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    Review by 'Siana' in article 'Inbreeding- not as bad as it may seem'

    Thank you very much for this useful article. In my country people inbreed like crazy, so I am mostly thinking of outcrossing. But, I guess, if I get birds from a decent breeder, it will be okay to linebreed/inbreed them. At this point I need them to be healthy and without significant faults...
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    Comment by 'Siana' in article 'Free ranging your flock, by one who free ranges.'

    By the measures of my country (Uzbekistan), an acre is huge, I would love to have a farm this large. It is amazing to be able to provide chickens with this much space. I live in a suburban village and my birds have 0.14 acre, it is all theirs and considered a luxury here. We have little...
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    Comment by 'Siana' in article 'How the Dual Purpose Breed was Developed'

    Thank you, great article!
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    Breeding out yellow soles in Australorp? Please help.

    @Amer, thank you very much! Yes, I am somewhat upset by this, too. The parents are not related, but obviously both sides carried yellow gene, thus the outcome. I will follow your advice, much appreciated!
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    Breeding out yellow soles in Australorp? Please help.

    @chooki, thank you for sharing! She's lovely. I am referring to the breed standards, it says no yellow on the feet.
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    Breeding out yellow soles in Australorp? Please help.

    Last year I bought Australorp eggs from several breeders (I am in Uzbekistan). They have beautiful flocks, but egg quality was horrendous, I only obtained about 12 birds from 50 eggs. Okay, I decided to work with what I have. I am not happy with overall vitality and sturdiness, but I do my best...
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    Topic of the Week - Broody vs Incubator

    This year I managed - twice already and I am working on the third time - to synchronize my incubator and a hen, so that to give her the chicks from the incubator. Of course this only works because I have a small NR360; when I start using my larger one, it won't be possible. But at least this...
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    Breeding Rhode Island Blue Roo

    Hi, this is a very impressive and informative lecture: thank you so much! Could you please advise what to read on color genetics? I hatched some blue and black Australorp and hope to hatch more, to have a flock; I would like to understand more about how they inherit color. I understand that what...
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    Post pictures of your Australorps for fun ! Hens and Roos

    I am eager to see them!
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Ah, I see! A gorgeous bird!
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Such a beautiful bird, what's her breed? Sorry if it has been discussed, I could not find it.
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    Full Mottle(d) Jacket.. - my journey to a colorful coop...

    Thank you for sharing your experience! I was really concerned about that hatch rate (10 out of 25), but I could see the eggs were not good, because I removed eight on the 7th day (fertilized but not developing) and then I removed more. And still, I was so uncertain that I did another hatch with...
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    Full Mottle(d) Jacket.. - my journey to a colorful coop...

    I hope your beautiful JC recovers. And I am very sorry about the dead chick, unfortunately this happens a lot while they are young... I lost two of my precious chicks from those eggs that traveled and it was very sad. Now I only have eight out of 25. Hope your other chicks will grow strong and...
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    Full Mottle(d) Jacket.. - my journey to a colorful coop...

    Hi, I have been reading your thread with great interest! May I ask you how long or far the eggs traveled and what is your incubator? I have had a really poor hatch rate in my NR360 this year with eggs that traveled just 250 km by car. The next hatch (from my hens) was much better, so I am...
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