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    help! what is this horrible thing on my chickens food?

    Help! I just noticed this the other night. 2 or 3 days ago I cut it open trying to drain it, but I couldnt get any pus out of it. I put iodine ointment on it and wrapped it today I opened it up again & this is what it looks like:
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    How to prevent the breakage of foot feathers?

    Getting my first D'uccles tomorrow. Is there any way to help prevent the breakage of foot feathers other than extreme "child-proofing" with shavings? Any solutions to soften them?
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    D'uccle breeders near the west coast?

    I'm in Sacramento California looking for breeders of D'uccles. I'm interested in Millie's, porcelains, & golden necks.
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    South American Quechua de Aretes

    A tufted, rump-having breed of chicken from South America. Are there any breeders in the USA?
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    Tufted breeds???

    I love the tufted faces of Araucanas, but I dislike the rumplessness. Are there any other breeds of chickens that are tufted besides Araucanas?
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    question about the dominant feather leg gene?

    All of my hens are clean legged, & so is my rooster. A hen just went broody on a mix of eggs, & hatched six chicks. At least two of the chicks have feathered legs, but neither of their parents do. From my understanding, since the gene is dominant, the carrier of the gene would have to be feather...
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    crele/legbar laced...?

    I saw that juststruttinfarm has crele laced polish and they're gorgeous! I was wondering, does anyone know of any other breed projects that are crele laced? Any breeders? I'm so in love with this coloring! photos from juststruttinfarm's website
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    What gender are these Swedish flower hens?

    Can someone help me sex my Swedish flower hen juveniles? lets call them Gray baby and Brown baby. Sorry my lavender orps are photo bombers LOL!
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    What kind of hen is this?

    http://alibra.tumblr.com/post/55663137784 The picture is on that link ^ my uploader isn't working. She is a large fowl with blue legs and some copper color around the hackles. She looks like a Black Copper Maran to me, but no leg feathers. She lays medium dark eggs. I think she's the mother of...
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    Is my Orpington show quality? Question pertaining to black, blue, & splash?

    I've looked up a lot of Splash Orpington pictures to compare to my rooster, who I'm looking to breed. All the pictures I've looked up are white with blue and black "splashes" but my rooster has a slight bit of buff "splashes" and even a tiny bit of red on his wing. My question is, should my...
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    Orpington breeding: Lavender, Black, Splash, Blue

    Please share pictures of your orpingtons and breeding experience if you like! Question: I've heard lavenders can be bread to blacks to produce a "split" which can be bred back to a lavender to produce a better lavender bird. Can the same apply with a Splash rooster that came from a black...
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    Can someone please clarify genetics on Orpingtons?

    Black X Black - 100% Black Blue X Blue = 50% Blue, 25% Splash, 25% Black Black X Blue = 50% Blue, 50% Black Splash X Splash = 100% Splash Black X Splash = 100% Blue Splash X Blue = 50% Splash, 50% Blue but what happens if i breed a blue to a lavender? What about a splash to a lavender? or a...
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