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    Harlequin pipped at wrong end

    I have 6 harlequin eggs due today. I'm pretty sure 2 passed in shell just before lockdown. 1 pipped yesterday and is out this afternoon. One I made a small hole beside the beak as it was internally pipped 24 hours. It now has its own pip hole close by. The one I'm concerned about has pipped...
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    Breed id please

    So, i decided to do a farm and fleet chick days order. They use cackle hatchery. I raise appenzeller spitzhauben and I wanted to improve the spangling as mine have too much. I like the way cackle's spitzies look and they are trying to improve the breed. Anyway, I ordered 6 straight run. I...
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    Welsh harlequin sex

    I bought 4 sexed Welsh harlequin ducklings about 4 weeks ago. They are supposed to be female as they are a autosexing breed right at hatching. My drake is raising them and doing a fantastic job. He never leaves their side. The pictures arent that great, but do my eyes deceive me, but is one of...
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    Sportzington chicks in Illinois

    I have 4 "sportzington" chicks that hatched under a broody last week. A sportzington is my term for a Appenzeller spitzhauben and orpington cross. I kept an accidental hatch from last year and she's smaller than an orpington, but lays orpington sized eggs. My hen went broody right as I separated...
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    Introduction

    Hi, I'm homeschoolin momma! I'm a busy mom of 5 kids living on a small hobby farm. We hatched our first chicken a little over a year ago and have been adding since. I think I currently have 20 right now. I raise mostly Orpington for their sweet nature, but also just got some Appenzellar...
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