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    Recommendations for a Hatchery?

    If the Tractor Supply chicks will be available and sexed, it seems like they would be your least expensive bet. Shipping is adding at least $2.00 to each of your acceptably priced pullets. At the store you can select your chicks, so if you get auto sexed breeds you can assure that you only get...
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    What Breed

    Black sex-links can be mixes of different breeds and so can end up looking a little bit different when they mature, especially in color -- all that matters is that the two breeds used to create the chick results in a sex link chick.
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    breed? stray chicken

    Any luck finding the original home for this hen, or does it have a new home?
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    Aspirin for chickens?

    You know people's theory that a chicken will not eat something that will make them sick... well, we have a lot of black willow growing around us, and I used limbs of it to make clutter in my run. Despite having been cut months earlier, the things rooted, and now I considering the bushes (the...
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    Crocheters Thread

    You should definitely get specific pins for blocking -- rust proof and with glass heads that will not melt using steam and an iron. They are worth it for all sorts of textile projects. Your blanket looks very nice!
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    Favorite Chicken Breed?

    I agree with a lot of the above: if this is a hobby and not a business, it may be worth it to experiment with multiple breeds. Over the years I have lived with seven different breeds but only have experience with between one to four examples of those said breeds... One thing to note, you may...
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    how far is to far to drive to obtain a bird

    I've driven an hour, each way, to commute to work each day. I would definitely do that for a animal. And although we can get groceries just a few miles from our house, all other shopping requires at least a 40 minute drive, so I do not expect any less for my animals. I have driven more than two...
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    Hen pulling her own feathers

    McChooky -- thanks for the explanation of when feathers grown back -- it is great to have that cleared up!
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    I realize I know nothing about chicken breeders and hatcheries...

    I was going to post the following comment on a thread regarding an Olive Egger Hen that lays brown eggs: "I think that, if you are going to sell your chicks based on the trait of laying "olive" colored eggs (i.e. combining a blue egg layer w/ a dark brown egg layer), then you should be doing...
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    Do you know What breed?

    Production variety she may be, but I think she is a looker! (I have a thing for glossy and orange!)
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    Does anyone have a pullet/hen available that they're willing to ship?

    If you are willing to pay for shipping, are you willing (and able) to drive an hour or two? Check for people looking to re-home in the local-ish area or perhaps you could arrange with a school near you for a future hatching.
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    HELP Lady Amherst Found

    Just FYI, if it is a Chrysolophus amherstiae, it would not be protected in the US, as it is not native.
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    Every Breed and mix List

    California Gray?
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    Anyone have an idea on breed?

    Thanks for picking it up and good luck with it. Nice to know that there is a fellow animal saver just a few counties away!
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    Is he a RIR?

    Not sure if you just mistyped this, but your roo's wattles are red. His earlobes are red, too, but they can discolor to white. From what I have read on this site, this happens from time to time. It does not seem to cause any discomfort, just appears to be a waxy discolor on the earlobes.
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