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    Buff brahma x barred rock eggs

    The black and gold pullet is the now grown cross between Buff Brahma rooster and barred rock hen. The rooster in this pic next to her is from the sam buff brahma da and a brown leg horn hen
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    Buff brahma x barred rock eggs

    I have a Buff Brahma dad and barred rock mama. Just recently hatched a completely black chick at 28 days incubation under Chancleter surrogate. I almost threw the egg out after 23 days but the mama was so faithful to those eggs that I waited. So glad I did. 3 eggs hatched. One on day 21 (Buff...
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    New flock

    Mrs K, Thanks for your advice. I've had only one experience a few years ago with a hen who hatched 4 eggs, I died after a couple of days but I had the please of watching her mother them for 6 weeks at which time she said "see ya" and they were on their own, eventually integrated into the flock...
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    New flock

    So I had a broody hen who started collecting eggs. After a few days, I marked 8 or so eggs under her. She stayed faithful and at day 20 I decided to move her into our brooding coop along with her eggs. The next day 1 chick hatched. A cockeral. She kept setting on the eggs and a few days later I...
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    What age to allow chicks to roam the yard?

    Autocorrect, ugh. Lol
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    What age to allow chicks to roam the yard?

    I keep mine in a run attached to coop until about 6 weeks. They are by then scratching, eating bugs and greens. Then I let them run in the yard for 20 minutes at a time, then I heard them in with a broom or staff. After about a week of this, they get the idea of where they belong. But I'm always...
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    New Jersey

    Your area is more densely populated than Jackson. I originally didn't want roosters but after getting an Ameracauna pullet and finding out the second was a cockerel, we decided to keep it and let them breed. Unfortunately, those were lost. So now I'm starting a new flock.
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    New Jersey

    Jackson has alot of farms so even though I'm in a residential area, we all have 1 acre. I could have a horse if I wanted to. LOL No complaints so far!:)
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    New Jersey

    Is that in Brick's code book?
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    New Jersey

    No, thanks. 2 is enough for me. I may have to get more hens to accomodate them.
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    New Jersey

    I'm in Jackson. Nothing in the books. Thankfully! I'm on an acre, too. That helps. My neighbor has 3 or 4 roosters but only 1 or 2 crow. Only 1 of mine crows.
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    New Jersey

    I'm in Jackson. Nothing in the books. Thankfully! I'm on an acre, too. That helps. My neighbor has 3 or 4 roosters but only 1 or 2 crow. Only 1 of mine crows.
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    New Jersey

    I got 8 day old chicks in Aug. adopted 4 more, culled 4, added 4 6 week old chicks. 2 of the adopted are cockerels. Got my 1st 2 eggs today! So exciting!
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    New Jersey

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    New Jersey

    Ocean County here. Starting to rebuild my flock after 2 years break. Had to rehome my last flock:(
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