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    Chickens in Movies

    Hello everyone! Chickens are such awesome animals that they show up in movies and TV shows a lot. I thought it might be fun if we tried to figure out what breed these chickens are. I will share some and give my guesses. Then you guys can share some more if you have some and throw in some of your...
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    Chick Sick?

    Hello everyone, My little sister's chick, a 3 day old Barred Rock named Dozy, is acting kind of strange. Every few minutes it stands like it is about to poop, with the breast up and wings out, and starts peeping in a really distressed way, like it is in pain. No poop comes out. What is wrong...
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    Medicated Starter Feed Use?

    Howdy y'all! My silly mother went to get food for our chicks that we get tomorrow (yay) but she got non-medicated. Then yesterday she got some medicated chick starter feed like they need but we also still have the fifty pounds of non-medicated. I plan on still using the not medicated feed but I...
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    Famous Chickeny People for a Research Paper

    Howdy y'all! I am writing a research paper for my 8th grade english class and my teacher said that it has to be on a person who is historical and famous. I really want to do it on something chickeny because love chickens but that is proving to be hard since it has to be about some human person...
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    Sweet Chickeny Dreams

    Howdy everyone! I woke up this morning and realized that I often have dreams about chickens. That pretty much proves my Gallus Domesticus Addiction. So listen up all of you other chicken addicts! I want to hear about any chickeny dreams that you may have had. Dreams about getting chicks, dreams...
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    BLRW Names

    Howdy! I think that my little sister will be getting a BLRW for her 4-H project and she has asked me to help her name it. I am lost. They just have the most amazing plumage and great attitudes and everything. It will need the perfect name. We had one last year that didn't make it but it was...
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    Dunlap Hatchery Chicks?

    Hi everyone! My 4-H cub is planning to order chicks from Dunlap Hatchery and I have been researching the chicks that it offers. I thought that the Silver Laced Polish looked great for my project. Has anyone here ever ordered from Dunlap? Have you ordered SLPs? They didn't have a picture so I...
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    Sicilian Buttercup-a Few Questions

    Hi Guys! My little sister wants to get a sicilian buttercup for her 4-H project. I told her that I would check BYC. Are buttercups cold weather hardy? Are they hot weather hardy? I have heard them described as bantams and standards so how big are they really? I have looked at some pictures and...
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    Auto-Sexing Breeds Help

    Howdy, everyone! I am trying to get together a list of auto-sexing chicken breeds that are APA registered. I am hoping to use the list to find a breed that is easy to find, good for show, and that I can be certain the gender of. I know that coloring can determine gender and so can feather...
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    Polishes, a Few Questions...

    Hi everyone! I will be doing chicken 4-H for the 7th year this year and it starts in 14 days! I am having a hard time trying to decide what kind of chicken to get for my project. I thought that a polish would be a good idea because they are good for exhibition. I am thinking about either a...
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    Chicken Tricks?

    Hi. I want to try training some chickens. What are the best breeds to train? And when should I start training them? Thanks, chickenchick
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    Training?

    Hi. I want to try training some chickens. What are the best breeds to train? And when should I start training them? Thanks, chickenchick
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    What to do, what to do

    I need help! I am obsessed with chickens and I can't get enough of them. Recently I have been allowing the broodies to incubate eggs. I love it, but my dad says that we can't have more than 30 laying hens and 2 roos. Right now I have 19 laying hens, 2 roos, 6 too-young-to-tells, and 4 incubating...
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    Crossing breeds?

    Hi. I was wondering if its safe to cross an Auraucana roo with Silver laced Wyandotte hen. What about a Auraucana roo with a Buff Orpington hen? Auraucana roo cross white leghorn hen? Auraucana roo cross Cochin hen? And I cant wait til my Lemon Cuckoo Orps grow up so we can breed them. And my...
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    Breeding chickens?

    I am doing a presentation for my 7th grade Middle School Project on chicken breeding and I was wondering if anyone could help me with my research. I need to know good research sites and anything anybody knows about breeding chickens. I also might be breeding some chickens next spring, so the...
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    Hatching Soon!

    Hi everyone! I have a few eggs due to hatch soon! One is an Auraucana egg fertilized by an Auraucana roo. It is to hatch any day now! I used a small flashlight to candel it and found a large chick inside. It was breathing and squirming around in there so it must be ready to pop soon! I also...
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    Chicken Breeding Info needed

    I am an intermediate in chicken 4-H and I am required to do a 10 to 15min long presentation. This year I have chosen to do a presentation on chicken breeding. I need all the info I can get. Here is a few questions. 1. What does a chicken breeder do? 2. How do you select your birds? 3. Are...
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    Some questions on some uncommon breeds

    Hi everyone! A very dum puppy killed three out of four of our two month old 4-H chicks. We need replacements! I have decided to look into some rare and uncommon breeds. Here they are: 1.Lemon Cuckoo Orpington I have my heart set on getting one of these beautiful birds. Do the hens have the...
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    Brahma Breed?

    How can I tell if my Light Brahma is a pullet? It will be about 3 days old when I get it. I will be putting a lot of work into my bird so I need to make sure it's gender is right. Thanks...
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    Mealworms for chicks?

    I was wondering if it's ok for chicks to eat mealworms. I was planning on using them to train my 4-H show bird. thanks
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