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    North Carolina

    Anyone from Caldwell County?
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    North Carolina

    Yes we may be be related, my family originally came from Hiddenite and moved to Granite falls.
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    North Carolina

    Granite Falls as well! Glad I found another chicken person in my area! Raising egg layers for 6 yrs.
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    Breeding questions

    I've heard that a brown egg layer crossed with a blue egg layer will lay almost a olive colored egg.
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    BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

    I use the three finger rule to select breeder hens because the wider the pelvis bones the bigger the egg she lays and my costomers like larger eggs. I've also noticed the chicks are healthier hatching from larger eggs , as they have more room to grow. I think that rule applies to production as...
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    The Sussex thread!

    So you SS hen is 2-3 years old and lays 4 eggs a week
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    The Sussex thread!

    I'm new to SS and I'm just wondering how good is their egg production?
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    Whats up with Indian River pullet w/ feathered legs?

    Is it just that one leg or both?
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    Whats up with Indian River pullet w/ feathered legs?

    I have Indian Rivers and none of mine have leg feathers it might be a deformity and just may have some feathers on the legs
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    How much is a chicken worth?

    I went to a chicken sale last week and my birds were bringing from $6.00-$9.00 and I was very surprised
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    A couple of easy incubation questions

    Yes it's fine to manually turn the eggs I open my incubator to turn them it's really more natural when a hen turns them she gets up to do it so why can't I. And yes I would drill a hole before the eggs cook and won't hatch if it gets to low cover up half the hole with tape or a coin is better.
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