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  1. Spring Chook

    olive eggers

    Can someone please explain very simply how to breed an olive egger. I have a black copper marans roo an olive egger hen (bought, not bred by me - she lays a good olive coloured egg) easter egger hens black copper marans hens I have hatched 10 eggs from the above ladies and am wondering...
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    free Black Copper Marans Roo, Topanga California

    .. Do you want a pure breed Black Copper Marans Roo? I have 2 Black Copper Marans Roos but only need one. He was hatched from a very dark brown egg in April 2012. He's not fully mature and not crowing yet. Seems like a good natured chap.
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    Black Copper Marans Roo available for free - Topanga, California

    Not sure where to post this ... Do you want a Black Copper Marans Roo? I have 2 Black Copper Marans Roos but only need one. If you would like a BCM roo he's yours! He was hatched from a very dark brown egg in April. He is not fully mature and not crowing yet. Seems like a good natured chap.
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    Rooster attacking one hen, ripped off comb

    Just to put this in context, I have kept chickens on and off since I was a child and have had several roosters. Currently I have 15 chickens, 2 bantams and one 8 month old Easter Egger Roo. They have a large pen and spend much of their day freeranging in our huge backyard. For the past month...
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    what colour eggs will i get ..?

    I have a pea combed ameraucana roo who is not pure, ie could have a bit of mille fleur and buff orpington in him (I hatched him from a light green/blue egg that came from a neighbour who has lots of different breeds). I also have several pure breed black copper marans hens that I would...
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    rooster or hen? spurs or 5th toe? help

    Hi chicken experts. I need your help again. I have two 7 week old chickens whom I had presumed were roosters due to prominent spurs. But they havent been acting like boys and do not have red or pink combs yet. SO I'm now thinking are the spurs actually 5th toes and are they pullets afterall...
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    Rooster or Hen? Help please chicken experts!

    HI folks, can you help me determine the sex of these chickens. They came from some fertile pink and light green eggs I bought from a neighbour and are a bit of a mix of breeds. Mums could have been an ameraucana, butter cup, wynadotte or a barred rock. Rooster Dad was a not pure buff...
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    Marek's vaccination for older chickens

    I know there are lots of threads about Marek's and whether one should or shouldnt vaccinate etc. My query is .... I had a year old bird die from marek's (I think), so is it worth vaccinating the rest of the flock, in particular 3 three month old hens I hatched under a bantam?
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    Roos or Pullets with pix (Olive Eggers and Black Copper Marans)

    Hi there, I'd be interested to hear your views on these three. I have my own thoughts .... I hatched all three under my broody bantam. One is an Olive Egger, the other 2 are Copper Marans A - The Black Copper Marans ... boy or girl ? A The Black Copper Marans B Blue Copper Marans B the...
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    Roos or Pullets with pix (Olive Eggers and Black Copper Marans)

    Hi there, I'd be interested to hear your views on these three. I have my own thoughts .... I hatched all three under my broody bantam. One is an Olive Egger, the other 2 are Copper Marans A - Black Copper Marans ... boy or girl ? B Blue Copper Marans B the Blue Copper Marans again C...
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    Re introduced broody being picked on

    Yesterday I re introduced my broody bantam mama to the rest of the flock. She haid laid 3 eggs and seemed bored of her babies. I have left her 3 marans chicks in a separate pen. Although one of only two bantams in my small flock, the Broody Mama was top of the pecking order. She was the boss...
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    Is it worth vacinating my 2 month old chicks for Mareks?

    I need to give some background to this query. I have 9 chickens, and 3 chicks who are being raised by my broody bantam in a separate pen. About 10 days ago, one of my beautiful Black Copper Marans started walking funny and panting. Both her legs eventually became completely paralysed and...
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    one of my black copper marans cant walk!

    One of my Black Copper Marans hasnt been able to walk properly for the last 2 days. I have separated her from the others and inspected her legs but cant see anything wrong. SHe is about a year old, and has been eating layer pellets, scratch, scraps, and free ranges. She is stumbling about as...
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    chicken stumbling and acting drunk, please help

    One of my black copper Marans, (her name is Copper), is suddenly unable to walk properly and I cant work out what is wrong. She is about 1 years old and previously in good health. She was broody for about a week until a couple of days ago. Last night when I checked the chickens and Copper was...
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    ideas for Chicken themed 3 yr old's birthday party

    Its my son's birthday in a month and I'd like to have a chicken themed party. I was thinking of getting a chicken pinata and maybe getting the kids to paint eggs or something. Anyone else have any ideas?
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    egg broken in hatching nest, should i clean others?

    I have a broody bantam who was sitting on 5 BCM eggs, when I went to check on her today, i noticed some shell in her nest and on closer inspection I found that one of her eggs had broken and another hen had laid an egg in its place. I know I really should move her away from the rest of the...
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    will fertile eggs from fridge hatch?

    I bought some beautiful BCMs and Olive eggers from OntheSpot 10 days ago, they had been with a rooster so will be laying fertile eggs for 3 weeks or so. By coincidence, my Mille Fleur Bantam became broody a few days ago, so I retrieved 3 eggs laid by the BCMs that had been in the fridge and...
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    Marans or Welsummers wanted in California

    Hi there can anyone help. I really like to add some Marans and / or Welsummers to my flock. I'd prefer point of lay pullets or adults. Anyone got any they'd be willing to sell? I'm in Topanga, California Sophie
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    sick chicken, poop pix

    one of my 5 month old Barred Rocks is very sick. She has barely eaten for 3 days, is listless and doing white runny poops. She laid an egg 2 days ago but nothing since. Her crop feels fine but empty. I tried feeding her scrambled egg, porridge, crumbles, yoghurt but she isnt interested. My other...
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    white runny poo, not eating, listless - whats up with my Barred Rock

    one of my beautiful barred rocks is ill. please help Yobbo (for that is her name), is 5 months old and has been laying for about a month. for the last 3 days she has been listless and not eating. She is doing watery white poos though earlier this morning I saw her pass a very long dark poo...
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