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    Very Maternal Game Hen

    This year I had a real struggle with my game hen. I have no rooster. She didn't care. Went to setting anyway (not unusual for a game hen). Off in the brush. Didn't find her for two months! Got her off a very rotten nest. The stench was overpowering. Befor that I had gone ahead and bought 3...
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    Cross Bred

    This is one of my hatchery "Australorps". I don't think she is pure. White face, and white all over her feet. I like her anyway.
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    Australorp face color

    Just received 3 Black Australorp started pullets. Just wondering. Their faces seem to be turning white. Not a sickly type of white, just white. If they keep on with the whiteness, they will soon look like those White Faced Spanish birds. Is this normal for Australorps?
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    Diseases Caused By Rats

    Read a very eye opening article about various diseases caused by rats. Everyone who has chickens should read this: http://www.raising-happy-chickens.com/rat-droppings.html
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    Christmas Wishes

    Please feel free to add your wishes. I have one big wish, and that is for people to stop breeding animals just because they think babies are cute. They should have a valid reason for putting new life on this earth. Cuteness is not a valid reason.
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    Black Copper Marans cockerel Free

    Approx. 7 months old. Hatchery quality, but very classy and pretty. Has shown no aggression to myself or my dogs. Comes when called. Currently free ranging with his hens. I just don't have enough hens for him, and since he is so big it is hard on the girls that I do have. Please PM me if you are...
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    Food For Thought

    Just read something rather alarming. It may apply to chicken feed also. I will copy and paste. Tammy Welker Sorenson shared Tracy Steele's post to the group: Rex Rabbits of the Pacific NW: Show, Fur and Meat Production. 15 hrs · Image may contain: outdoor Tracy Steele 18 hrs · For those of...
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    Hen setting on kitten

    Just saw a video on Facebook, of a mama hen setting on a kitten. She was all broody, with that kitten sound asleep under her. It was so sweet. :D
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    GMO Information

    Here's a bit of what I looked up about GMO: Genetically modified: what exactly are we talking about? For thousands of years, humans have been genetically enhancing other organisms through the practice of selective breeding. Look around you: the sweet corn and seedless watermelons at the...
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    Crows

    I have resident crows, meaning they have staked out my place as part of their territory and raise their young here. I really like them. They have been here many years. I keep my nest boxes on my back porch where it is easy for me to collect the eggs. Anyway, I stepped out the backdoor today and...
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    What Breed

    I ordered two Juvenal (24 week old), Cuckoo Marans. One is obviously a CM, and lays nice chocolate eggs. This one, though she is a lovely hen, lays an average brown egg, and her barring is very distinct. Am I correct to assume she is a Barred Rock? Very nice hen. Consistent layer, and sweet natured.
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    Hen vs Hawk

    Yesterday, I heard my hens raising a ruckus. Called the dog and ran for the door. Burst through the door just in time to see a smallish hawk make a dive at my mama hen. Sis (the hen) spread her wings and flew up trying to hit the hawk. Not unusual behavior for a game hen. She has six chicks to...
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    What gender?

    This is a 23 day old 1/2 BCM X Cuckoo Marans hen, chick. Safe to assume this is a cockeral, or still too early?
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    Didn't realize they are born with feathered legs

    I thought the feathers took a bit of time to show on the legs. Guess I was wrong. You probably have to blow it up, but the one in front has feathers. Daddy is a Black Copper Marans, and mama is a Cuckoo Marans <the Cuckoo has no feathers on her legs>.
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    Just Hatchedy

    My game hen just hatched 6 chicks. I have one rooster. A Black Copper Marans. My hens are: 2 Cuckoo Marans (one of which has white earlobes and lays light brown eggs), 1New Hampshire, 1 EE, and 2 game hens (sisters). None of these hens is related to the rooster. All six chicks are black with...
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    The Jump At The End

    This must be seen! I hope this works.:D
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    Breeding For Egg Color

    I currently have an EE hen with white earlobes, who lays light, pinkish eggs. If I breed her with my Black Copper Marans cock, what are the odds of any of their female offspring laying Olive colored eggs?
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    Chicken Logic

    Six nest boxes; seven hens lined up for one box. :)
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    Switching feeds

    I found that Scratch and Peck feed was too wasteful. Too much "fines/powder", so I decided to go to straight pellets. my girls are out free ranging on two acres all day. There are only five of them. The problem is that they are not eating their pellets. Not much anyway. is there need for...
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    Scam Alert!

    I recall reading here where someone was wanting to start a gift exchange. I will paste in what I read today. Just a warning before participating in any gift exchange ideas. This generous offer is courtesy of something called the "secret sisters gift exchange." There's also a similar post going...
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