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    IMPRINTED/tamed Golden pheasants?

    Yes, you should be the first thing a newly incubator hatched chick sees. Then just respectfully handle the bird as it grows and they become as tame as chickens. Fly to you, roost on you, feed from you, etc. never grab it aggressively, net it or chase it then it will loose trust. As an imprinted...
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    Sick and Dying Chicks and Turkey Chicks

    I fed ground up 22% protein ~3.5% layer pellets to newly hatched turkey chicks for three days and they started dying but as soon as I switched to a NON-LAYER ground up 20% pellet ~0.5% calcium the newly ailing gradually recovered. The abnormal symptoms the chicks had were lethargy, fading in...
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    Jersey Giants - 2 year old flock in production

    My current flock - Black and Blue Jersey Giants. Can offer advise and experience about them as well as eggs. Them giants got class.
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    Mystery turkey

    Hello! I have a small network of heritage turkey breeders in my area and have seen a few dozen adult birds and a full range of chick colors. Very unfortunately in my area and I am sure elsewhere also hobbyists keep multiple breeds together resulting in crossbreed offspring, some may look like...
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    Ended Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Maxi 24 EX Connect—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    Contest entry 5. It's Fuzz-e-bear....oh wait, it's a teddy bear Easter Egger chick. You never know what you are going to get when you hatch out Easter Egger eggs, they can all look so different but with one thing in common - they all supremely cute.
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    Ended Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Maxi 24 EX Connect—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    Contest entry 5. A chubby cheeked Easter Egger smiling at you...so cute!
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    Ended Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Maxi 24 EX Connect—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    Contest entry 5. Black/Grey Silky Chicken chick enjoying a lawn outing. There is nothing else like the Silky Breed of chickens - totally unique and in a class of cuteness all their own.
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    Ended Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Maxi 24 EX Connect—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    Contest Entry 5. Black Jersey Giant chicks have very elegant in color pattern and are easy going and calm (in general). They will calmly lounge in your hand observing the view as seen here.
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    Ended Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Maxi 24 EX Connect—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    Contest Entry 4. Heritage Turkey chicks form strong connections with humans when incubator hatched and human imprinted. They are sensitive, calm, and confident chicks.
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    Ended Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Maxi 24 EX Connect—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    Contest Entry 3. Many of our Heritage Turkey chicks hatch out fluffy teddy bear brown with a yellow face mask and change into a range of adult colors and patterns. No matter what, they are so much more graceful and gentle than chicken chicks, such a joy. They really enjoy and benefit from...
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    Ended Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Maxi 24 EX Connect—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    Contest Entry 1. One of my Blue Jersey Giant hens went broody, here is one of her chicks popping out from under her.
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    Ended Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Maxi 24 EX Connect—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    Contest Entry 2. A fat and fluffy Blue Jersey Giant - incubator hatched. They are such calm chicks.
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    Ended Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Maxi 24 EX Connect—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    Entry 1. (Very confusing how to enter this contest!) One of my Blue Jersey Giants went broody, here is one of her chicks popping out from under her fluffy body.
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