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    Egg color question

    I have seen the egg color charts that show white+brown=tan, blue+brown=green, green+brown=Olive, etc. My question is: does it matter which (hen or rooster) lay a certain color to achieve the color egg wanted? If I wanted olive eggs but a lighter color chicken...could I cross my Wheaten Marans...
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    Brahma leg issues leading to death

    My friend came to me with a chicken health question and would like to get thoughts from people on this board. They bought some chicks from the farm store in June - light brahmas and americaunas. Here recently they have started having issues with their legs - acting "like they are too heavy for...
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    ISO Welsummer hatching eggs

    I am looking for some Welsummer hatching eggs - shipped to Nebraska.
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    Thoughts - Could this be fed to chickens (asking for a friend)

    I have a friend that is just getting into chickens. Her girls showed pigs for 4-H and they had a little feed left over. She was wondering if it would be okay to feed it to the chickens. Here is the feed label. What are your thoughts?
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    The Ring/Nail Test Experiment (Just for fun)

    So there are all kinds of old wives tales on how to tell the sex of a chicken, one of them being the ring or nail test. For this test you tie a metal ring or nail to the end of a string and dangle it above the chick (or duckling, turkey, etc) and wait for it to either move in a straight line or...
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    Water Glassing? - Oops...double posted

    I just watched a video on egg glassing to preserve eggs for 8-12 months using water and hydrated lime. Has anyone here ever tried it before? EDIT: Sorry....double post. I checked back and could not find my other post, so thought it had not posted. But now it is showing up. :confused:
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    Water Glassing - Has anyone tried this?

    A friend, who also has chickens, just shared this video with me on facebook and I was wondering if anyone here has ever tried this?
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    Electric netting question

    Right now I have a chicken wire fenced in day-time run that is attached to an old dog kennel that I have "Fort Knoxed" as a night-time run. The chicken shed is connected to the old dog kennel. I have a couple extra roosters from my last hatch that are getting to a mature age and am hatching out...
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    Floating eggs before incubating?

    My last 2 attempts at hatching eggs in the incubator didn't end up with the best hatch rate (new to this :) ). So I have been trying to do some research tips and tricks to get a better hatch rate. One of the videos I found said to float test your eggs in room temperature water before you put...
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    What gender - 4 month old silkies

    Hello everyone! I am new to silkies and am loving them! I bought them for my kids to take as 4-H projects and show at the fair. We bought 5 and these are the 2 we settled on to show as they are the calmest and meet the 5 toe requirement for showing. I purchased them at our local farm store, so I...
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    Looking for a hatchery

    I am wanting to order 6-9 chicks (combination of bantams and egg layers) and 3 ducks this spring. I was wondering if anyone knew of a hatchery that would accommodate an order that small near Nebraska. Do you think they could ship the chicks and ducklings together?
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    Chickens getting sore/curling feet

    We are new to chickens and have done okay so far....but now I have chickens that age getting tender on their feet. The first one started getting sore and 2 of her toes were curling under about 2 weeks ago. I thought she might have gotten her foot caught in the chicken wire fence and had broke...
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    3 week old Wyandotte's

    Here are 2 of my 3 week old Wyandotte's. I was wondering if you could tell me if they are roosters or pullets? I may come back and post my other 5 later once I get my leg bands in....they are too similar in color yet to tell them apart. I might also post my 2 Australorps. Would love to know how...
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    Questions about getting ducks

    We are new to chickens and ducks. We picked up 6 chicks from the local farm store last Friday and then 3 more yesterday and are planning on picking up 3 ducks next Wednesday. We have our chicks in a stock tank in our shop right now. When we get the ducks, can we put them in the tank with the...
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    New to this site

    Hi everyone! I am new to raising chickens/ducks and stumbled across this site. I'm excited to be here and have already learned so much by reading through some posts! I just purchased 6 Wyandotte chicks this last Wednesday and will be picking up 2-3 ducklings next Wednesday.
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    What color Wyandotte?

    Hi everyone! I am new to raising chickens. After a lot of research I decided to get some Wyandottes. I just picked up 6 from our local farm store that were listed as assorted Wyandottes. Can anyone tell me what color they are going to be? I have 2 of the light ones, 3 of the more brown ones, and...
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