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    Chicken Breed Focus - Iowa Blue

    Did you mean to mean to post picts? If not, please do and we could help sex them for you.
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    Iowa Blues - Breed thread and discussion

    These were Cadillac's grand-chickies!!
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    Iowa Blues - Breed thread and discussion

    The 11 Smokies & 1 Silver went home today with a poultry enthusiast from Warrenton, Mo.!! He was more than excited to have them!
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Iowa Blue

    Smoky IB pullet Not the best pict, but you can see the coloration difference in her chest. Silver IB Hen
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Iowa Blue

    The chicks you bought from us were hatched out on 10/21, so they are 2.5 weeks old. Thanks for the text this morning with the update, that they are doing well. I'm sure they will be living it up in your Chilton. These were hatched out the same day as the 3 Smokey IB's you have. This is at 2...
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    Iowa Blues - Breed thread and discussion

    My daughter has Smokey Iowa Blue chicks on the ground if anyone is interested. We threw some in the incubator along with some outcrosses for her Science Fair project. Just message me if interested. Thank you! Location: Southern Illinois
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    Iowa Blues - Breed thread and discussion

    Just posting an update to maybe see how everyone's flocks are doing right now as well. Our 1 year old & 9 month old Iowa Blue birds are almost done molting and are starting to lay again. Our younger pullets are laying as well. We'll need to wait a couple more months before starting to mate...
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    Iowa Blues - Breed thread and discussion

    Top pict is Diesel this past Winter in mid crow! We just love him and so thankful to Kari for selling us this Trio of Silver Iowa Blues. Bottom pict: Is Diesel with his two gals, Heather & Lacy enjoying a few mealworms on a sunny afternoon just the other day. We have progeny from this...
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Iowa Blue

    Curt, Thank you for the explanation. Is there anywhere that is easier for me to share photos of our chicks/chickens in the future, so as to make the best selections possible in the future. Facebook? (Since we are new at this, I'm gonna need input from the more experienced breeders).
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Iowa Blue

    We currently finished up our paperwork and blood testing for an NPIP certified flock as well. Just waiting on our Flock # from the State, so next Winter/Spring we should have plenty of chicks to sell here in Southern Illinois. :-)
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Iowa Blue

    Curt, My daughter received a trio of Dark Horse Acres Iowa Blues for a post Christmas present this ast year. She also got to hatch out about a dozen Smokey Iowa Blues as well. We're trying to determine how best to breed our flock for this next years breeding season. We have progeny from our...
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