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    Comment by 'SheppardRanch' in article 'Incubation Humidity'

    Sorry I didn't see this question until now. I would first want to identify what a successful hatch means as it's different to different people but I would say yes. I would also like to clarify as after reading my post it seamed a lil misleading. We keep our RH at no lower then 50% and it will...
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    Review by '' on item 'Legbar'

    Beautiful green to blue eggs that are larger then most other colored egg breeds, very pretty bird and to top it off you can tell girls vs boys on day one! We started breeding them because our Ameraucanas are so difficult to sex accurately and we needed a breed that we could sell as sexed chicks...
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    Comment by 'SheppardRanch' in item 'Marans'

    Sorry you had that experience with your Marans. I know your currently not sold on the breed but if you ever do decide to try again I can tell you we have dozens running in our large "run of the farm" flock and I have 3 little kids, the youngest being 4. If any showed a shadow of what you...
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    Comment by 'SheppardRanch' in article 'Making the Tough Calls - Difficult but Essential'

    Beautiful
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    Review by '' on item 'Ameraucana'

    With this breed it starts and ends with the beautiful blue (not green) eggs. Only the Araucana seems to be its equal in their beautiful blue eggs. Together with the Marans eggs they and amazing color to our market eggs packs. We have been breeding and selling them for over 4 Years and they are a...
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    Review by '' on item 'Marans'

    One of our all time favorites! Been breeding and selling them for around 5 years and they are an all around wonderful bird with one of the most impressive eggs in the chicken world. Not the most productive layers but not terrible either.
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    Review by '' on item 'Ayam Cemani'

    We have bred and sold them for a couple of years now and they are really wonderful birds. Obviously beautiful but also more docile and cold hearty than one might assume from their exotic.
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    Comment by 'SheppardRanch' in item 'Marans'

    One of our all time favorites! Been breeding and selling them for around 5 years and they are an all around wonderful bird with one of the most impressive eggs in the chicken world. Not the most productive layers but not terrible either.
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    Comment by 'SheppardRanch' in item 'Ayam Cemani'

    We have bred and sold them for a couple of years now and they are really wonderful birds. Obviously beautiful but also more docile and cold hearty than one might assume from their exotic.
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    Plucking Question

    Thats really a great resource for a community, sadly they are a dying breed. Wish we had one here.
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    Comment by 'SheppardRanch' in article 'Incubation Humidity'

    Great information here! FYI with our setup we don't run separate hatchers from our incubators and are hatching and adding eggs every week. Meaning we have eggs in all stages of development together. So we shoot right down the middle at around 50% and have the best hatch rates there, usually...
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    Butchered Chicken with Cancer?

    I certainly wouldn't eat it. Do you have any pictures you could post?
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    Plucking Question

    Opps just saw your post about your processor. Thats great, most processors don't want to be bothered with birds.
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    Plucking Question

    I would just skin them if it was only two.
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    My Meaties are the Main Course, Need Advaice!!

    I think you will be fine either way, we have done them same day and others have been in freezer for months. Brine is great to use, they will be a hit.
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