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    What breed are these?

    I was given these chickens the other day by my neighbour. He told me they are plymouth rocks, though their markings are quite different. They are quite small which leads me to believe they are bantams, (they are slightly smaller than my 3 month old pullets). The two 'speckled' looking birds have...
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    Cross Breeding Lavender Araucana with Blue Laced Silver Wyandotte

    I have recently had half a dozen Lavender Araucana's hatch. During the incubation period I had thought about the possibility of cross breeding a rooster from this group of Araucana's with a Blue-Laced Silver Wyandotte hen I have. My initial thought would be the wonderful colouring and markings...
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    Chicken friendly garden

    Would anyone know of any books on designing a chicken friendly garden? We have not long come out of a very dry Winter and there has been little rain so far this Spring -- Summer is not looking terribly good either. With a lack of rain, the grass has died with no sign of returning, particularly...
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    Introducing chicks to the rest of the flock

    I thought I'd start with some background first. One of my chooks was broody and hadn't been laying for some weeks. It was recommended to us that we get ourselves some 'day old' chicks for our hen to adopt -- well, she has taken to them quite well and has been looking after them superbly. My...
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    Hey all!

    Hey all! I've recently joined the site in the hope to better look after my chickens. My family and I decided get chickens in an effort to become more self-sufficient growing our own fruit and vegetables we thought the next step would be to raise our own chickens for the eggs. We've had our...
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