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    Quasimodo, the light brahma

    As much as I try not to interviene during hatching, I just as often do. Well, last hatch I had an egg that pipped and zipped a small amount, but wasn't doing much else. I did my best to leave it be, and succeeded for maybe a day+. But when I got back from work, I could see lots of fluids through...
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    Daylight or fermented feed?

    I've been feeding my birds fermented feed for two weeks now. When I started, I was getting at most, six eggs a day (from 18 dual purpose hens), though more often three. It's slowly been creeping to a daily six, but today I collected ten! All the fermented feed sites promoted increased egg...
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    Light brahma x barred rock sex links

    This isn't a question, but I was unsure if it would be better here or in breed discussion. Anywho, I didn't find any examples of this cross, and wanted to put it out there for reference. Besides having feathered legs, the LBXBR here is the one on the right with the more concentrated, yellower...
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    Button quail floor question

    I do not have button quail, but I have a friend who does. I found this cage on CL, and would like to know if it would work for them, or if the slats would be too big for their feet. I'd ask her, but I'm not sure if I want to keep it for myself since it is a nice cage. :p (If you're reading this...
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    Stocking Stuffer ID?

    I got four unidentified extra chicks in my McMurray order that hatched April 25th. They have yellow legs and are white/a light peachy color. They are growing faster then the other birds I ordered, and I am interested in knowing what they are in case I want to order some in the future. I am...
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    Filled my incubator!

    Earlier this week I purchased a still air LG with turner and am giving it a go. :) I set it up in the pantry where it stays a little more stable then the rest of the house, is isolated from the cats, and easy for me to check on. I have about two dozen silkie eggs, half dozen light brahmas, and...
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    Ameraucana color question

    I know that to be an Ameraucana they need to have certain traits as well as colors. My male came from a group a friend hatched, and I was curious if he's considered a red-black (poorly selected?) or would fall under the ee category.
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    Leg color sex link?

    In my mixed flock, I crossed a Speckled Sussex roo with an easter egger female. I going to jump the gun and suggest that the males from this cross are darker with dark ish feet, whereas the females are lighter with white feet. I read up a little on how foot/shank genetics work, but could...
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    What gender is my barred rock?

    The group is 18 weeks, & I have 3 barred rocks. 2 are obviously male, but 1 just doesn't have as large of a comb, and doesn't have any large tail feathers like the other two. I know the saddle feathers should be a dead give away, but while they don't look the same as my other pullets, they...
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    Can you help me with ventilation?

    Hey there! My family & are have been building a decent sized movable coop, dimensions at widest being (H) 6' 4" X (L) 10' 9" X (W) 5' (though with the arc it cuts down on square feet) Anywho, I'd like to know if the four ventilation grates you see (the brown squares) will provide enough...
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    McM Light Brahmas, both males?

    These were from the heavy male special at McM, & I'm wondering if perhaps we lucked out & got a female. Or if what I'm seeing is just due to their differing comb styles and individual sexual maturity. 6 weeks on the dot today. All the other roosters are very pronounced at this point (with the...
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    Fancy Mice

    Hey all! I am breeding mice for show, & just got back from an expo in Ohio. Brought back some lovely additions to the mousery, and want to share with pretty much everyone. :D This is a blue tan texel manx. The manx gene is dominant, but it produces a wide array of taillessness ranging...
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    Is this a Buff Orphington or a Buff Rock?

    The cockerel that I'm curious about. As compared to the pullet which I know is a Buff Orp. And as compared to a Barred Rock & what I suspect is a White Rock (It's not much bigger then the other birds, although this picture makes it look that way).
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    Hello from Wisconsin!

    Hi all! Finished up with college, & am re-starting my love of chickens with a backyard flock. I kept a mixed bunch when I was in high school, but it has been a while & decided to start with the basic hatchery chicks until I can remember all the things I've forgotten. Then who knows, maybe I'll...
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