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  1. Marion

    Double Yolk question...

    My hens have just started laying eggs, pullet sized so far. There have been a few eggs that were large and double yolked. My question is... will that hen always lay double yolkers?
  2. Marion

    Barred Rock Roo Coloration Question

    I have 3 BR roos and two have a yellowish tinge to their hackle and saddle feathers. Has anyone seen this on BR roos before? One of the 3 doesn't have any yellowing.
  3. Marion

    SPPA and ALBC questions.....

    I have read many references to people being members of SPPA and ALBC on the site. It almost sounds as if members of special groups like that are in some way "experts" on certain breeds and would have the "best" of the heritage breeds. I was wondering if there was any sort of requirement for...
  4. Marion

    How to Pick the "Best" Rooster?

    I have seen posts about how to choose a good laying hen but haven't seen one about how to pick the best rooster... I have 23 pullets that will be laying in a month and 4 cockerels that are about two weeks older than they are... how many roosters do I need to keep? If I decide to get rid of two...
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    hinkjc's grandchickies!**pic**

    Just wanted to show off the new babies that hatched over the past 24 hours from eggs that Jody sent! I got an 85% hatch rate from the eggs Jody shipped, most likely because they were so well packaged and healthy! Thank you Jody! Fresh out of the incubator and just put into the brooder.....
  6. Marion

    Staring Contest!

    well that didn't work.....
  7. Marion

    Chalazae....

    In reading about formation of eggs and the structure of eggs, I have come across this statement several times... "The chalazae, two cord-like structures which keep the yolk centered in the egg, first appear in the uterus. The chalazae also function as an axis around which the yolk can rotate...
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    Poultry Auction Saturday, April 4, Whiteville, NC

    Poultry Auction Saturday, April 4. Auction starts at 9:00. Gurganus Milling 138 E Commerce St Whiteville, NC 28472 (910) 642-3064ý Call them for details about registration etc.
  9. Marion

    Hatcher vs Incubator

    I noticed online a company offering a "complete" hatching kit, it contained a forced air incubator w/auto-turner and a still air incubator to be used as a hatcher, so I started wondering... is it less important to have stable/even temperatures in the last 3 days than it is during the first 18...
  10. Marion

    Butch the Rooster... smiles

    BUTCH THE ROOSTER John, the farmer, was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young layers (hens, called pullets) and eight or ten roosters, whose job was to fertilize the eggs. The farmer kept records and any rooster that didn't perform went into the soup pot and was...
  11. Marion

    Burger King... chalk one up for the good guys!

    Check this out!! http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2007-03-28-bk-cagefree_N.htm
  12. Marion

    New Blood

    I have a flock of 23 RIR (22hens, 1roo) and have hatched 34 of their offspring to keep for eggs... they are 8 weeks old now and it "appears" that there are 11 cockerels and 23 pullets... I want to have fertile eggs but of course mating the girls with their brothers is not a great idea and I know...
  13. Marion

    Scaley Leg Mites

    I have read many differing opinions online about how to get rid of scaley leg mites on chickens... I would love to hear what some of you have actually found to be effective in treating this infestation. The guy from the USDA that came to do NPIP tests for me suggested putting sevin dust in...
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