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    Wanted: Two week old chicks to keep orphan company

    Have you ever had to do this before?
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    Mean Mama

    Here is the situation: My hen brooded 6 eggs and killed each of them as they hatched but one, eating three of them. She has never done that before, and now she's acting hostile but not outright aggressive towards the lone survivor. She is my only broody and she has some terrible habits, but...
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    Wanted: Two week old chicks to keep orphan company

    I've checked and mostly their minimums are more than I need. Good suggestion. Okay, I've done some leg work and found someone here in town. It's through CL, so cross your fingers I don't get murdered.
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    Wanted: Two week old chicks to keep orphan company

    Hello All: I had six eggs under my broody and she ATE most of them, crushed one, and one was infertile - BUT I had ONE hatch. She's in danger if I leave her with her mother and the local stores don't have chicks. I need a couple of babies to keep my single company, but am having a really hard...
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    Kansas Folks?

    I had six babies, all EExSF and BRxSF, and I guess there were three males and three females. Then a nasty raccoon came along and at my baby girls. I saw him do it, little jerk. Anyway, my dear husband, after he had dispatched the raccoon, reminded me that I can let my broody-inclined hen...
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    Best Chicken Names..List yours!

    Big and Little G - these girls are RIRs. Little G also thinks she's a rooster and tries to crow back to my SF roo who lives in another coop. It sounds like someone is hitting her with a cat. Tina/Louise - Wellsummer pair of hens. I don't know which is which, so they're collectively known as...
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    Blue splash marans

    Not yet. One went broody so I have EE/Faverolles eggs under her. I'm building a new, bigger coop so they'll all get the chance to be with the rooster very soon. Thank you for reminding me about this post, though. I'll be sure to come back and update!
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    cockerel not mating with hens

    It doesn't mean it won't happen, or isn't behind your back. Give it a while longer. I hope you can still enjoy him until he starts getting busy.
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    Small original fowl painting commission - your chicken, duck, goose, peafowl (etc) in watercolors!

    So, how are things going? Will you be ready for my photos any time soon? I know you're a busy person, I'm just curious.
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    What silly things are your chickens scared of???

    The other day my SF rooster was picking up the orange extension cord I use for their heated waterer and making the "I've got treats!" noise, but it didn't fool the girls. They're usually all afraid of snakey things, but I guess my roo didn't get that memo. They only really seem to be afraid...
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    Comment by 'Poulet Mama' in item 'Easter Eggers'

    If you had that giant beard, you might have trouble seeing where your feet were, too. Besides, you can't judge the entire EE breed by your dumb birds. I have dumb RIRs, but I would never say that in a breed review.
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    Show Off Your American Gamefowl and Chat Thread!!!

    Thank you for the information. They were great birds and I miss them. I think I found the person we gave them to when we moved to IL, so hopefully they have some grand- or great grand-children that I can acquire and add to my flock. Hooray!
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    Show Off Your American Gamefowl and Chat Thread!!!

    Hi there! I raised these as a kids, but never really knew what breed they were. Someone on the "what breed/sex/etc?" thread suggested it might be a black red american game and thought I should check the game threads. Do they look familiar to anyone?
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    Retired Fighting Chickens - What Breed?

    Golly guys, thank you so much for responding! These were super friendly birds and very efficient at feeding themselves. They could teach the rest of my flock a lesson or two.
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    Retired Fighting Chickens - What Breed?

    Hi All! These are (rather poor, but best I have) photos of the birds we raised when I was a child. We got ten hens and a rooster from a man my mother worked with who was retiring from cock fighting. Thank goodness we could give them a safe place to live! We let them free range, which they...
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