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    Grower/Layer Feed Mix to Laying Hens

    I saw feather, and egg eating when I fed a layer and too many extras. Either feed nothing extra at the 16%, or feed a higher protein ration to keep deficiencies at bay. You still should limit low protein extras, and extra in general to keep the diet as balanced as possible. I personally feed a...
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    Chocolate Orp gender?

    Usually by 6 weeks Orpington cockerel have bright red combs and wattles, so I think yours is a pullet.
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    Real world experiences with rooster to hen ratios 18 to 2?

    That's always a good idea to raise multiple and pick out the good ones. All you do is try the two, and see how it goes. Being willing to remove any helps make it all easier.
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    The Evolution of Atlas: A Breeding (and Chat) Thread

    @1muttsfan , Mary, I see you are about to get buried in snow tonight and tomorrow?
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    Polish 6 month olds - roosters or pullets

    I don't have frizzle polish, just the regular feathered. To me they all look like pullets. I'm basing it on comb and wattle development. The only one I might keep an eye on is the black one, but the wattle color isn't all that red, so I would guess pullet. At 6 months they should be mostly mature.
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    I realize I know nothing about chicken breeders and hatcheries...

    All interesting questions. Olive eggers are a mixed breeds, so I assume they have to cross them back to dark brown layers to keep the deeper colors, so you may get one that lays brown eggs on occasion. I'm just guessing. Would be nice to pick the brain of a hatchery breeder to know for sure.
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    The Omega Rocks: The Last & Ultimate Barred Plymouth Rock Flock

    I have a lot of chickens and am only getting a couple eggs a day currently. Thankfully I'm okay with that. It would be a lot cheaper to just buy eggs. Things got out of hand again this year. Warm weather makes me do crazy things. Now I'm feeding a bunch of bums. :)
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    Real world experiences with rooster to hen ratios 18 to 2?

    Sometime it depends on the breeds, as well as the individual personalities. Some rooster can split a flock and others will fight to the death. Two is harder because they just have each other to focus on. That being said I've raised a lot of flock brothers that got along fine. I mostly do bantam...
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    Polish 6 month olds - roosters or pullets

    The rest look like pullets to me.
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    The Omega Rocks: The Last & Ultimate Barred Plymouth Rock Flock

    Cynthia I've seen neck only molts, but it's generally in the early spring. I'm not sure why some do it or what purpose it serves. I'm glad the flock dynamics are better. That's always a relief.
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    The Evolution of Atlas: A Breeding (and Chat) Thread

    Happy belated Birthday Cynthia. Your pizza looks delicious. Because I'm a type 1 diabetic I can't do a lot of carbs, so Thanksgiving has always been a nightmare. Stuff smells and tastes good, but than the roller coaster ride of blood sugars afterwards is so uncomfortable. It isn't the turkey...
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    Open Contest Fall on the Farm Photo Contest

    Thank you for the reminder. :)
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    Goose Breaking Duck Eggs

    We had to figure it out because the geese were getting violent during the breeding season and we needed places for the chickens and ducks to escape. I've had my geese corner and kill a few chickens. We had to remove one gander who seemed to be the leader of it all and I haven't had any killed...
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    Goose Breaking Duck Eggs

    Sounds like their diet is good. We have experimented with wooden boards are were able to set it up so ducks and chickens can go under or over, but the geese cannot. So perhaps you can figure something out if it continues.
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    16 week old cockerel showing aggression, rehome or slaughter?

    As I've often read that roosters will go for the face and eyes in children I would definitely get rid of the one and be careful with the other.
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    Golden pheasants and power tools?!

    Here my turkeys always love the sound of the drill and will get excited and call and display. Pheasant are afraid of everything and never seem to get used to stuff, but we never kept ours long term.
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    Roosting

    That is a bit odd for that age. What shape are the roosts? Are they sanded? How high up? Is this a smaller coop? What breeds?
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    Roosting

    How old are they? What type of roosts?
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    Goose Breaking Duck Eggs

    I've never seen that in my geese. Goose eggs are pretty tough so it must really have to work at making a hole. Can you block them off from where the ducks are laying? What are you feeding them?
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    BYC's 2025 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along

    I've had hens that would mother them for 4-5 months. Better than those that ditch them at 3 weeks.
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