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    Australorp SOP without buying the book?

    Thank you! Should I post in there? I tried looking through that lengthy thread and I didn't see the actual APA SOP in there.
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    Australorp SOP without buying the book?

    My son is doing a 4H project and needs the SOP for Australorps. Does anyone know where I can locate this online? Or does anyone have a book that they wouldn't mind snapping some pictures of those pages for me? I have no need for the full APA SOP book and his 4H leader is not getting back to me...
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    Bantam polish pullet attacked by flockmates [pictures in post]

    Thank you! I brought her inside so flies will stay away. Hopefully the house-chicken status will be short and she'll be healed up fast!
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    Giving day-olds to broodies to raise?

    Sorry, just getting back to this. They pecked them HARD. I didn't really wait much beyond a clearly aggressive peck because I didn't want hurt chicks.
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    Bantam polish pullet attacked by flockmates [pictures in post]

    My poor polish was apparently too much for her flockmates today and they went at her. Pretty sure it was one peck that bled followed by a free-for-all before I got out there this morning. She has a tendency to annoy the other chickens (as polish sometimes do...) but they've been together for a...
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    Breed help, please!

    So is the muffing from a cross somewhere along the line? Will my adult have poofy cheeks? I don't care either way, these are backyard birds, not show flock, I just find chicken genetics interesting. :)
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    Breed help, please!

    Thank you! I placed the order specifically for the light brahmas and I've always wanted a blue laced red wyandotte so I'm pretty excited with my freebies! If they're both girls, I'm going to have to go buy a lottery ticket or something. I'm excited about our legbar too- she is SO CUTE!
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    Breed help, please!

    Thank you! Now we'll wait and see if the spares are cockerels or pullets.
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    Breed help, please!

    I just got an order from a hatchery. I ordered 8 pullets, they sent me 10 chicks (two surprises!). I can identify a few of them of them, but I need help with most of them. Chicks I ordered that have not been identified: 1 crested cream legbar, 2 light brahmas, 1 australorp, and then (bonus!)...
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    Giving day-olds to broodies to raise?

    I made a valiant attempt, but was unsuccessful. I separated them, they didn't see the chicks at all until the chicks came out from under them but each chick was rejected. Which is fine, it was a fun experiment and the chicks are happy in the brooder in my garage. Now to get those broodies off...
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    Giving day-olds to broodies to raise?

    Thanks for the tips! They are DEFINITELY broody and will have been broody about 19-20 days by the time the chicks arrive (so nice of them to go broody one day apart). Should I separate the broodies from each other? Would you keep the babies inside for a day or two to make sure they're all...
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    Giving day-olds to broodies to raise?

    I have a Speckled Sussex and an olive egger (Maran/Crested Legbar, if it matters) that have been broody for 2 and a half weeks. Neither have been mothers before. Coincidentally, in a couple of days, I'm getting a shipment of 9 chicks in the mail that I ordered months ago. Can I slip them under...
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    Bears

    Not sure if this should go here or in the coop design section... Anyway, where I live, we have bears. Lots of bears. And they're hungry. My coop/run is right up against my deck and thus far we have not had a bear visitor (I think my large dog helps deter them), but my neighbors have had the...
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    1 year old chicken puffing up neck feathers

    Thank you so much aart! I should probably break her unless you think I could get her to take some day-olds (she's a first-time broody, though). I have a couple (sexed) day-olds coming this week from a friend and I could separate her for that, but don't want to hatch out eggs. I can't have boys...
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    1 year old chicken puffing up neck feathers

    She's full broody today! I've never had anyone go broody before. Totally puffed up, sitting in everyone's favorite nesting box, growling, looking like a total grump. Now I need to figure out what to do with her... that'll be a separate post. Thanks!
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