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    Breed - Calico Princess or something else

    hybrid breed that originated in the Czech Republic and is a cross between the Columbian Sussex and Barred Rhode Island Red breeds. Of course Hoover has mentioned by another could use they choice and hence you may get slightly different coloring but they are not yet fully adults and so expect...
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    Ok so I couldn't help MYSELF JUST HAD TO DO IT. I incubated and created 9 more chicks from my...

    Ok so I couldn't help MYSELF JUST HAD TO DO IT. I incubated and created 9 more chicks from my Rooster that I never wanted. Then I needed Easter Eggers, then the Sapphire looked so cute I couldn't just leave them there so now I'm 20 chickens deep. All have separate homes within their Chick town...
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    Can you hatch two different sets of eggs at different times in the same incubator?

    I agreed with all started above. Things in moderation for monitoring is necessary. The rules are in place for greater rates of success. If you mark on a calendar when you started the incubation(set date) then 18 days after that date is the best time to move your eggs to another incubator prior...
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    Vote - to cull or not to cull

    Dear dear Mamalana, I feel your pain. I'm going through it as well on a smaller scale. Brought 6 pullets. Or so I thought TSC, 2 were cockerals, which I really didn't want. Decided to give them a chance raised them like all other of my chicks from tractor supply. One cockerals pretty...
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    Guessing just for fun

    We are bonding so nicely I would hate for she/he to turn out to be a Cockerel:(
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    Guessing just for fun

    Here she is preening herself I know but I kept looking for signs...lol. I read people being able to tell from their wings or beak. This chick is either a mix of my legbar rooster with a ISA brown or one of my Smokey pearls. It has the down of what my smokey pearls looked like when they...
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    Guessing just for fun

    Good morning Farm family MrsFarmerJoe here. I know this chick is still to young to tell gender just yet(2 weeks). But I'm hoping she/he is a she. "She's" quite fun. Do any of you more experienced folks care to take a guess at what gender "she" maybe? Lol
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    1+ year and still learning.

    Thank you DobieLover. I've always enjoyed reading. Thought it was time I stepped out into the the Backyard chicken loving group. :)
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    My first culling experience

    Thank you for confirming that for me. He had been bagged and will rest for two days. Thank you for the link.
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    My first culling experience

    Thank you. That was very helpful. He would fall in the Roaster age. I was told a Rooster is his eating at 5 months, but I was still hoping to find him a home. 3 persons fell through so here we are at 6 months.
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    My first culling experience

    Ok friends. This is MrsFarmerJoe here again. I've successfully culled my first chicken( for those of you who recall my slightly unrudely Rooster). It was a family affair, and a little tougher than I thought. I just well it was first. The actual kill ehh, the hand plucking surprisingly easier...
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    1+ year and still learning.

    Thank you Yorkshire Coop.
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    1+ year and still learning.

    I've also never had a sick bird and they forage daily. I feed them all 22% feed from a mill out of Alabama and that feed is further enhanced with 6 way grains and the get fresh fruits and vegetables from my garden in the summer and I sprout for them in the winter months. I'm new but a caring...
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    1+ year and still learning.

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    1+ year and still learning.

    Actually Kiki it is not. That is rich nice dark soil. I use it in garden when I clean it out. They scratch and take baths in there. I add shavings weekly and they keep it well turned. It is also a covered coop.
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