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I got my first ducks and chickens about May/June last year and have been free-ranging them all day everyday since. They are only locked up at night, before it starts getting dark out. Over the past couple months, I have lost 3 ducks but didn't think much of it because they were all cripples or...

Do theirs get to a good size? I am having a hard time finding any that get larger than the average meat bird. Back in their golden years, Jersey Giants were supposed to get up to 15 pounds, but no one breeds them for size anymore. Now they're just glorified Australorps.

I have 4 black Australorp hens up for rehoming. I got them from TSC in early october as Jersey Giants, which they are not. They just started laying early this week. They have been raised free range and fed New Country Organics. They do not like snow, they will not leave the coop if they decide...

I have 3 Isbars to rehome; 2 cockerals and 1 pullet, about 2 months old. They are from Greenfire Farms, I wanted some Schijndelaar but didn't want to pay $50 each, so I got the Blue/Green Assortment. 2 Indian Runner drakes; 1 black and 1 buff, about 5 months old. I also have some Jersey Giant...

I have 3 Isbars to rehome; 2 cockerals and 1 pullet, about 2 months old. 2 Indian Runner drakes; 1 black and 1 buff, about 5 months old. I also have some Jersey Giant pullets that might actually be Australorps; their feet are not showing any signs of yellowing. These are about 3/4 months old...

Thank you! I, for the life of me, could not find any pictures of broilers that look like yours, which is why I assumed they were Maran mutts. Those pictures are exactly what mine look like.

Mine all looked like this as chicks. The only difference is that some had brown around their beak and eyes, and some grey splotches on their feet and legs. Also, Hoover's website states they only sell Royal Grey Broilers unsexed. So what are the odds that all 10 of my mystery chickens are pullets?

Does anyone have pictures of Royal Grey Broilers, especially as chicks? For some reason I can't find any and Hoover's website only has a picture of the red chicks. I assumed they were Marans because they looked like Maran/Barred Rock chicks when I got them and even as they got older I couldn't...

Could they be Speckledies? They just don't look anything like Olive Eggers or Rangers.

I know they're not real Marans, they're Tractor Supply Marans. Most of Hoover Hatchery's chickens are mutts that are bred to resemble what they're being advertised as. Aren't true Marans supposed to have feathered feet? They are definately mixed with some kind of meat bird though; they are thick.

I got some mystery chicks from TSC that ended up being Cuckoo Marans. They are not quite 3 months old. Everyone says lighter colored Marans are usually male, but their combs are still very small.

Has anyone else read Temeraire?

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