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    1 White Silkie and 1 Black Copper Maran Rooster - free to good homes

    We have a good quality Black Copper Maran roo (6 months old, NOT hatchery stock), beautiful bird, not aggressive. I'd hate to turn him into soup, he's so gorgeous. But I can't keep him with the other rooster, unfortunately. We also have an 18 months old white silkie rooster, who needs a home...
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    Rare Chamois Campines and Golden Campines available

    A friend of mine has bred Campines with the extremely rare and beautiful color variation "Chamois" as well as the regular Golden Campines. In Chamois Campines, the black bars of the Golden Campines are replaced by white bars, which makes them unique amongst chicken breeds in the US. Some of the...
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    Sneaky Hamburg hen and Broody Mayhem

    First of: I have a Silver-spangled Hamburg hen, Biddy, one of my favorites, in a flock of ~20 chickens of 10 breeds that free-range all day long. Now, according to all the stuff I've read, Hamburgs are considered non-setters. Well, about two months ago, Biddy went missing. Eventually we found...
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    Early developer...

    Hi Guys, I have a whole bunch of of chicks running around my house and yard right now and all are raised by my 2 Silkie hens. The first bunch (BCM and Olive Eggers) are 4 weeks old now and outside all day. The second bunch (three 6 day-old Hamburgs and five 2 day-old Ameraucanas) are still...
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    Chicken breed with orange egg color?

    Someone told me recently that there is a chicken breed that lays an orange colored egg. Is that true? What breed is it? Any insights will be greatly appreciated
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    You just HAVE to watch this!

    I just watched a PBS documentary on netflix that you just HAVE to check out! It's called "The Natural History of the Chicken" (2000, by Mark Lewis). The title is somewhat misleading, because it's not at all about any chicken history. It's a non-narrated documentary that shows a couple of...
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    A real gentleman!

    I have a delightful flock of 14 free-range chickens: 8 different pure breeds and different ages running around our backyard. A Silver-spangled Hamburg rooster heads the flock, and he is really good with the girls. Keeps the peace without too much force, protects the flock, but has never been...
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