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    Starting breeding flock

    Hi, I’ve been keeping chickens for about 5 years and hatching our own for fun for a few years. This year I’ve hatched lots of shipped eggs from reputable breeders with hopes to start our own little breeding flock to sell chicks and hatching eggs. I’ve been researching breeding; however, I’m...
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    RIR Rooster x buff orpington/chocolate orpington/ ISA red or RIR hens

    Hi, We just hatched 4 little chicks. We place a RIR rooster with a buff orpington, chocolate orpington and brown chicken we got from a hatchery which I think are rhode island red or ISA brown wasn’t specified when we got them. We got four totally different chicks. Anyone have an idea of what...
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    Breeding orpington with rhode island red

    Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone knows if there is preference with breeding orpingtons and rhode island reds. We have a rhode island red and buff orpington rooster and both breeds of hens. We could do both possibilities. Which do you think is best? Will there actually be a different...
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    New member introduction

    Yeah honestly, I don't regret doing it, I just regret the breed choice Because we were planning on processing around week 8, and now they are getting so big I dont think we'll be able wait that long. They can barely walk and support their weight. They barely walk to their water and food. Not...
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    New member introduction

    We got the cornish cross as thats what everyone gets around town since it was our first time. And we really regret it, wish we would of gone with a dif breed. They are so pityful and dont act even close to our chickens they dont forage or even walk much, they dont even eat the grass. Were going...
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    New member introduction

    Hi Im a new member (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? we got our first 4 laying hens in May 2016 (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 8 laying hens, 3 buff orpington chicks and 15 meat birds (3) What breeds do you have? 3 buff orpington, 6 rhode island...
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    Meat bird not walking :(

    Hi everyone, Ive been looking through info on the website but this is my first time posting. We've had laying hens for over a year but this year we decided to raise 15 meat birds. I kind of wish we had chosen a different breed than cornish cross... I guess this is how we learn. Onto the...
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