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    Cuckoo Marans - hackle coloring

    Is a Silver Cuckoo Marans supposed to have gold or brown on their hackles and bleeding through their feathers? this one has the most off colors coming in all seemed to have some of this coloring I got these marans at chicken meet locally @ 8 weeks of age... 2 males and 5 females... they are...
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    Extended Black.....

    Hello all, Very newbie question about genetics here.... Is there any way to tell if a rooster is Extended Black (E/E) without waiting for the results of breeding? I have a Black Orpington Rooster from a breeder of Black / Lav Orpingtons. I'm not sure of what constitutes vigor but he's...
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    how do I ???

    :cool:Hello, How do I continue to feed my chicks grower feed when I integrate my chicks into the layer flock around six to eight weeks and the layer hens eat layer feed?
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    watch starting today!

    Today is day 20 for my Buff Orpington "Mrs. Broody", with her first batch of eggs...! Out of the 13 she started with she's still trying to hatch 11 (One dropped, one candled clear on day 14). The eggs are bbs orpingtons from locked hearts. I can't wait....It's my first hatch as well...
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    Anybody else???Roo question...

    I've got a new roo... named flick.... He thinks he's a flamingo.... He always stands on one leg when hes standing still...always the same leg.... I thought maybe somethings wrong with his other foot so I checked leg, toes, spur...nothing. He doesn't limp at all and uses it when scratching, etc...
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    sitting broody question?

    Hey Everyone.... My broody is sitting on our first clutch of hatching eggs. My question is this how long is safe to let your broody off the nest of eggs in order to dust bathe, eat, drink, poop? I'm using a broody box in a draft free building seperate from the rest of the flock... she also has...
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    seperation?

    Hello, I'm getting ready to start my first hatch of eggs with my one and only broody hen..... I'm using a brooder box to let mama hen brood in peace in my outdoor building, then when ready I want to move them into a chicken tractor until the chicks are pullets and ready to join the rest of the...
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    Fertilized eggs time ????

    I'm bidding on a batch of fertilized eggs through this site... I only have one broody hen to set them... If I recieve 12 or more eggs to hatch....should I put them all under her at one time or is there a way to split them and hold some if anything goes wrong with the first batch? My broody is a...
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    ideas on cross colors?

    I've got what I think is a mixed oeg rooster (red head, buff chest and flanks, black-n-red wings, black-n-green long tail feathers, black-grey legs, and red multi-pointed crown) in with a mix of Buff Orp's, Bl Austa's, New Hamp Red's, and Del's hens. What would the potential color mixes look...
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    Hello to All from the Shenandoah Valley Virginia

    Good Day to All..... I'm rookie farmer on a mini-sized farm nestled between mountain ranges in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. First and foremost, I have to say, "I wish I had found this site years ago!" the information and experience that the members of this site present to us, is...
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