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    Ameracauna x wyandotte rooster free, Ames IA

    I live in town and can't have my rooster anymore, any takers?
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    What's with my eggs?

    My eggs are looking super weird. I've been collecting them for a week to incubate them but I'm worried. Any idea what's wrong with them?
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    Can I make red sex links?

    I have a rooster that I'm not sure about. He's red and has a very floppy comb, I was told he was an easter egger. (sorry for the picture quality) I'm interested in using him to make a red sex link cross, do you think it would work? I have a couple hens that would work for the cross but he...
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    What breeds do hatcheries use to create their Red Sex Links?

    I'm doing a project and need to know what hatcheries use, I've read that the Rhode Island Red Rooster/Delaware Hen is normal?
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    How to deter pecking?

    I want to put some foam pads on the bottom of my wooden nest boxes to keep the eggs from being cracked as usually more than half of them are. I know that they'll probably pick at it, how do i keep them from that? Is there anything I can put over it? Thanks so much in advance!
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    Help me with my project!

    Hey guys! I'm doing a special project board for the York Fair for FFA that relates to my SAE project. My SAE is egg production obviously but my board can be on anything poultry related subject. I'm thinking of doing a time line of the incubation process in detail. But what do you guys think...
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    Favorite Breeds?

    In the future I really want to start my own breeding project and specialize on one certain breed. So what do you think? I have a mixed flock right now and don't find any of them particularly interesting. So what's your favorite breed and why? I've been looking at some rare breeds but I'm not...
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    Spotted Eggs?

    My chickens have just started laying and I saw my red sex link sitting, I came back an hour later and she had laid this. Is it possible for her to lay spotted eggs? Do I have her breeds wrong or is this just a pullet thing? The egg is also sort of rough and has small bumps which are semi...
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    Which hens to breed?

    Hey everyone! I want to start something new for my FFA project book. I want to breed one of my hens and raise them to sell at auction. I have a big mix of hens: Ancona Plymoth Rock Cuckoo Maran Australorp Easter Egger RIR Buff Orpington 2 Red Sex Link Silver Laced Wyandotte Now, I was...
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    Bringing a rooster to my flock?

    Hey everyone! I want to start something new for my FFA project book. I want to breed one of my hens and raise them to sell at auction. I have a big mix of hens: Ancona Plymoth Rock Cuckoo Maran Australorp Easter Egger RIR Buff Orpington 2 Red Sex Link Silver Laced Wyandotte Now, I was...
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    HELP!

    I think I made a huge mistake! I just bought a fifty pound bag of layer feed for my 8 week old pullets, I wasn't really paying attention and just saw the protein levels! Help! What do I do?
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    Is this a Red Sex Link Hen?

    I ordered a meyer meal maker from Meyer Hatchery and I think she's a red sex link, she looks very similar to the red sex link I already have but I'm still worried I might be wrong.
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    New to Chickens, First Chicken Coop!

    I decided to start raising chickens for my FFA project, where I keep records on my expenses and eventually income when I start selling eggs. So, I talked to my dad who's in construction and found some plans online, and we started building! Here's the link for our...
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    Why are my chickens huddling?

    Lately my 6 week old pullets will come inside the coop and huddle together on top of each other in the corner nearest the door. Does anybody have any idea why they'd do this? I've only had them in the coop for 2 weeks or so and the run was just added last weekend. Thanks in advance, oh and the...
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    Baby Chick Pics!

    I love my chicks and I want to see everyone else's. Today my chicks are 3 weeks old!
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    Bully Chick?

    Hey everyone I just got a fresh batch of 10 chicks. However, I have a bully chick. There's one that is always pecking the others, especially the littlest one. Also, there is one who has pasty butt and I was putting warm water on it and trying to pull it off and I ended up pulling off a big piece...
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    Is this big enough?

    For my first week raising my 11 chicks I'm going to keep them in this. Does it look big enough to you guys? They'll only be in this until I fashion a 4X5 brooder out of cardboard boxes and duct tape, hooray for ingenuity!
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    Baby Chicks in my Garage

    Hey everyone! My chicks are getting here next week and unfortunately my chicken coop isn't built yet. So, I plan on going to the store tomorrow and buying the biggest plastic tub I can find and keeping them in that until it's too crowded, however, my parents want me to keep the chicks in the...
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    Maintaining a Healthy Flock

    If any of you have read my previous threads you know that I'm raising chickens for FFA and need to keep very strict records. So to get to the point, I have to set certain goals for myself, things that I want to accomplish by a certain time. I have an adequate amount but would like to have more...
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    New puppy?

    My family just got a new puppy and she is the loudest most energetic dog that I've ever seen. Our older dog is calm and I don't foresee any problems with her and my chicks, but I know that the puppy will harass my chickens to no end. How do I prevent this? And getting her used to them isn't an...
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