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    December hatch along

    Yes, that's why it's definitely out of one of the two NN hens I mentioned :D None of the EE's are standardized colors.
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    December hatch along

    ...out of the hatch total, but the blue color was a surprise! It's out of either a buff Columbian or BBRXGold Spangled NN hen, crossed with what I am *thinking* is one of my EE roos, because my other roos are Welsummers, Penedesencas, and Asian Blacks. It *could* be the Asian Black technically...
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    5 week old Partridge Cochin looks off to me

    I am probably paranoid, but I just don't feel like my two Partridge Cochin chicks are developing much of a "Cochin" look...do they look like they are supposed to? The foot feathering is so sparse!
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    December hatch along

    My december hatch resulted in 15 chicks out of 22 eggs incubated. I was testing out a new incubator so they're just a mix of my layers, but a few of them came out really pretty!
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    Nurture Right 360 Incubator Okay?

    I hatched out of this kind of incubator for the first time this month, with the chicks arriving a couple days ago! I got 15 chicks out of 22 eggs. One chick has a small foot deformity I'm inclined to blame on the auto-turner not flipping that egg...but then again, 14 chicks hatched out...
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    My new pullets from Hoovers (amberlink) and Hoovers/Tractor Supply (Sapphire Gem)

    I just ordered 10 Salmon Faverolles the same way. They arrived today with two dead inbox, but that still left me 9 due to an extra. A couple aren't looking great but I told myself when I ordered them that I would be happy if six of them made it, considering they had to go all the way to Florida...
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    Helping Muscovy ducks go broody

    ...Do they like specific nesting supplies? I was hoping they were old enough to go broody this year, but it didn't happen. They'd only been laying a 2-3 months before the cold kicked in. They'll be over one year by the time Spring hits though so I'm thinking instincts *should* begin kicking in.
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    Best hatchery to order chicks from?

    I ordered from Ideal last Spring, I'm in Florida, so it was a Texas-to-Florida route. Chicks left Wednesday,, middle of the day, arrived on Friday 7am healthy and all members accounted for. The South overall tends to be warmer and I like the idea of chicks moving across the southern states...
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    What are your five favorite breeds and why

    ...with other birds. Plus I like the little bit of "uncommon" they still carry, although I do believe they're growing steadily in popularity. This is *probably* the breed I will end up breeding/raising if I can find quality stock this coming year. 2. Penedesenca - I have had two roosters for...
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    Vote on chickens I should take to show -it's for experience, they're all "bad" but I would love help

    I'm going to that one (just as a spectator) :).
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    Rare breed hatching eggs and chicks

    Anything available at the moment?
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    Vote on chickens I should take to show -it's for experience, they're all "bad" but I would love help

    I think I have misrepresented myself! Even at the pinnacle of "success" I have no designs on going to out of state poultry shows EVER...just showing locally, a breed I LIKE (not a breed I pick to be successful in shows with) with decent-quality birds, when the local shows come around. Having...
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    Vote on chickens I should take to show -it's for experience, they're all "bad" but I would love help

    The Sunshine Classic only has classes of Large Fowl or Bantam. The State Fair does Best of Breed, and Layer, and then best of classes.
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    Vote on chickens I should take to show -it's for experience, they're all "bad" but I would love help

    Thanks! I did try with the standards, and that is how I narrowed it down to these guys...the problem becomes I am just too inexperienced to differentiate "moderately feathered shanks" from "tightly feathered" and/or what it means when it specifies "defined thighs" :p
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    Vote on chickens I should take to show -it's for experience, they're all "bad" but I would love help

    PLEASE don't send hate my way if I am breaking some purist poultry show-er law:bow. I have no fantasies of grandeur. Just a chicken girl trying to step up her poultry game a little ;) Disclaimer done...here goes: I am entering a few of my chickens in two shows in Florida this January/February. I...
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    Naked Neck egg color project

    Thanks for this! I haven't purchased the white egg stock yet, I'll make sure to choose a heavier, more dual-purpose friendly white egg layer rather than the leghorn.
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    November hatch along, anyone?

    I'll be incubating eggs from my flock! They go in this weekend.
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    Naked Neck egg color project

    Just for my own purposes (because I love the NN look) I am working on breeding chickens with the NN gene that reliable lay white, blue/green, and brown eggs. So obviously the brown is already their typical egg color but... To get white and green/blue egg laying chickens that also carry the naked...
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    Breed and Chick Hardiness

    Disease simply doesn't make sense, given that whole batches of the other breeds are thriving with no symptoms. I suppose it could have been a shipping issue - if one breed was in a box that got tossed around more, etc. I hadn't thought of that. I have done some research and Japanese Bantams are...
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    Breed and Chick Hardiness

    What is your experience with whether breed affects chick health, vitality, and tendency to thrive/fail to thrive? While i know there are a multitude of factors aside from breed, I was hoping for input on that specific topic... I'm raising a batch of Rural King chicks, and my single Sebright,the...
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