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    Poorly Timed Surprise Vacation

    They should be fine left in the incubator couple days. They can go few days without food and water since they absorbed the yolk before hatching.
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    16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    Count me in. I set 8 Isabel Ameraucana, 7 BCM and 8 olive eggers. For a total of 23. Anticipation pic of last hatch. Can’t wait.
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    Chickens and Gardens

    Chickens will destroy a garden. Worry about keeping them out of the food you grow for the family. Chickens get to free range garden area at the end of season.
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    Can I have one silkie in a flock?

    Add couple bantem size pullets to the silkie hens coop with its cock. Once the pecking order is set (couple weeks) try adding all the hens back to main coop. Remove silkie cock at this time.
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    How does your hen say "I don't like that?"

    Boiled egg yolks.. Never had any turn a beak to them
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    Post all your baby chick pics here!!!

    10 days old flapping the new feathers. Isabel Ameraucanas, Olive Eggers, Black and blue Copper Marans.
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    Planning , and stumped about mud

    I've only used pine pellets in my brooder boxes and nest boxes and they work great for that. If they get wet with as little as a cup of water they swell up and turn to mush so wouldn't recommend those if any water could get on them. Pine shavings or wood chips could work if its deep like you...
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    Planning , and stumped about mud

    I’m in Ca and we’ve had ton of rain. I have a coop that’s in a low area. First year it was so muddy I had to move the chickens out. 10 yrs ago we filled it with 6+ inches of sand, then I lay flakes of straw. I don’t fluff the straw I lay the flakes like tile. Coop and run are also covered...
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    Lavender Orpington Hatching Eggs $3 per egg

    $3 per egg 12 egg limit per order. I'm on my 4th generation raising lavender orpingtons. I started with Hinkjc line and crossed them with Fancychick/GreenfireFarm cross. They produce nice big birds, rooster weighing in at 15lbs. This year I added 3 mottled hens. In the lavender coop I have a...
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    Wanted: English Orpington hatching eggs/chicks

    I have gold laced eggs. $4 per egg +shipping.
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    Show off your roosters

    My lavender Orpington at 7 months he weighed 13lbs. The bantam cochin in the back is was added to show the size comparison
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    Lavender Orpington Thread

    I've never seen this thread til now. I love lavender in any breed and added some lavender orpingtons to my small collection once upon a time ago. I would love to get my hands on a mottled lavender. Here in California spring is in full bloom. With all the green grass I let the peeps out for a...
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    The NEW Crazy 24hr AUCTION thread

    I bid $12 on Papa Brooders #4 auction
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    Bantam Cochin * BROWN RED - LEMON BLUE *

    Sorry no I won't be selling any eggs this year. Life is keeping me to busy right now.
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    Lemon Blue Cochins~~***BRAND NEW PICTURES***~~~

    Maybe in the future we could swap pullets and try it. I don't have any pullets right now that I can give up, but should later in the year.
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    Lemon Blue Cochins~~***BRAND NEW PICTURES***~~~

    I would think the chest lacing might be improved, but they would be med sized. Then could take the medium sized ones back with the large and eventually improve the chest lacing that way. Am I crazy to think that it could be a way to improve the LF color over a few generations? If I can get my...
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