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    Cackle hatchery's Hatchery Surprise- Anybody got this before?

    I got my chicks this past Friday (3/12/13). I got 39 total. I'd say about half are cornish cross and red broilers. I did get about 8 polish though (White, Buff and Black). I got two turkeys which were both dead in the box. That was kind of disappointing. All the chickens are doing fine...
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    The Abominable Snow Chicken!

    Mine won't touch snow, they come out the pop door and right under the raised coop. I even shoveled their run and they still won't come out. Although I do have one black silkie who insists on eating snow and won't touch the waterer 2 feet away from her.
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    Cost of Eggs by State January 2010

    Rhode Island / I'm getting $2.00 a dozen.
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    Cold chickens.....when to use heat lamp?

    I've got a smaller coop with some RIR, 3 Silver Sebrights and 3 Silkies. I don't use heat and it's been pretty cold here in Rhode Island. 10-30F at night lately. The sebrights are always some of the first to come out into the cold in the morning. I do have a cookie tin water warmer so maybe...
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    EE's egg size?

    Mine are just slightly smaller than my RIR eggs. I've only got two, both are solid black but one has white ear lobes and one has red. I get olive drab green eggs (which turn almost purple in the cold) from one and a mint/blue-ish color from the other although I don't know who lays what. I've...
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    Unidentified from my MPC order

    Thanks CatDaddyFro & hangin'witthepeeps, That's a big help! I didn't realize that about the ear lobes. I'm going to have to look a bit more closely when I get home. I don't think MPC which gets it's chicks from Meyer's (I think!) have silver-duckwing OEG and I was supposed to get full size...
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    Unidentified from my MPC order

    Hello, I got a pretty big selection from my pullet MPC order but as of 7 weeks there are still a couple of chicks I can identify. Any help is appreciated! Thanks This one I think is a Phoenix pullet correct??? I've got a couple of them. The next ones I'm not so sure. The white on in...
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    2x4s different

    Most places sell both: http://www.homedepot.com/Building-Materials-Lumber-Dimensional-Lumber/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xh3Zapx5/R-100000964/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053...
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    in New England: looking for Mille Fleur D'Anvers and...

    Hello, I'm also from Rhode Island (Wakefield). I just got a bunch of Silver Spangled Hamburgs in. They are still all chicks about 3 weeks old and came from an all pullet order. I'm not sure if you wanted Silver Penciled or Silver Spangled but I thought I would throw it out there. I have...
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    Silkie and EE mutt what sex?

    I'd say they are both pullets. The silkie looks like my two silkie pullets. (different color though)
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    Need help identifying MPC order (Rainbow Pullets) Pic Heavy

    I'm sure you can sneak them down there. After they get settled in they don't make too much noise. I really wanted a barred rock but I think you guys are right. Oh well, I am still very happy with what I got! I was just looking at MPC and they sell Jersey Giants as baby chicks but I don't...
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    Need help identifying MPC order (Rainbow Pullets) Pic Heavy

    Golden Campine, I never would have caught that! Thanks! Yeah I've been trying to figure out which chickens have 5 toes. I know it's not a silke. My understanding (and I've been wrong before) is that Dorklings, Faverolle , Houdan, and Sultan??? Houdan's don't have feathered legs so thats out...
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    Need help identifying MPC order (Rainbow Pullets) Pic Heavy

    Hi, So I got my MPC Rainbow Pullet order on Wednesday and I finally had a chance to do a little 'photo shoot' today. I've got some of them identified but others have me guessing. I'm very happy with my order, they shipped a great variety. Plus I was supposed to get 50 and they shipped 52...
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    Self righteous postal worker

    Quote: While the USPS might not technically be "funded" by the government is does receive government funds which come from tax payer dollars. If you don't believe me please go here: http://www.usps.com/financials/ "Appropriation Request At today’s meeting, the Board of Governors approved a...
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    Have you had luck selling roos on Craigslist?

    I've had mixed luck with mine. I managed to sell my GL Polish Roosters for $10 each a while back. And I sold three white silkie roosters for 3/$20. I had a bunch of interest in both of them. Currently I'm trying to give away an Easter Egger Rooster. Good looking bird too, no luck though. I...
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