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    new barn in the works!!

    so my dad is finally fed up with me taking up his entire barn for chicken rearing purposes, which i previously used all of for my competition horses (he thought he got it back when i stopped competing horses and downsized...then i got into chickens). SOOOO i must put up a new building for my...
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    BLRW- which rooster is nicest so far?

    these are my oldest 5 blrw cockerals (i have about a dozen other younger ones), i posted two photos of the first guy, i really like him so far, he is the largest of the 5, but am new to BLRW so would love opinions These guys are 6 months exactly, except the last one who is about 5 months...
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    chanteler orpington?

    So from what i know chanteler and orpington are two different breeds, but a friend just getting into poultry had a "breeder" tell them they had "chanteler orpingtons" and that they were lighter beige than buff orps and have double combs? does this just sound like a home made mix breed? or is...
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    blrw bantams

    so im growing out my first bantam wyandottes, they are blue laced red, and im thinking they are all roos, up until a few weeks ago i thought 2 were pullets, any sexing help appreciated, sure wont be able to breed them next year as planned if they are all boys
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    color genetics

    how accurate is the color calculator? i use this one http://kippenjungle.nl/Overzicht.htm#kipcalculator just wondering, because im getting a start on the lavender orpington project next year and am figuring out pairings that will produce blacks because im not a fan of close linebreeding if it...
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    back wound-maggots- HELP

    one of my hens was attacked by a racoon two nights ago, the wound is on her back between her wings extending into her body cavity, i have been contenplating putting her down, it is quite severe. Maggots are now crawling in/out of the hole in her back (1/2"), i beleave maggots only eat dead...
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    color genetics- lavender X bbs?

    Hi all, so i hatched out some lavender orpingtons, and also some blue orptingtons. I was hoping for blacks from the BBS eggs, and got one, hoping for a rooster! (if not i have more eggs coming and hope for more black chicks) if i bred the lavenders to the black, blues and splashes, the...
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    BLRW bantams

    just raising my first blue laced red wyandotte bantam chicks now and was wondering if anyone had pics of theirs to share? they are very rare in canada from what i can tell. i have 5, and im suspecting they are mostly boys, they are 7 weeks old now. i will add a photo once i go get one!
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    color genetics Q

    hi all, i just had my first go at the chicken color calculator (well my first possibly successful go anyhow) and if i did it correctly when crossing a birchen (i always called them "grey" but i beleave birchen is the correct term?) with a blacktail white you will get... 50% Pullets, black...
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    breeding crested birds

    Hi, I have just hatched my first few polish from a pair of juveniles i purchased last fall and grew out, of the 13 i have hatched over the last 2 weeks 1 is a bit wonky, turning its head sideways/upside down etc, i was wondering (as i am having trouble finding much on the topic) if their are...
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    hatchery order

    so here are my 50 chicks from performance poultry (in Canada)! you can see the one (and only) weak chick (from 120 ordered) in the small brooder, the yellow fluff ball lying down, pretty sure its close to death but everyone else is awsome!! the small brooder has the really small ones, and the...
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    semi-circle tractor run

    So i wanted a pen to move around the grass feild so my excess dp roos can eat grass/bugs and be tasty for soup! this is what i whipped up with leftover wire and an old trampoline frame and swing set. all i bought was tarp ($10) and some hardware ($8). sooo $18 and about 5 hours of work...
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    BLRW- sex guesses?

    so its my first time growing out wyandottes, and im curious if anyone can sex these guys! they were hatched on mar 12 so are 4 weeks old tomorrow! i think its early to tell, but thought id post ill post updated photos as they age as well. #1 #2 #3 #4
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    "line breeding"- how close is to close?

    hello everyone, ill get right to my Q! i bought a beautiful short legged trio of japanese last summer, i beleave they were likely somewhat related (the person had several pens of them, i would assume they were doing distant line breeding, i did not at the time really know enough to ask). I...
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    sexing ee chicks

    so im growing out about 50 chicks (Australorps and EE, which are ameraucana X Australorp), this is my first time growing out ee, and at 3-4 weeks old i think i can start to tell males from females, here is a few pics of a few i *think* are males, but just wanted other opinions, i beleave the...
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    bought eggs- fertility expected?

    hi all, im curious when you buy/sell hatching eggs what fertility % you expect? im asking as both a buyer and a seller! I have told people who buy my eggs what fertility i have been getting (im hatching eggs from the same pens im selling some from as well), and supplying a few extra eggs per...
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    heritage roosters

    so im trying to decide if its really worth the time/effort/$$ to raise extra heritage roo chicks for the table. Ill have australorp and ee (similar sized hens). this would be my first time growing a bird with the intention to eat it! we did eat one cockeral last year but he was just raised the...
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    spring chicken photos

    well the weather is starting to warm up a bit in BC, we had a beautiful sunny few days so i got out the camera and went snap happy on my chickens ive selected some of my favorites to share, any comments on the birds would be great! honest feedback, i think most are just OK, but i have some im...
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    new arrivals

    Her are some photos of a few chicks from my Feb 5/6th hatch enjoy
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    tradgedy- need new thermostat :(

    well just my luck that on the day of my first hatch of the season my thermostat should stick in the off position i had 40 eggs due to hatch yesterday, i checked the bator at 10am, many peeping noises and temp was great at 99.5, humidity was at 45 (low i know, but i have other eggs in due for a...
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