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    Baby chick in my bra....

    The barred rock chick passed. :( It looked like it was doing a little better last night but I found it dead under the ecoglow this am. To be fair, this one was a little off from the beginning, so maybe it had some genetic issue. I've lost chicks- rarely- but never quite like that one...
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    Breeding Red Stars?

    Yeah, I guess the post changed focus a little because it turned to breeding black stars. Do you know if they lay as well as red stars? I've never had one. It might be easier to start out with black starts since I could use a roo I already have and be on the look out for quality stock if I...
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    Baby chick in my bra....

    I found one of the chicks I purchased last week struggling the brooder this am. I put it back under the heater but its brooder mates (tiny silkies and this thing is a barred rock) kept running over it. I found it again just laying on its side, eyes closed, trying to die again. So now it gets...
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    Breeding Red Stars?

    Perfect! This is exactly the information I need. Everybody loves Easter Eggers- they sell wonderfully. I will be on the lookout for Barred Rock females!!! Thank you so much.
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    Breeding Red Stars?

    Definitely not trying to compete with hatcheries! Trying to sell pullets that will be good egg layers. And not trying to raise a bunch of males until I can tell the difference. The people that I would be trying to market to wouldn't have the means or the inclination to ship pullets from a...
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    Breeding Red Stars?

    My EE flock is 2 purebred blue Ameracuana roosters and a mixed flock of layers- Ameracuanas, Easter Eggers, RSLs, Marans- a bunch of different ones. The roos are real Ameracuanas, bought from a breeder and EE hens are bought from a hatchery. I actually don't think I have any barred or cuckoo...
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    Breeding Red Stars?

    This flock would be to sell pullets. Or chicks I guess depending on what I have when I go. These would be terrible meat chickens! At least, from my experience with RSLs. I didn't know the name Red Star was copyrighted! Thanks for that info.
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    Breeding Red Stars?

    I know Red Stars aren't a "breed" they are a hybrid. So, this might not be the right forum. If not, please redirect me! My sister and I are trying to breed chickens to sell at local farmer's markets. We love Red Stars for this reason because of the auto sexing and egg laying abilities...
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    What am I?!?- breed question

    Thanks! Sorry it took me a couple days to get back to the computer to respond. I have too many children and animals! Any suggestion on when I should worm for the first time? I read 14 weeks somewhere, but I don't even remember where now. Siren is such a friendly bird, I hope I can care for...
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    Mystery Chickens!

    Yeah, cochin mixes were what I was thinking. And I think roo on the first one too. But we shall see how they turn out! Mystery chicks are fun. :)
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    What am I?!?- breed question

    Right now he is eating Purina flock raiser- I need to get some more game bird starter for him and my poults. I'm not super concerned about gender. Peacocks aren't really my thing, but it is cool to have one. I know that I need to worm him around 14 weeks- any suggestions on what to use and...
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    Mystery Chickens!

    My sister is a middle school science teach and one of her student's donated hatching eggs from his family's mixed flock. Since my sister doesn't keep poultry the babies get to live with me! Any idea what they could be mixes of? The have feathers on their feet, but the bottoms don't look...
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    What am I?!?- breed question

    Yay the site worked!!
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    What am I?!?- breed question

    My sister is a middle school science teacher and one of her student's families raises peacocks. They donated two eggs for hatching. Both eggs hatched, but one was eaten by her house cat. (expensive meal for that little monster!) Anyway, my sister doesn't keep poultry, so the remaining...
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    So many questions- LGD and fox- Please help!!

    Sigh. I know that would be many people's solution. But I sell my eggs and the big selling point is that they are 100% free range. I have a Great Pyrenees- she about 4x the size of the fox. I've been doing some more reading and I think that it is just going to take more time for her to bond...
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