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    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    I had a Jersey Giant hen who preferred to roost on those rafters, so I figured it should work, but watching him struggle just to get up makes me wonder.
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    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    The Sussex-Dorking mix can't get up to the roost without assistance yet. I have left the ladder up, but yesterday they were roosting on the top rung again. I put them up. The boy ran from me and was trying to get up by himself. Right now he can fly about 2/3 of the way up, so about 8 feet...
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    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    I put all the female chicks on their new roost last night. This morning they went right back to their old area. We'll see what happens tonight. Although the fact that they did find their way back might be a good sign.
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    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    If he's flaring at you, you're the one who will need to beat some sense into him. And with a child in the mix, I wouldn't risk it. Mind you, if it's true aggression it can be done, but it's time and effort intensive. I've read the accounts, but for me a bird just isn't worth it. I rehomed mine...
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    Egg Eater

    That's the thing--she's not eating her own egg, ever. I get an egg a day from her, no problems. I don't have any golf balls, but I need to find something.
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    Egg Eater

    Not sure. For the moment she's in isolation and she's going to stay there for a while longer.
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    Egg Eater

    I had her in with two other hens, and there was no sign of their eggs. I should have specified that. There was no sign of the egg the yolk came from.
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    Egg Eater

    Well, she's definitely an egg eater. I put her in with two other girls, and when I collected her egg it was covered with yolk. No other trace of the egg itself.
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    Egg Eater

    Hope so. We'll see.
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    Egg Eater

    They're using the outdoor nesting box. Last year I found their "interim" spot after all the vegetation died for the winter. :lau
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    Egg Eater

    Thanks. Yeah, I give them eggshell consistently. They eat it just fine, but any time I mention eggshell on here I get at least one person lecturing me on how it HAS to be oyster shell. I just got tired of the idiocy so I don't mention eggshell unless asked about it. SMH
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    Egg Eater

    I have 14 hens and I've been getting maybe 4-5 eggs per day. The birds have a high protein feed, they won't touch oyster shell, and they free range dawn to dusk. I think I've got a double jeopardy situation, as the lead hen also hogs the nesting box. If any other hens come close she starts...
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    4 week old RIRxOlive Egger Cross

    Both. The father passes the gold gene to his daughters, the mother passes the silver to her sons. (Correct me if I'm wrong). Two gold or two silver won't have sex linked chicks. He got the gold from both parents.
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    4 week old RIRxOlive Egger Cross

    That does raise a question. Is the dad straight RIR, or the RIRxSussex?
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    4 week old RIRxOlive Egger Cross

    A- RIR X Grey Easter Egger Uncertain. Stance says Cockerel, but hatchling striping says pullet. B- The one already Posted Pullet C- RIR X Black and Gold Easter Egger Pullet. Look at the horizontal stance, head down in nearly every picture D- RIR X Rhode Island Blue Cockerel. Head up and...
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