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    Feeding(in or out of roost)in pasture hoophouse

    Hey, I was wondering if you guys feed inside our out of your roosts? I have heard it's best not to feed "in" your roost. I have to hoop houses on pasture for my layers. 1 roost house and 1 with nest boxes. about 40 hens.
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    Chick Coloring

    Hi All, I have newly hatched RIR chicks. I was wondering about the coloring. These were hatched from my flock so I know they are pure. I was wondering why some have stripes, some are buff, some have egyptian eyes, some don't. Could this be linked to sex? With my original flock I noticed the same...
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    How long can chicks stay in Bator without water?

    I have 2 breeds in the incubator in two trays. RIR and Marans. All the RIR have hacthed and only a few pips in the Marans. The RIR's have been hatched about 16 hours. I was getting worried about them. All eggs were set the same day. It's day 21.
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    Who has a candling permit??

    Who here actually has a USDA candling permit to sell eggs? I have an appointment this month to take the test. This will allow me to sell at the local Farmers Market. I am going over the study materials now.
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    Setting Round egg

    I am getting a few eggs that are either very oval or round and I wasn't sure how to orient them in the turner. I can't tell which end was the pointy end. What to do?
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    Raising Muscovies for meat to sell.

    I'm posting this here instead of the Duck section since so many raise Muscovies for pets. I currently raise chickens and I have free ranged some Muscovy's this year to try them out. Here is my problem.. Having the mixed flock this year was tough. The Muscovies always made a mess of the...
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    Anyone mixing their own feed in Georgia?

    I've worn out Google and the phone book searching for someone who will mix grain for me in North GA. I'm willing to buy a ton too. Even my local feed stores aren't willing. Is their anyone here in North GA that has found a source for custom feed mixing? P.S. here is the mix (Salatin)...
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    Blue Wheaten Ameraucana Roo and a Salmon Faverolle Hen?

    Has anyone done this cross? What might you expect of egg color from the pullets? I definitely think it would be a pretty bird. BTW as well as working on the Standards, I am trying to breed my own interesting EE's.
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    How long will a hen stay bred once isolated?

    I'm looking at a hen(ameraucana) that has been in a mixed flock and would like to breed her with a pure roo. If I remove her and isolate her any idea how long she will stay bred from the mixed flock?
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    Looking for Ameraucana trio in North GA, or Chatanooga area

    Looking for Pure Ameraucana trio in North GA, or Chatanooga area. Preferably Blue Wheaten X Wheaten.
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    Ameraucana Roo X Leghorn Hen???

    Hoping someone can save me a year or two on breeding. Ameraucana Roo X Leghorn Hen- Anyone know if the offspring would throw a blueish egg? Would it have better production than a pure Ameraucana? I currently sell RIR eggs and people know that I am in the process of breeding Marans and I am...
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    Ameraucana Roo X Leghorn Hen???

    Hoping someone can save me a year or two on breeding. Ameraucana Roo X Leghorn Hen- Anyone know if the offspring would throw a blueish egg? Would it have better production than a pure Ameraucana? I currently sell RIR eggs and people know that I am in the process of breeding Marans and I am...
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    Whizbang Plucker with Feather Chute??

    Hey Folks, Has anyone here built a Whizbang Plucker that incorporated a bottom on Feather Chute? I could sure use some help designing one. I have posted this same question on the Yahoo Whizbang forum but there are only a few users and noone has answered my question. If you have pictures too...
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    Dusting off my Dads 50 year old "Leahy Favorite Incubator"

    Dusting off my Dads 50 year old "Leahy Favorite Incubator". It has 6 trays. I think it would hold about 200 eggs. It is set up for manual turning but I think there is room in the trays to maybe put some hovabator egg turners in each tray. I have fired it up and am watching the temp to see how...
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    Curled toes, Splayed legs on new hatches.

    The search function doesn't seem to be working at the moment...it just stalls. I have some early hatches and the toes and legs are splayed on a few of the chicks. I remember reading that you might can splint them?? Is this possible? I hate to cull them. P.S. The temp on the bator was working...
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    Very Large Meat Bird That looks like Barred Rock?

    Hey, Someone was telling me today that they saw some meat birds at a flea market today that looked similar to Barred Rocks but were close to 16lbs live weight in 14wks. Anyone know what these could be? He didn't know the breed.
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    Uses for Chicken Blood

    Hi All, I was wondering if anyone has found a use for chicken blood. If you are butchering 100's at a time you know that it can add up. Has anyone used it as fertilizer? I understand that it is really high in nitrogen.
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