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    WTB Blue Australorps - hatching eggs or chicks???

    Anyone have any of these for sale?? I have 3 but would like more. Have been off the boards for a while and now I can't find anyone with them.....seems like there were a few working on these but I can't find them now. thanks for looking
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    16 week old Welsummer cockeral for sale East TN

    We have a 16 week old cockeral that needs a home! We have one big Roo already and just don't think he would appreciate another moving in on his girls! lol We would like to get $8 for him - his feathers are starting to change and getting some nice color already. Hard to capture the color in his...
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    Welsummer chicks for sale east TN

    We had an Easter hatch of Welsummers this past weekend. We have 8 chicks for sale. $4 each or all 8 for $24 pics of the babies Here is a pic of the Roo -- the sun was setting and casting a little more orange color than usual. Please excuse his comb...winter was hard on the points! And...
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    wanted: RIR pullets close to laying age looking for 10 or so. East TN

    Trying to help a friend locate some more RIR for his mixed flock. Just curious if anyone local had any. We are going to try to local Amish sale this saturday but looking for a backup plan as they may not have any. He would prefer them be close to laying age. We are in Cleveland TN Thanks for...
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    Nesting box specs

    How deep (front to back) should I make my nesting boxes for standard sized birds?? We have welsummers, buff orps, BR, EE, etc. I was thinking about 10" wide and 10"-12" deep. If you think 12" deep would be overkill then I will save on the wood. I have found plenty of pics but just no...
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    New to goats and have some quesitions...please

    My wife and I are looking into getting some dwarf nigerian goats. Mainly because we have 3 young children and a 4th on the way. We are really enjoying the country/farm type of lifestyle and want to continue down that journey. Plus with the economy in such a down turn the more we can do to...
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    Black Marans - one roo 4 hens 11 weeks old FS or Trade -- Cleveland TN

    When we got these we really wanted either cuckoo or silver marans. We have a flock of Welsummers but wanted another dark egg layer. We would like to sell this group to a good home or trade for a similar size/age group of dark egg layers. Would like to get $110 for the group ($25 per hen and...
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    Curled Toes and Swollen (twisted?) Hock *Pics*

    We are hatching Welsummer Chicks. They were due yesterday. This little guy came out Friday evening and his toes are curled. I didn't have any cardboard (until now) so I went ahead and put a band aid on his toes to straighten them out in the mean time. My concern is...he won't extend his leg...
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    how to...mix chicks hatching 3 weeks apart???

    We had 6 barred rock/blue cochin mix chicks hatch last friday. We have 6 EE that will hopefully hatch this thursady and will be getting 5-6 welsummers that are due to hatch Dec. 2. We have the first batch in a tupperware brooder for now. I am building a brooder that will be 4'x2'. So I hope...
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    Feathers Acres Tester Hatch 100%-Barred Rocks

    These are the 6 Barred Rock eggs I received from Feathers Acres. They all hatched!!!! LOVE THEM! Thanks again!
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    Our First Egg!!!

    So Justice, my 5 year old and I are walking along with our new puppy Jethro. We walk up the drive way and check the chickens...Justice starts yelling AN EGG!!!!! AN EGG!!!! AN EGG!!! There sitting in the middle of the run was this! This came from the Welsummers we just got! They will be...
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    jumping in feet first...our first coop(s)

    Well my wife and I have been talking about getting some layers for a while. We finally decided to go for it...and thanks to BYC we have been successful so far. I have less than great DIY skills but am a pretty good planner so I think it came off pretty well. We started with a 4'x8' coop design...
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    Getting new Rooster this weekend...any tips on starting out Alpha???

    My wife and I are very new to chickens so bare with us on the learning curve! lol !! We are getting a tio of Welsummers this weekend that are approx 21 weeks old. The trio consists of one roo and 2 hens. I have built a 4'x8 coop with roost/hen house and a seperate laying box on the oppoite end...
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    Inbreeding???

    We are new to chickens so please excuse if this is a silly question. We am getting some BR chickens this weekend!! Three pullets and 1 cockeral. They are from the same group of hens and I assume one Roo. So that would mean they are all "related." I assume this won't hurt the eggs for...
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    Bloodring or Veining?

    This is my first time incubating so I have NO idea what I am looking at. I have 3 eggs like this. It moved with the yolk. The air sac looks good. It does (as you can see) seem to reach in a bit from the outside of the ring in? This is the only 1 I could get a good pic of. What do you...
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    The Birth of a Chicken

    I am sure somewhere along the way someone has posted this...but I am new and don't know! This is AMAZING!!!!! IF you don't want to see chick embryo pics do NOT scroll past pic 3. http://haha.nu/amazing/the-birth-of-a-chicken/
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    Distance of coop from house?

    Just curious. How far away is your coop from your home? Do you have any smelly problems? We are building our coop this weekend and wanted some input. Thanks!
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    Wanted: Barred Rocks/Plymouth Rock hens

    Looking to buy 2-3 hens or young pullets. I am in Cleveland TN - about 20 minutes north of Chattanooga. I wouldn't mind driving to get them just not too far...with the price of gas and all. Thanks for looking!
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    Rooster or not??

    Hello everyone, We are new to the forum and to chickens. We are building a 4x8 coop and intend on having 3-4 hens. We want them for the eggs mainly. But thought it would be a good experience for our kids (ages 5,23months & 10 months). There is an auction in our area that usually has RIR hens...
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