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    Barred Holland breed of chickens

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    Barred Holland breed of chickens

    One of the breed characteristics of the Barred Holland, is that the hens have a non-broody nature. Less broody=more eggs. Surrogate broody hens are a good option and I had a customer hatch eggs with a buff orpington quite successfully. Good luck with your hatch!
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    Barred Holland breed of chickens

    Nice looking pullet! :)
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    Barred Holland breed of chickens

    Hello, I have a person inquiring about purchasing two Barred Holland pullets. I am too far away to help, so does anyone raising BH, live near New Orleans, have pullets for sale? TIA
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    Barred Holland breed of chickens

    Ok, so I have been working on egg color and these are from our spring hatch girls. I like the size, color and shape. I've noticed the Gracie Mae line tends to be more linear vs round, so this is a nice hybrid. Anyone else have eggs we could compare?
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    Barred Holland breed of chickens

    Hello Everyone! I just wanted to let you know I had a calendar made of our special needs Barred Holland Rooster, Bob the Chicken. He was a very special boy, suffered from wry neck (from birth) but lived a full and active life anyway. He recently passed :( and this calendar is a celebration of...
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    Barred Holland breed of chickens

    We raised about 100 chicks this year, so I had about 50 cockerels to choose from. I looked for the SOP qualities, but also I wanted a boy that wasn't at the top of the pecking order. Our top rooster has a very nice temperament and I'm hoping that because "Junior" is used to being second...
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    Barred Holland breed of chickens

    I'm excited about this boy! He's 5 months old and the second generation from my Gracie Mae line. Great comb, feet, color...just waiting to see how big he gets. I'll be using him for next year's hatch.
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    The American Hollands Chicken Thread & Census

    Hi Todd, I sent you the info I had for her. Hopefully, we can still reach her although I haven't been in contact with her for more than a year.
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    Barred Holland breed of chickens

    I pm'd you her info.
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    Barred Holland breed of chickens

    The Barred Hollands don't tend to go broody, so if you are planning to breed, you'll need an incubator. Brinsea is a good brand. I get excellent hatch rates from mine.
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    Barred Holland breed of chickens

    That is a beautiful egg!
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    Barred Holland breed of chickens

    Hello Everyone! So glad to hear the chick updates! I am plugging away over here, knee deep in chicks! I hatched out 100 this spring, held back two pullets and waiting to select a cockerel to breed my line for next year. With the roosters I'm selecting for size and conformation, so it...
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    Barred Holland breed of chickens

    Hi Nick, I'd suggest getting the Standards of Perfection before breeding, if you are looking to enhance the Barred Holland line. I believe the ALBC is asking us to selectively breed within the existing lines without introducing other breeds. We need to be careful what we are introducing, as...
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    Barred Holland breed of chickens

    Keeping my fingers crossed! Happy hatch day!
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