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    Inclusion in yolk

    I was going to mix this egg into some blue cheese crumbles for a quiche, but when I cracked it open, I noticed the hard inclusion in the yolk. I have been previously told that rooster ejaculate can calcify. Is that true; if so, does that appear to apply here? I'd just like to know for my...
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    How soon after going broody can you give chicks to a hen?

    I have a mutt chicken in my flock who has been guarding the nest boxes for about a week and today I found her in the community nest box with her egg and two stolen from other hens. She has been in there all day (so far) and is super cranky. I just hatched out chicks in the house here this...
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    Confinement contributing to going broody?

    If I cage a hen in a reasonably sized kennel with food and water for 24-48 hours so I can identify the type of egg she is laying, will it contribute to or cause her to her go broody? I don't want to cause her stress, but even if she didn't produce, the egg the other hen laid could be better...
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    Bielefelder Breeding - Choosing the best cockerel...

    Last summer I purchased Bielefelder eggs from NPIP sources Vaughn Family Farm out of Cairo, GA and another breeder in Bolivia, NC - both advertised to have sourced their stock from GFF. To date, I have six cockerels and three pullets from those eggs. They are now almost 8 months old and...
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