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    Salmon Favorolle/Leghorn breeding

    Has anyone ever bred a Salmon Favorolle with a White Leghorn? Interesting, right? I have one BIG Roo (SF) and I have been saving the fertile eggs from my Leghorn..My Australorp has gone broody and I'm going to have her hatch them. They should be pretty! Hope their good layers as well! Anyone?
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    Any Golden Laced Wyandotte or Red Sex liknk here?

    This is a mix if Salmon Favorolles, and Buff Orps, but there should be one Red Sex Link, one Brown Leghorn and one Golden Laced Wyandotte included..Can any identiy any of the 3 single breeds in my mess of photos? I think I didn't get a GLW.
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    Mama is a wreck, should I remove chick?

    My broody hen hatched an egg, so I separated mom and baby to their own pen. Mama was ok at first but now she is a wreck, she paces and is losing a lot of feathers and doesn't seem happy at all, I don't think she is eating well either. The chick is three weeks old and I'm thinking of bringing it...
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    My chickens seem thin

    My chickens seem thin to me..I read that one should not feel the chickens boney breastbone when held, but my girls are pretty boney and sharp. They eat well, seem healthy and free range most days and have access to layer crumbles and water all day. Should I worm them? If so, what type and where...
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    Removing eggs and adding chicks? Help!

    So I had 1 out of 12 eggs hatch under my broody hen, she's a great mama. The chick is 3 days old now and she is still setting on eggs and not coming out much with baby..is this normal? I ordered some chicks in hopes to place them with her at night. Should I let her stay on the eggs until my...
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    Chickens in mourning?

    I had six healthy hens who free range at least part of most days. One morning I went to let them out and I found one of my girls dead in the coop. I inspected her body and found no evidence of trauma. No idea why she died. Since my hens death, my other five hens have not laid any eggs! I'ts...
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    Scratch and "hot chickens"

    I hear people say that scratch makes their chickens "hot", what exactly does this mean?
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