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    What happens when... (Genetics ?)

    What do you get with an imperator male over white hens? I know India blue would be split to white, same thing? Or would they be white?
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    Is it hard to incubate peafowl eggs? Adults vs hatching...

    I am having trouble making up my mind, thought I would pick y'all's brains... Is it harder to hatch peafowl eggs than chicken eggs? I have pretty decent hatches with well shipped chicken eggs. I have two choices: I can get a 2 year old IB cock and a 8 month old hen, but they were not hand raised...
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    Can I entice escapees to come home?

    We got five 12 week old guineas on Wednesday... Last night we put them in a makeshift enclosure and they got out. We caught two but the other three got too high up in a tree for us to catch them. Will they come back bc the other two are there? I am going to buy a net and stuff to make sure they...
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    I want, no need, some eggs!

    I would love to put some peas in the incubator in the next few weeks but am having a hard time finding eggs for less than $25/each. I want India blues or java greens or midnights. Can anyone help a girl out or point md in the right direction?
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    how much to charge for point of lay pullets?

    i ordered a whole bunch of chicks from ideal, they are about 17 weeks old, and i unfortunately have to sell them because i am moving. where we are moving to is already covered in snow (well, almost) and we wouldn't have a way to build a coop until the spring, so we are going to sell them and get...
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    okay, where can i find...

    i have seen a tool, like a stick or something, that you can use to grab a rooster's legs out from under him, does anyone know where i can find one, or have a picture of one, or know what the dang thing is called?! thanks!
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    so i've never raised chicks this time of year... help!

    we had a dog in the neighborhood get a few of my ladies , so we ordered some more chicks to replace them, and i don't know if i can just go ahead and put them outside? it gets to about 100 during the day and 70 at night, it's not humid at all. i know i would need a heat lamp for at night, and...
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    yay! new goatie babies!

    my doe maple gifted me with two babies on mother's day! the black one is a girl, the black and white is a boy! i am SO in love!
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    how many kids is she carrying? due 4/10 *PICS*

    daisy is my first doe up to kid and she's a FF... she is due on friday, and she needs to get a move on, haha! i can't decide if i think she's only got one in there, or two... what do you think?
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    um, can i have some advice on taxes?

    i was trying to file online with turbotax, and when i file jointly with my husband, our tax return is itty bitty, but if i chose to file seperately then our returns are bigger... so should i file seperately or is this a no no?
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    well i ended up busting out the last little guy

    he pipped and didnt do anything for 36 hours, so i decided he would probably die in the shell if i left him, so i decided to help. after much tears, and shaking and an hour later, i had a very tired little chickie out of the shell. i thought i killed him because he bled just a little, but this...
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    they hatched!!! i did it right!!! (PIC HEAVY)

    well i must have done something right, because they hatched right on day 21!!! i am sooo happy! this morning we had 5 little guys out of 6 eggs, hopefully i have #6 when i get home from work. here we are zipping (he pipped about 8am, and didnt do anything until 8pm, but it only took him like 15...
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    scare the poop out of me!

    i went to the dr. this afternoon cuz i felt like my blood pressure was really high. when i got there it was 146/88, which they said isn't thaaat bad, my my heartrate was 133 bmp sitting still. so they gave me an ekg and diagnosed me with pvc (heart arrythmia), but the babe is ok. talk about...
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    can i have a shoulder to cry on?

    my emotional pg self wants to cry. i just realized that baby is due 5 days before the day my dad died. i will be danged if that kid wants to come then. my mom died when i was a kid too, and her bday is a week and a half before baby is due, but i would be ok if baby was born then. so now i am a...
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    please... girl scout cookies!!! help a pregnant lady out!

    i live in a tiny town with no girl scout troop, and i desperately need girl scout cookies. if i paypal you the money for the cookies and shipping, can you get me some cookies??!?!?! i am hyperventalating at the thought of not having them!!! i swear, i feel like an addict. i am begging. lol.
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    anyone hatching around jan. 19th?

    just wondering... i cant wait for my chickies to hatch!!! i set 9 eggs, threw 2 out due to blood rings, one not fertile... six swimmers as of tuesday night.
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    i think i am going to have to stare at the wall

    because everything is making me cry! holy crud, stupid hormones! last night i barely started to cry, and next thing i know, i was sobbing. i can't look at some of the posts on here because i start to tear up, i i dont want to start bawling at work. is it like this the whole time, or will it get...
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    ode to thee, baked spud

    how i love your potato-ey goodness, with cheese, bacon and butter, you are so good to my belly, and i loooooveee youuuu! pregnant women get entirely too excited over lunch. lol. *edited because i cant spell. i was too excited about my potato!
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    why didnt you guys tell me how cool candling is?!?!?!

    i candled my eggs last night, at 9 days. that is the COOLEST thing i have ever seen!!! i set 9 of my own eggs on dec. 29th, and all but two of them were refridgerated... i had to throw out three of them, two had blood rings, one wasn't fertile, and i saw six little chickies swimming in the other...
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    can i see your candling pics?

    i just want to see some candling pics, and i know a few of you take rather good ones. i candled yesterday, at day 7, and most had veins, but i think one had a blood ring in it, not sure though, it looked like a small vein that ran around the egg, but there were no other veins. i left it in for a...
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