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    Spitzhauben and Blue Ameraucana sex?

    Thanks for the input. The breeder of the Spitzhauben has imported Canadian and European lines, and has some colors that aren't as common (from what they say on their webpage.) Also, the Spitzhaubens' coloration has been changing a lot lately, from their first feathers to teenage feathers and...
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    Spitzhauben and Blue Ameraucana sex?

    I take lousy photos, will try again. In the last shot of the Ameraucanas (with 2 in the photos), Mr. Yellow Band on the right is the one crowing, so that one I'm certain of. ;) P.S. I said "droopy tail feathers" when I meant saddle feathers.
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    Spitzhauben and Blue Ameraucana sex?

    I posted a while back needed help/confirmation that 3 out of 4 of my Salmon Favorelles were roosters (they were). Now, I'm pretty sure all 4 of my 12 week old Blue Ameraucanas are roosters. They look virtually identical; one has crowed (yellow band). No coloration to speak of on the comb, or...
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    Method of marking/ID'ing chickens

    Thanks, looks like I'll be ordering some!
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    Method of marking/ID'ing chickens

    I have 4 Blue Ameraucaunas, about 10 weeks old. At least one has started crowing, but they all look identical to my eye. Is there a safe method to identify each one so, when one crows, I know it's time to find them a home. They all have the same feathering, and such tiny combs. Possibly one of...
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    3 Men & a Lady? Salmon Faverolles

    These chicks are 4.5 weeks old. What do you think - did we lose out this time on the male/female genetics dice? The sooner I know, the sooner I can try to place them, as I'm pretty certain I have some roosters in my other two breeds of chicks. They are slow in getting feathers, but I'm seeing...
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    I made a HORRIBLE mistake ordering from a hatchery! (Graphic Photos)

    I second the earlier post about the changes at the post office, due to the 2020 postmaster that was appointed. Mail service in general has gone downhill in rural areas drastically due to the reductions in staff, and changes to regional distribution centers. You all have certainly watched your...
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    Garden Loft coop plans - do wild birds enter through top?

    We're building a modified version of the Garden Loft coop. The plans show a flat hardware cloth roof/ceiling to the run and coop, with the area above open between the beams. My husband's certain that wild birds will fly in and sit on top, leaving behind droppings. Worried about avian flu, he...
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    UPDATE: SHE IS SICK!! SUGGESTIONS? UPDATE: Is there a chance a production breed will never produce an egg? see pics of our girl

    I had one hen that didn't lay an egg until she was over a year old. People here kept insisting it would happen any day (it didn't); that there was a hidden nest (there wasn't). After a year, I found a "fairy egg" in the run - a tiny, elongated egg. It was so small I thought a robin's nest was...
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    Looking for Appenzeller Spitzhauben.

    I've tried contacting Spring Creek Farms, as I only wanted the silver spangled variety. No response. If you can't get them to respond, looks like you'll get whatever color they decide to send you. I hope to get our coop completed soon, and I'm also in Washington now. Maybe someday I'll end...
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    Appenzeller Spitzhauben Breeders

    I'm also looking for Spitzhauben. I live near Spring Creek hatchery, and can't get them to answer any emails. I wanted the spangled, and on their webpage, you can't pick colors. So I even contacted some people listed as members in the parent club, and only got one response. They ship eggs...
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    Slackers, or am I expecting too many eggs?

    Probably another newbie observance, but besides the all brown eggs that made me think something was wrong (i.e. Easter Egger must be laying brown), there's the Bielefelder that pretends to lay, but doesn't. So today, she was in the nesting box for about 2 hours. Then I heard what I sure...
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    Is this a Mille Fleur D'uccle? (roo)

    Yes, they're the same.
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    Slackers, or am I expecting too many eggs?

    Thanks for the link. I didn't know how to do a vent exam, have been putting OFF doing a vent exam . . . but I guess I should just do it!
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    Performance dogs

    Fast CAT is fun and easy, and I don't have biddable, trainable breeds - Nordic all the way (Siberian Husky & Finnish Spitz). Our Siberian was #2 in the country when we first started, and I never got a clean start with him because he was so very excited to start running. He got loose from me...
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