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    Egg was upside down in the incubator

    I discovered it was upside down when I candled eggs prior to placing in the hatcher with 3 days to go. On the due day, this egg is pipped, however, progress seems stalled and I am wondering if I should attempt to assist this chick. Anyone have suggestions? There were 21 eggs in the batch...
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    Pin less peepers on aggressive rooster?

    Chickens have no sense of smell or taste, so how could "anti-peck" possibly even work? Culling is your only option.
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    Whiting True Blue & Whiting True Green

    I purchased 50 Whiting True Greens from Murray hatchery in March and they began laying @ 16 weeks of age! I also purchased 25 Whiting True Blues the same time and at 19 weeks, they are just starting to lay. The WTG eggs are already 1.8 oz +. However, there is a percentage of the WTG eggs...
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    Whiting True Greens

    Thank you for your very clear explanation in the ear/ear lobe issue. I also have Isa Browns and there are clearly similarities in some of the Whiting True Greens that I have, I see no white or light color on the ear lobes and you can see I am getting brown eggs. I was hoping to get...
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    Whiting True Greens

    It recently occurred to me that the color of the pullets ear lobes indicates their egg shell color. Some of the pullets clearly have brown earlobes, they are also mainly brown in feather color. A friend told me the same thing, that there may have been an error or a substitution that the...
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    Whiting True Greens

    I purchased True Green pullets from Murray Hatchery that are now 16 weeks old and already laying. However, about a third of the eggs are brown and when I contacted Murray Hatchery, they told me that they breed true for green and eggs will eventually become green. I am asking anyone else with...
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