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    Happy Thanksgiving

    Hi Rockgirl, one of my friends is looking for dark eggs for an art project. She really wants dark shells to represent dark-skinned people. Is there anyway you could mail me some of your washed shells? The bigger the pieces the better, so maybe wash and put them in an egg carton with some...
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    Happy Thanksgiving

    Hi Rockgirl, one of my friends is looking for dark eggs for an art project. She really wants dark shells to represent dark-skinned people. Is there anyway you could mail me some of your washed shells? The bigger the pieces the better, so maybe wash and put them in an egg carton with some...
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    1 of 3 hens stopped laying

    Hello there, I looked at similar threads, but didn't find what i thought I need. My 2 year old Silver-Laced Wyandotte looks totally healthy, but only laid about 6 eggs after winter and no more. My other two hens (Americana and Black Maran) are laying normal: 5-6 eggs a week. SLWyandotte only...
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    A Poem from a Homeschooler Mom who's family just got their first chicks 3 weeks ago

    Scattered books and seeds spread like limbs on caring for a clutch - Our clutch (one for each family member). To eventually be bearing orbs: dark as chocolate, dusty as sage, and pale as blue moons. Beyond my window a priceless afternoon - Sound Garden. Gentle rain waterfall falling from...
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    Excited Portland Kiddos to Get Chicks

    So here is my family giving the love to help 'em like people.
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    Oregon

    Hi there, we just started our flock TODAY. Everyone in the house picked out their own 2 day old chick. We named our own. I named my silver wyandotte Lady Eboshi from the movie Princess Mononoke. My 9 year old named her Americauna - Little Chestnut (soon to be Chestnut when she gets bigger) and...
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    Excited Portland Kiddos to Get Chicks

    We passed on red sex link and took home two Easter eggers plus the silver Wyandotte and copper Maran. So cute and happy!! Two names this far - Little Chesnut for brown Easter egged and Lady Eboshi for the Wyandotte. My 12 year old wants input from her friends before naming hers.
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    First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

    My daughters and I are excited to pick up our first ever chicks Wednesday. One red sex link, one Easter egger, one silver laced Wyandotte, and a copper Maran. The plan was to be able to tell the difference between all the eggs laid. We will be using a Pendulum to pick out our chicks for the...
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    Excited Portland Kiddos to Get Chicks

    For years I've watched and learned with my friends chickens and now in our new place (with no HOA restrictions), we will bring home 2 day-old Chicks Wed. They are to hatch on Sunday (wish we were there). My 9 year old has named hers Little Chestnut (she gets the Red Sex Link). My 12 year old...
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