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  1. briesberrypatch

    What is a "splash" chicken?

    Thanks for the clarification, Cynthia! I'm glad to know they really are blue.
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    What is a "splash" chicken?

    I ask because I have two blue Ameraucana hens that have splashes of black in them. They look similar to my splash roo, except with a blue background instead of white. I don't know what to call their color...
  3. briesberrypatch

    What is a "splash" chicken?

    Is blue with splashes of black considered splash or something else?
  4. briesberrypatch

    The Dorking Poll

    I'm looking for Dorking eggs or chicks - any color except white.
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    Black-breasted Red Orloffs?

    So is your goal to re-develop the BBR Orloff using the Malay?
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    IN SW OHIO looking for shows or swaps in near future.

    Did anyone go to the Waynesville swap meet? I ended up not having time to go, but I might head over there next month.
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    Black-breasted Red Orloffs?

    Feathersite has pictures of Black-breasted Red Orloff from Desert Poultry, but the Desert Poultry website is abandoned. I'm wondering if there's anyone in the US with this variety?
  8. briesberrypatch

    chicken swap meet

    It was just posted to Craigslist. NIMAL CHICKEN SWAP AND FLEA MARKET 8AM TILL 3PM ALL VENDORS WELCOME THE THIRD SAT OF THE MONTH IF YOU ARE LOOKIN TO BUY OR SELL RABBITS,DUCKS,TURKEYS,OR CHICKENS THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE LOCATION RT 73 BETWEEN SPRINGBORO AND WAYNESVILLE.AT FOX HOLLOW NEXT TO...
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    IN SW OHIO looking for shows or swaps in near future.

    Has anyone been to the Waynesville swap meet? I won't be able to get there until 10:00 because of a meeting I have Saturday morning. I'm wondering if it is still worth the drive if you don't get there first thing? Are there many vendors yet?
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    Exactly how do you dust a chicken for lice?

    I tried the trash bag method I mentioned earlier and I really didn't like it. It's too hard to get the bird in the bag, and it's still messy. I don't like the powders at all because it's so easy to get them on your skin or inhale them. So I looked around, and I found Poultry Protector. I bought...
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    daylight fox attack

    My sympathy to everyone. I lost 30 chickens (27 pullets/cockerels and 3 adult hens) in one day - during the day. I've found eight bodies in the chicken yard, all with broken necks and usually no other injuries. I kept the survivors inside today, but they didn't even look at the door when I...
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    Hatch date of April 17th! Anybody with me?

    I ended up with 31 beautiful b/b/s Ameraucanas - 86% hatch rate. Last time (my first hatch) i hatched them in egg cartons. This time I tried hatching just on the mesh floor of the incubator. I think all the early hatchers smothered the late hatchers by laying on the eggs. Two of the eggs got...
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    Hatch date of April 17th! Anybody with me?

    One hatched and one is zipping! Around 50% have pipped, I think, but are still resting. This is so exciting - I love hatch day! The first to pip was also the first out of the shell.
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    Hatch date of April 17th! Anybody with me?

    I have 38 B/B/S Ameraucanas that were due tomorrow, but I saw the first pip late last night and I'm up to about 30% pipped now. Still none hatched, though - they haven't even started to zip yet. They're very vocal, and I can hardly wait to see how many hatch and what they look like.
  15. briesberrypatch

    crowing hen-how to stop it?

    Quote: That seems like two different birds. When my hens change they still look like hens. Just odd looking. The change is never that big. The source listed for that "article" is The Daily Mail, a British tabloid. I doubt it is a true story. The Daily Mail has been sued in the past for...
  16. briesberrypatch

    Looking for Buckeyes in Ohio

    I got three Buckeye hens this summer from Jeff in Miamisburg. Nice guy, nice birds and reliable layers. He did pop in on the Swap Meet thread, so you could look for his username there. Or just email your phone number via Craigs list, and he'll call you back right away.
  17. briesberrypatch

    hova bator 1588 question

    Yes, I have this incubator and it is styrofoam with a plastic liner for the bottom. The liner has multiple chambers for water to help control the humidity.
  18. briesberrypatch

    NEW QUESTION ... Maybe-silly question about humidty during hatch

    Thank you for the replies. A total of fifteen chicks hatched by the time I woke up this morning, leaving five eggs. A straggler hatched about two hours ago, and the older chicks were pecking it non-stop, so I moved the older 15 out to the brooder and left the straggler and remaining eggs in the...
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    what are good ideas for non-expensive brooders?

    I've used kiddie pools before, but the problem with them (from my point of view) is it doesn't take long for the chicks to start jumping out. Earlier this year I found a Kiddie Koop playpen from the 1940s at a thrift store - CHEAP ($15). I thought it was a rabbit hutch until I got it home and...
  20. briesberrypatch

    Dipsy!!! First hatch in progress!! and a question about chick

    As of 9 AM, 15 had hatched, two had pipped, and three eggs had no signs of hatching yet. I'm hoping they're all out by the time I get home this afternoon. I love the pictures of Dipsy BBS chicks! Once mine are out of the incubator, I'll get some pictures, too. One of the pipped eggs had been...
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