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    How to breed for darker brown eggs?

    In what ways can you improve egg color? Only hatching the darkest eggs? Using a dark eggshell bred rooster? ie: welsummer, marans other? Thanks!
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    What color will the chicks be?

    If I cross this Roo on my barred rock hens and New Hampshire Red hens, what kinda chicks could I expect? Thanks.
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    White Plymouth Rock Roo X Blue Plymouth Rock Hen?

    What will the color be of chicks from a white rock roo and a blue rock hen? What cross would I have to make to get lavender color?
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    Best places to get good quality Rhode Island Reds and/or Rhodebars

    Looking for reputable breeders of either Rhode Island Reds and/or Rhodebars. Wanting to start my own breeding flock and would prefer to start with good stock not hatchery quality. Thanks for any advice.
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    Creating autosexing breed from Blue Plymouth Rock Sexlinks?

    Would it be possible to use the parent stock that makes blue Plymouth rocks to create an autosexing breed the same way they made legbars? But instead of using a brown leghorn, replace it with a Blue Andalusian? I know the blue gene is sketchy and kinda inconsistent but would love to experiment...
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    4 week old duckling going lame?

    i currently have 2 yellow duckling that came from TSC, both off to great start and getting along fine with my chicks. Now, as of Thursday or Friday, my one duckling can’t seem to stand and walk on it’s own. I tried lifting it up and it will stand but falls on it’s stomach when it tries to take a...
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    Tips for raising turkey poults with chicks. Any advice is appreciated!

    i have 2 turkeys I am currently brooding with my chicks. Is there anything preventive or I need to do differently for having turkeys with my chicks?
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    Determining Breeds/Sex of 3 Week Old Chicks

    I Have in my group: Australorps Barred Rocks Black Sex Link Red Sex Link Calico Princess Amberlink California White Easter Egger Cornish Rock White Silkie Bantam New Hampshire Red Silver Spangled Hamburg Asian Black My biggest issue at the moment is I am having problems determining what is an...
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    Matings that make Black Sexlink chicks?

    What are the possible combinations for mating a BSL chick? Follow up question, would a Welsummer Rooster on a Barred Rock Hen produce BSL? If so, would the welsummer dark egg color transmit also? Thanks in advance!
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    Barred Rhode Island Red?

    After researching the Calico Princess layers, they say the parent stock is a Sussex hen and a barred RIR rooster. I’ve never heard of a Barred RIR before. Are they a hybrid or something? Kind of curious how they gain the barred pattern without black color? Thanks.
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    9 mo old Barred Rock hen missing feathers

    i have a Barred Rock hen that I noticed has lost a bunch of feathers below the breast and between her legs skin seems slightly irritated and red. Never noticed until I picked her up tonight. What could be causing it? My cousin says his RIR hens are going through the same thing. Any ideas? Thanks!
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    Housing chickens in a run in shed?

    If you were to clip a wing on the entire flock, could you house the flock in a run in shed / lean to and use a mesh livestock gate to keep them in? Looking to house them in an open area that can easily be revamped for other livestock later if need be. Just seeing if it would be feasible to house...
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    Favorite layer breeds

    currently have Barred Rocks, RIR, NHR, and barnyard mixes. Looking to add some variety to my flock. Considering Black Sex-Links bc I like both the breeds they come from. Also looking at Leghorns, maybe Copper Marans, and buff Orpington or Cinnamon Queen. I am interested in clean leg varieties...
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    Best places to buy turkey poults or hatching eggs?

    Looking to expand my flock come spring and not set on a specific variety yet. Just looking to see what my options are for getting poults for the best value. Any suggestions or sources you’d recommend? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
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    Sexing my turkeys

    I bought these three turkeys thinking they were hens but, being my first turkeys I wasn’t sure. Now I’m second guessing myself bc I saw one of them puffed out and the narangasetts have been gobbling a lot lately.
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