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    A Buff Orp hen x Brown Leghorn Rooster

    Two of my leghorn hens successfully hatched several eggs. Four of the chicks are a cross between a Buff Orp Hen and a Brown Leghorn Rooster. It seems three are females and one is a male. The females are lighter and the male is darker. (I hope this is the case) Also the male's comb seems to be...
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    How long should I wait until I separate a mother hen her chicks?

    My two leghorn hens successfully hatched chicks. The chicks are six weeks old. How long should wait until I separate the mother from her chicks? The mother hens lost a lot of weight and their combs are not rosie red. The hens are great mothers. I live in the city and my yard space is very...
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    How long should I let my hen set on her eggs?

    One of my white leghorn hen hatched 6 eggs and she has 6 more eggs that did not hatch. when she started to sit on the eggs some of the other hens layed eggs while she was sitting. Should I let her try to hatch the other eggs? Will she stop trying to hatch the other eggson her own? The chicks...
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    My new chicks...(I think this is the link)

    Several of my leghorn hens decided to go broody on me. My family is very excited.... I am trying to post pics of one of my leghorn hens with her new baby chicks[ http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/TKE496_Cat/Henwithchicks.jpg
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    How many eggs can a standard size hen hatch?

    I have several hens that are in the broody mood. It will be one week tomorrow (Sunday) I have three hens setting. 1. How many eggs can they handle? 2. Is nine eggs too many? I notice the hens seem to rotate the eggs and move the eggs around. I also noticed they leave the nest to drink water...
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    Why have my White Leghorn pullets/hen decided to go broody?

    My flock consist mainly of white leghorns (Ideal 236). I have several questions. 1. Is it the time of the year for hens to set? I live in the south and winters are mild. Is it the weather? 2. What breeds are used to get the Ideal 236? 3. I have a brown leghorn rooster that mates with the white...
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    Should we have our chicks debecked?

    I am planning to order 40 leghorn pullets in May. However, my sister and mother are going to take 20 pullets. That will leave me with 20 pullets. I am going to raise all 40 pullets for 3 months or so. Should I have them debecked? Are there any disadvantages to getting them debecked? What are...
  8. LeghornGuy

    We could not resist the baby chicks at the feed store today!

    We finally decided to add alittle more color to our flock. We have twelve white leghorns hens and four brown leghorn hens. (almost two years old) We purchased 6 sex-link baby pullets and we select one barred rock from the straight run cage. 1. How can I tell if barred rock is a male? 2. Is...
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    Waiting..... incubating...What are the signs of a hatching egg?

    I purchased an incubator on ebay. It is a very cheap one designed for classroom experiments. I placed four chicken eggs in the incubator on February 16, 2008. Are there any signs or clues that I should look for? It does not smell. If the eggs are bad, will it have a foul smell? Since the...
  10. LeghornGuy

    The Price of Chicken Feed

    I noticed the price of feed (whole corn, scratch and laying pellet) has increased a couple of dollars. I guess it is due to the price of fuel and the demand for corn. I am thinkng about selling extra eggs to neigbhors, friends and coworkers. Is $8.75 too much to pay for a 25lbs of scratch? How...
  11. LeghornGuy

    The Pic of week- "Serama Hen"

    Where can I order some "Serama" Hens? ( I saw the pic of the week) She is pretty. Is there another name for that breed? I usually order from Ideal but I dont think they carry that breed.
  12. LeghornGuy

    Should City Chicken Owners share a rooster?

    I live in the city and I have a flock of 14 hens and one rooster. I met a lady in the neighborhood and she also has chickens and a great vegetable garden too. She has 6 hens. She made a comment about borrowing my rooster for a day. She said, "my neighbors would not like a rooster crowing in the...
  13. LeghornGuy

    The Rooster and his duty....

    I have several white leghorn hens and two RIR hens. We finally figured out why most of our white leghorn hens always seem to have dirty feathers. The rooster is doing his "duty/ mating." We have 12 leghorn hens and there are four white leghorn hens that clean feathers. Also- the two RIR...
  14. LeghornGuy

    Roosting and the Pecking order

    I have 12 hens and a rooster in a pen. They are all the same age (one year and five months.) I have several roosting rods. Two of the rods are on the same level/ height. I noticed the chickens will peck each other for position on the two heightest rods. There is more than enough rod for all the...
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    Leghorn hen??? Brown Leghorn hen is setting/ broody

    I thought that leghorn hens or the breed of leghorns dont set. I have a brown leghorn hen and she has been setting or sitting on four eggs for three days. Is it uncommon for her to go broody? Is it too cold or out of season ? I live in Louisiana and the fall/winters are mild. She was one of the...
  16. LeghornGuy

    Eating Feathers

    I noticed my some of chickens are eating feathers. When they are in the chicken run, the rooster will pull feathers from the rear of some hens and eat the feathers. When they are free ranging, some of the chickens will eat feathers from the chickens that are currently molting. Is it due to...
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    Leghorn hens with a heavy breed rooster (Maran Rooster)

    Is it possible for ar heavy breed rooster-Maran to mate with a leghorn hen(light breed)? Someone asked me If I wanted a Maran rooster. I have one rooster but I am not sure if the breed rooster would be an asset to my flock. (13 leghorn hens,two RIR hen and a kellso rooster)
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    Mixed Breed Chickens-What will I get?

    I have 8 white leghorn hens and 7 brown leghorn hens. I have one brown leg horn rooster. I hasve a rescued gamecock rooster (tame and calm) and I have two Rhode Island Red hens. What will I get if I cross the White leghorn hens with the game cock? What will I get if I cross the RIR hens with...
  19. LeghornGuy

    Should I add a new rooster to my flock?

    I was given two RIR pullets. My 15 leghorns hens were mean to them. It seems like the RIR are younger. The Pecking order will be messed up if I let them free range. So I have the two hens in a separate cage. I have one leghorn rooster. Also... Someone rescued a gamecock rooster. (The comb has...
  20. LeghornGuy

    Crossing a White Leghorn Rooster with a RIR hen

    I was given two RIR hens/pullets (5 to 6 months old) . I have 15 leghorns hen and a leghorn rooster. I separated the two RIR hens because the leghorns were mean. What will I get if I cross the RIR with the leghorn rooster? Will the chicks be sex-linked? Please let me know The leghorn guy in...
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