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    New hens wheezing and caughing

    Hi everyone, . I happened to stop by my local feed store and they had "retired"gold comet and RIR hens. (I assume from an egg operation because all their beaks are dubbed). I figured to be nice, I'd give them a home and maybe get a few eggs too. (I also picked up 6 more hens from a neighbor...
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    breeding project gone wrong :(

    I purchased a pair of pure blue wheaton ameraucauna hens at an auction a few months ago and paired them with my EE rooster in hopes of the offspring being high quality easter eggers. I kept them in a breeding pen together for about a month before the hens started to lay. about twice a week i...
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    ameraucauna hens won't lay!?

    Hey everyone, ive always had a few easter eggers but after learning the difference, i decided to purchase some ameraucaunas. i went to a local farm auction and purchased two beautiful blue wheaton hens.they are a light buff/tan color with slate blue legs,full beards and muffs. They look like...
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    breeding my EE roo to blue wheaton Ameraucaunas?

    Hi everyone, Last spring i ordered some ameraucauna eggs from ebay.well.... when they arrived I opened a package of olive green,mint green,and pale blue eggs. :( I managed to hatch and raise 3 to maturity. One lavender/red shoulder roo and 2 hens.one hen lays a blue egg the other is mint green...
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    WTB Ameraucaunas & Turkens

    I'm looking for some ameraucaunas and Turkens. Preferably not EE, but nice quality EE may be considered. Located in Linden NC. Thanks
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    interesting mix

    Since my neighbors dogs decided to cull my laying flock, i decided it was time to break out the incubator. Im setting 40 eggs from my "backyard mix" . i have 1 dark cornish rooster & 1 EE rooster . (I sold a young Shamo trio today that I'm hoping weren't breeding yet) my hens include- 1 white...
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    Shamo game chickens

    I have a trio of Shamo game fowl for sale. One BBR roosrer and 2 hens. One year old. $100 pick up only.located in linden, NC pm for details thanks
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    breeding cornish x

    I often read it's difficult to get cornish x to breeding age( I hadone live 4 years) and if you do they have trouble breeding due to size. And if they do successfully breed the offspring do not breed true because the parents are a 4th generation hybrid. Anyone have pics of such offspring...
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    gummy red poop reason for worry?

    I have 22 chick's in a 4'x3' brooder box I made with a wire floor and a pull out tray. So they are not lying and foraging in their own filth. I change water daily and fill feeder medicated feed. Yesterday I noticed some red gummy looking poop and now I'm concerned about cocci? The stool looked...
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    o shamo! !!

    I just ordered some O-Shamo eggs. They are supposed to be the true 3' tall birds. We'll see. I wanted them because they are Different. Look like dinosaurs.
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    first time using egg Turner. .. lock down question

    This is the first time I've hatched eggs using an egg turner. I understand on day 19 I should shut the Turner off so the chicks can position themselves to hatch and plug the holes to boost humidity. My question is, should I remove the egg Turner and set the eggs on the wire our just shut it...
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    hovabator digital?

    After having 4 temperature spikes up to 102 in my farm innovations incubator, I'm fed up. It has cooked most of my eggs! I found a hovabator digital with circulated air fan. Does anyone have experience with this incubator? Is it worth the money? Thanks
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    ordered some dark cornish today

    After countless hours of research and hitting several dead ends, I decided to order some dark cornish from mypetchicken.com the pictures of they're cornish look closest to the sop of all the hatchery birds I viewed.nice tight feathering with broad stocky breast and stout legs. Hopefully the...
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    best hatchery to purchase dark cornish?

    hello I posted this question under a different category and did not receive any answers so I figured a good place to start would be here. I am looking to start a small backyard flock and I would like to add some dark Cornish chickens. What is the best hatchery to order from? I don't expect show...
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    best hatchery for dark cornish

    hello everyone, i am looking into several breeds of chickens to start my own backyard flock and i would like to include some dark cornish. i have researched them extensively and am learning that different "strains" from different hatcheries produce different results. my goal for the cornish is a...
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    Ameraucaunas vs Easter egger

    Hi I'm not new to chickens but it's been several years since I've had birds. I am interested in a few different breeds but the amieracaunas and Easter egger catch my eye the most. I love their blue and green eggs. I purchased some EE years ago from my local feed store. One laid blue eggs, one...
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