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    What is the best combination of rooster/hen to produce a muffed and bearded cuckoo maran?

    Her mother lays medium green eggs. Does that mean she will also lay green eggs, just a darker shade?
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    What is the best combination of rooster/hen to produce a muffed and bearded cuckoo maran?

    Thank you! That is helpful. I mean, what color eggs will this hen lay? This one is a pullet at this time.
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    Do I need a heat lamp for my 3 week old chicks?

    Regarding this subject, we have one-month-old chicks here in North Texas. Would it be safe to move them to an outdoor brooder? What temperature do they need? We keep our house at a temperature of 65 degrees.
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    What is the best combination of rooster/hen to produce a muffed and bearded cuckoo maran?

    We want to produce an offspring that has the blue cuckoo maran coloring and the muffs and the beards. These are the hens and roosters: Blue cuckoo maran rooster Lavender Americauna cockerel (6 months old) Hens 1. blue cuckoo maran 2. mixed breed cream crested legbar (father) + blue cuckoo...
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    I live in DFW Texas. I'm trying to purchase exhibition plymouth barred rock hens 16 weeks and older. Where to buy?

    Thank you! Looks like the polish farm is currently not selling anything due to storm damage. Thank you for the links for poultry shows. I tried to see about how to register our rooster for the "Rooster Crowing Contest" on October 20th at the State Fair. I couldn't figure it out. Is it Pan...
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    I live in DFW Texas. I'm trying to purchase exhibition plymouth barred rock hens 16 weeks and older. Where to buy?

    We are trying to get the exhibition breed of plymouth barred rocks back into the flock. We currently only have one exhibition plymouth barred rock rooster. We accidentally mated him with a hatchery small barred rock hen, not knowing how to keep the exhibition. They have a son and three...
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    We have single barred gene cockerels to swap for pullets/hens please.

    I saw the State thread and it seemed very general. What link would be a section for a chicken swap specifically in Texas?
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    We have single barred gene cockerels to swap for pullets/hens please.

    UPDATE: We sold 4 cockerels. We have Copper, the Easter Egger left to swap for a hen. We are in the DFW area. I can drive to Parker, Johnson, Tarrant, Collin, Dallas, and Hood counties.
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    The best way to breed what I've got?

    My goal is to breed high production blue eggers, high production olive eggers, and if possible perhaps a blue feathered bird with black lacing that has high production. Other outcomes to be easy sells. We are trying to make this easy as breeders to sell what's hot on the market. :) I know I need...
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    Best rooster to mate with a Cinnamon Queen?

    Yes that's right. He's the only non barred.
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    Best rooster to mate with a Cinnamon Queen?

    We have an Ameraucana, some Silver laced Wyandottes, some Plymouth barred rocks, Easter Egger (BR rooster + Ameraucana), Mix (BR rooster + Silver Laced Wyandotte), Mix (BR rooster + Black Australorp), and some Blue Cuckoo Marans.
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    Genetics for breeding a blue feathered show bird with black lacing

    I don't see much difference. I would think bird genetics is quite similar. What is the link?
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