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    New Jersey

    Holmdel is right next door to me. Tell your friend that the farm near the Parkway South exit usually has eggs in the warm weather. There's also a farm on Rt. 34 N, on the corner of Willow Brook Rd., that has a large flock of free-ranging birds. They also sell fresh lamb. (Look for the sign.)...
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    CALIFORNIA The Whole State thread

    Hi - I don't know, as I was just forwarding the message from another thread. Hopefully someone talked to the right people. In any event, I haven't heard about any other breakouts, but then, I'm in New Jersey. We're all keeping out fingers crossed nothing happens this fall to affect the fall...
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    NJ - Sussex County Poultry Fanciers Annual Spring Show 2015

    Hi - please post this query on the New Jersey thread.
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    Faverolles Thread

    Breeding is tough, especially with Faverolles. You have to keep in mind that any bird you look at has floating around inside it many generations of genes. What is on the outside is only one specific result of specific genes from the mom and the dad pairing up to make your bird. Every time you...
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Faverolles

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    Chicken Breed Focus - Faverolles

    Faverolles are a fabulous breed! I'm continually delighted by their personalities and appearance, and very grateful for all of the great breeders I have met, and their wonderful advice. Ok, soap box time, for those who are considering breeding Faverolles: This is not an easy bird to breed...
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    Faverolles Thread

    When you have birds that carry a split-wing gene, you can never breed and sell the chicks, if that is a goal. Even if a bird does not show it, it carries the gene from the parent. Someone who then breeds that bird can ruin their entire line, because, as keesmom said, it can be very hard to...
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    Faverolles Thread

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    Faverolles Thread

    "Roo" is an unfortunate slang term for a male chicken. The correct terms are cock and cockerel. A cock is a male chicken approximately a year old. A cockerel is a male chicken under a year. FYI - to those who hope to get serious with any breed: say "roo" to a professional...
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    CALIFORNIA The Whole State thread

    Just forwarding a message here. If there's a better thread for this, please feel free to pass it on. Thanks all! I am trying to help CDFA locate a person in California who received a shipment of quail hatching eggs recently from a hatchery in Iowa that has been found to have high path...
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    Faverolles Thread

    The fifth toe is a breed requirement. Birds without the fifth toe should not be used for breeding.
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    NJ - Sussex County Poultry Fanciers Annual Spring Show 2015

    Probably Tom Kernan. He's from South Jersey.
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    Faverolles Thread

    My chicks are just two weeks, and while I have some good guesses as to sex, I wouldn't bet money on it. Got all excited because they all feathered out light, but Just last night I noticed some dark feathers peeking out on some feet. I usually don't feel sure until four weeks. I don't mind...
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    New Jersey

    Christine, I'm so sorry! Bears are the most difficult predator to deal with - I think only a concrete bunker and steel doors will keep them out. You have to think of your own safety right now. I can't imagine how painful this is for you, because I can't imagine having to give up my flock...
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