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    New Mexico

    Well great it's so nice to meet others with similar interests! We are just a couple of city peeps out in the country trying to figure things out!
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    New Mexico

    Hey Borion! We too have Nigerians well not quite yet. We are waiting for our first three to be weaned. We purchased ours through prairie wood ranch here in Edgewood maybe you've heard of them since you are in the area pretty often. Do you have a site or a Facebook set up for our ranch/farm? We...
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    New Mexico

    Welcome!! We live in Edgewood and have been raising chickens for just a few months. We are finally starting to get eggs from our ladies! We also have 5 white guinneas and we also have some jumbo guinneas that we picked up just this evening. Welcome to the group!
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    Wife is upset with me

    So we picked up 7 Guinnea hens this last weekend. I wanted to get a dozen buy apparently they sold like hot cakes and we only got the left overs. But I was okay with it, so we picked up the 7 they had available and brought them to our little brooder. 6 of the guinneas seem great. They run...
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    What breed to focus on for hatching?

    This is how I was originally leaning as well. Because the egg color, I figured EE would be pretty popular plus I haven't seen them much in the stores. Thanks!!!
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    What breed to focus on for hatching?

    I've really really considered breeding my two Buff Orpingtons. One is my favorite and she is so sweet, but since I got her from a feed store I figured they were pretty abundant and therefore maybe not as sought out. I will have to look into some of those other breeds. I haven't even heard of...
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    What breed to focus on for hatching?

    So I'm still very new to this game, but I think me and my wife want to increase the size of our flock from 8 hens to maybe around 12-15 with one (or two maybe) being a rooster. I'd like to try and breed some chickens and hatch baby chicks at some point in the future, but I am uncertain as to...
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    Can anyone tell me if we have a rooster? 10-13 weeks old

    So I went through and was re-reading everyone's comments about our possible cockerel and I think I discovered something. Everyone kept saying the lighter color possibly indicates chicken nugget #2 is a male; however, I don't think the picture of chicken nugget #1 does it justice. I believe the...
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    Can anyone tell me if we have a rooster? 10-13 weeks old

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    Can anyone tell me if we have a rooster? 10-13 weeks old

    Well you seem to know a lot more about this than I do. ;)
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    Can anyone tell me if we have a rooster? 10-13 weeks old

    Thank you!!
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    Can anyone tell me if we have a rooster? 10-13 weeks old

    Looks like the consensus is that Chicken Nugget (#2) is a he rather than a she. So since I have 7 Hens to one rooster, do you believe that is a good hen/rooster ratio for a completely free range flock? While I am sure we will unfortunately lose some because they are free range, I do like the...
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    Can anyone tell me if we have a rooster? 10-13 weeks old

    Oooh...controversy! (Joking) so one of the Plymouth barred rocks had a more red face that the other and their legs are a darker shade. For a while they were bowing up to everyone so that is why we thought they might be a cockerel. When are they going to start crowing or "cock-a-doodle-dooing" as...
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    Can anyone tell me if we have a rooster? 10-13 weeks old

    Thank you for the info!!! We had our suspicions of one of the chicken nuggets which have just a single comb.
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    Can anyone tell me if we have a rooster? 10-13 weeks old

    So my small flock free ranges all day on 13 acres here in New Mexico. I would have figured a clear rooster or two would have shown his face and let his voice be heard by now, but as new chicken people we cannot tell if we have a rooster. I've attached some pictures below. Maybe some of the...
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