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    Is anyone using the Premier "heat plate" brooder for chicks?

    I made my mind up, I am ordering one too, I really think it will be a great thing and no worries about my heat lamp being on while im at work ,much safer in my opinion...
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    Supposedly a hen?

    Roo for sure... pretty saddle feathers and even around neck, feathering is much different on the roos... Breed Looks mixed...
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    What breed are these roos

    I would say top one is Ameracauna or EE hard to tell from distance... bottom most likely a EE.... I breed RIR I dont think top one is.. If you canget closer pics it would help..:))
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    And lastly my 5 week old Light sussex chicks! Guesses?

    I only see one light sussex, the other one has no black in tail , neck or wings to be light sussex.. I would say the one with black markings looks like a female...
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    what gender?

    I have 2 hens of this breed... This is a very upright stance.. I would say Cockeral!!
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    green egg layer??

    OMG, I never thought but I guess the mass production is part of reason to get these crossbreeds.. Funny though, I hatched probably 10-15 chicks only, this is the only one that I have that is laying the green eggs, although I sold about 8 pullets before they were laying, who knows what they have...
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    green egg layer??

    I know your right...I love it, but a surprise.. funny if I wanted to get that egg color I probably wouldnt get it that nice..LOL
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    Is anyone using the Premier "heat plate" brooder for chicks?

    Hello all, Im following this thread because I am seriously looking to buy one of these, I just havent decided which one is best ....Love to hear your findings good and bad!
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    Comfort Chicks heating plate brooder, seeking others opinions.

    I would love the final opinion on these, I am also looking to buy one. Just not sure which is the better choice and are these 2 companies the only ones available. I was searching and didnt come up with anything else...
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    green egg layer??

    I will grab a few pics tomorrow... I know my Buff Orpington came from Tractor Supply in 2012.. My Light Sussex came form a breeder who shows her birds( doubt its her). Is it possible the Tractor Supply chicks werent pure?? Or I did have an EE Roo that may have had accidently got to my hen but I...
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    green egg layer??

    Here is my dilemma... I crossed a Buff Orp roo over a light sussex hen last spring as to give me sex links , which it did. But to my surprise one of the offspring which is buff w a little black on the collar and tail( similiar to the light sussex) is laying a green egg.. I thought a light brown...
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    Please help me with breeding for olive eggers!

    Hi All, I am looking for advise on breeding for olive egger's.. I know you need a brown egg with a blue egg gene but what breeds do best.. I have BLRW roos and I have a RIR roo, my hens are true ameracaunas, marans, rir, ...a few EE and Buff orpingtons... Thanks
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    Blue Laced Red Wyndotte chicks

    Hatched 3/20, 3/27 & 3/28 Straight run...
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    Will guineas or geese help?

    The hawks here have not taken the chicken.. they seem to kill and eat on spot.. One of my girls was a cochin bantam so I understand she is easy target, but another one was a easter egger and a hefty girl..Found both on ground, half eaten.... so horrible.. UGHH! Im thinking what I can change in...
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    Will guineas or geese help?

    Depending on type, dogs need to be watched.. Some wont bother but some will ...
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