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    The official BYC “Poultry SHAMING” Thread! w/ Hosts, Mike & Sally

    Also kitten, not chicken, but chicken related. He's always been tame around the chicks, but he thinks prying the hardware cloth open is fun. At least that better be all it is. He's done it once successfully and has been trying a repeat every chance he gets.
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    The official BYC “Poultry SHAMING” Thread! w/ Hosts, Mike & Sally

    Thanks! She's a splash cochin, very sweet tempered.. most of the time. She was an accidental purchase, but I think I might have to get another dozen just for the fun of it.
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    The official BYC “Poultry SHAMING” Thread! w/ Hosts, Mike & Sally

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    Langshans crossed with Cochins?

    Hi, I'm in Nova Scotia and new to any type of chicken except brown production lines... but there is a man in Middleton, NS that sells black langshans, he has an ad on kijiji. Performance Poultry in Ontario would be another place you could try. There's also several Canadian chicken groups on...
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    How long should I give my eggs to hatch after the scheduled hatch date??

    FWIW - I just finished an incubator hatch this last weekend. Marans rooster over Euskal Oiloa hens - 7 fertile eggs that were all moving on day 14. First chick hatched on day 22 followed by 3 other very healthy and very active chicks in the next 24 hours. Two more hatched on day 24 very weak and...
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    Sex of Blue Cochin

    If it helps, here is a picture of my blue cochin pullet for comparison, hatched on April 26. She's only got a wee bit on pinkening. So I'd say you have a cockerel as well.
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    What is a dommer?

    Maybe he meant the chicken was a cannibal like Jeffrey Dalmer? It's not unusual for chickens to do, especially if crowded.
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    Ok, thanks.
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    I uploaded to photobucket first, and then just copied the 'photo url' from photobucket into the 'insert image' button here.
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    Hi and thank you so much for the help! I have 5 mixed breed .. and a splash cochin- all almost 5 weeks. The mixed breed are from a Black Australorp rooster and either Barred Rock or RIR hens. They are very active, inquisitive and.. did I say active? I'm 99% certain that the first pic 'Arrow'...
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    First time Free ranger Needs Advice

    Thanks for your reply. I will try letting them free range and see how they do. You might get a chuckle out of this, the reason I say dogs aren't an issue is because we had a cat lady from the city move in a few houses down, about 15 years ago. She calls animal control every time she hears a...
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    First time Free ranger Needs Advice

    Hi All! We've had chickens before but have been on a break for the last 5 years. They've almost always been kept in a coop with no issues, but I'd like to give our next flock the run of the property. Our yard is about 200' by 100' with cow pasture on two sides and a fairly busy road on one...
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