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    Which breeds did you wish you got?

    I started with a variety, 2 SL Wyandottes, 1 Orrington buff, 2 easters eggers, 2 barred rocks, 1 production red and 2 cuckoos, didn't like the orrington buff (too broody and just mean) but 10 was too many so i rehomed the orrington and SL wyandottes (I did like and were beautiful), but house...
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    Cuckoo marans

    Cuckoos are really odd ducks, mine fought chest to chest, they faux crow I too questioned if it was a male and one still squeaks like a dog toy, they are late bloomers almost 6 months old before they started laying and I have one that has a pointy tail like the one in your picture and one that...
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    Cuckoo marans

    One of my Cuckoos sounds like a squeak toy when she gets pecked. Looking at your picture both of my hens are the darker shade.
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    Cuckoo marans

    Even between my Cuckoos they are some differences one is lighter with large dark brown eggs and one is wider light brown eggs with spots, they both are watered down "barred rock" in coloring and such late bloomers. My two Cuckoos are not very friendly either and are at the bottom of my flocks...
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    Traveling Pet Chicken

    Have farm will travel. We are converting part of an old (4) horse trailer into a traveling coop with a portable run. The chickens will have an inside yard to move around in even while we are driving, the hard sides of a horse trailer and the ability to lock it up at night would be a safe...
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    Cuckoo marans

    I am so glad to hear that cuckoo's are late layers I was beginning to worry, my 2 are 22 weeks+. They really aren't that cute of a chicken either and way to flighty but I want those chocolate eggs to go with my variety of other colors. I love fresh eggs
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    New to BYC but not to chickens

    I am so glad to be joining this group and have had a wonderful time exploring all the information and ideas. Its been at least 20 yrs since the last time I had chickens but this time we are starting from scratch. We are almost finished building our coop and run and should be getting our new...
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