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    100 Pictures of Our Flocks: A Community Picture Project

    My pal Sunshine crowing.
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    Crested to non crested-will chicks show extra fluff on head?

    Thanks for the pic.
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    Crested to non crested-will chicks show extra fluff on head?

    I know this thread has been left alone for several months. I am curious how these chicks turned out . I'm in a similar situation. Also, what do we define as "tassle." Thanks.
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    Comment by 'rcoletti116' in item 'Blenheim Rain Hat'

    Mine is the 13.3lbs. It's hard to see in the pictures, but it looks like the 5lb doesn't sit quite as low, but I only own the 13.3. As far as their size, my girls figured out that the food was there, but it was too much of a strain to bend down and stretch their necks to get to the food. And...
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    Broody and Confused Hen

    I have a hen who has been sitting on a clutch of eggs for just 2 days. Today, probably when she got off the nest for a while to eat and drink, she moved to a different nest. Is this normal? Is she confused? Should I move and put the other eggs under her? This is her first time trying to set on a...
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    Polish Chickens: An Idea

    Hello everyone with Polish Chickens (or any crested chicken really). If you have Polish breeds you know that their crest feathers often inhibit their eye-sight. People talk about trimming their feathers, or tying them back with a hair band, but those have never seemed like good solutions to...
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    Mixed Breed Photo Reference *please read guidelines in first post before adding content*

    These girls are the offspring of Buff Orpington Roo x Australorp Hen. We call them the Twins.
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    The Twins

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    Review by '' on item 'Blenheim Rain Hat'

    The Blenheim feeder is great, though the girls need time to fully understand this is where there food will come from now. The Rain Hat is great too. It keeps the feed totally dry. The only con is that it sits too low, leaving a small gap for the chickens to barely stick their faces in to eat. My...
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    Top 5 Backyard Chicken Breeds

    Interesting side note. I have some girls who were "oops" chicks, a mix of Australorp and Buff Orpington. The Australorp Roo got into the Buff run one day. They are beautiful and killer layers. Seriously, their eggs are a good size, a slate colored shell, and they lay 6/7 a week. I just thought...
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    Deciding which Rooster must go.

    I had thought about that too. Removing the leader would call for a reestablishment of the pecking order. Good thought.
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    Deciding which Rooster must go.

    I'm sure there are hundreds of similar questions posted on this site, but finding an identical situation may be tough... anyway, I have two roosters who we raised. They are now nearly 10 months old. One was a particularly late bloomer. Never had I ever seen them fight as they always seemed...
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