, done that)....it means a lot of squinting. With...
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    How does one best find replacement prices by a certain chicken type and age? Related to police and insurance reports, livestock valuations

    Old legal secretary here, at one point worked for insurance litigators....and I've had a car totaled (not my fault) twice. Typically it is market standard for like. In the case of a car, it is infuriating because they will not pay replacement quality (reconditioned in any way) but rather...
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    Gender question

    You have a barnyard mix with nothing genetically to sex link. I find comb size the best gage for my barnyards. There is nothing indicating rooster yet in this chick. Those little bumps are spur buds. All chickens, even females, get a slight spur, the males simply get bigger spurs. LofMc
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