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    Carefoot's "Creative Poultry Breeding" supplier found

    Hi All, I have found a antique book supplier in the UK who has permission to reprint the book. I have ordered and received one from them and am happy with it. If anyone is still interested let me know and i will supply the details. The cost was approximately 35 pounds(about 55 dollars) Andy
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    Question about Dominant and Recessive white

    Hey folks, i have a few questions about dominant and recessive white. Are the best/cleanest white chickens dominant white or recessive white? I remember Carefoot saying recessive was cleaner or less leaky. i would assume that both though would work better on a silver base. My next question...
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    Partridge pattern genetics question

    Hey all. I have a few questions i was hoping you could help me out with. I will keep the breed out of the questions as it applies to a pattern in general and not a specific breed. I have a partridge pullet who has incomplete lacing, this shows me that she is incomplete for the Pg gene...
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    What Gender are these 5 week old frizzle cochins?

    The Black frizzle is definitely a boy. i need the gender of the two self blue barred chicks. Any thoughts welcome This is the one i am hoping is a girl same chick The black frizzle boy hoping its a girl hoping its a girl The two self blue barred The two self blue barred...
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    What gender are these 3 week old cochins?

    Hey All, i think i have sexed them all, but would like some confirmation. i think there are 2 girls and 2 roos, i am really hoping that i am wrong on the Self Blue barred, although it does look like a boy to me. Black Frizzle - Boy Self Blue frizzle - girl Group shot. Black...
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    Does anyone have pictures of a cochin/wyandotte mix?

    Hey all, Having searched through many google pages, i havent found any pictures of a wyandotte and cochin mix. I am getting two SLW bantams, and a cochin bantam roo, and was wondering what the resulting mix would look like? Does anyone have any pictures of this mixture? Andy
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    Adding LF to a bantam flock (with one standard Cockerel)

    Hey all. i have read all the threads on bantams and lf doing fine together and wanted to get 2 lf pullets for eggs. I have a flock of 4 pekin bantams (soon to grow to 6), i also have a 4 month old Black Australorp(mix) roo. i wanted to know if adding two lf gilrs to my flock will take the...
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    Is my mix a pullet?

    Hey All. This little girl(hoping) is 5 months old. It is a mutt or mix, that seems to have some BCM in it. There are no spurs on the legs, but in the last month the shoulder feathers have gotten more pointed and the tail feathers extended. I hope its a girl, we cant have a roo here:(
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    Cochin with bubbles in eye(pic)

    Hey all, One of my little white cochins has bubbles in her eye. Her poop looks normal and she is active and eating and drinking. Her eye was "dirty" after a mud bath, and i tried to gently clear it yesterday, today i noticed some watery bubbles there. We dont have an avian vet in the area and...
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    Sneezing Pekin/cochin

    Hey all, i am new to raising chickens and got 4 pekin/cochin bantams. In the last week or two one of the girls has started sneezing a bit more then the others. They are 12 weeks old and all are active, poop looks normal and her eyes are clean and clear, there is no mucous around her nose. They...
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    Please help me identify this breed

    Hey All, i have a lovely unkown pullet, and would like to try and identify the breed, i want to know how big my girl is going to get:) Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. I have had this girl since march 31 this year, when i got her she was just losing her fluffly feathers(not sure...
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    Hi from South Africa!

    Good Day all. My name is Andy and i am a first time chicken owner. We have an adopted hen (not sure about the breed) and four lovely pekin bantam hens. i have had problems trying to integrate them (see here https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/658305/how-to-integrate-an-only-child#post_8882433)...
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    How to integrate an only child

    Hey All! First post! i have thoroughly enjoyed browsing the forums and was hoping i could get some help. I have read the forums but my problem seems to be specific. I am a first time chicken owner. We have an adopted hen(not sure about the breed) who is about 2-3 months old, she has been an...
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