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    Buff Orpington cross

    I had Buff Orpington roosters with hens of various breeds including BO, Australorp, Black Minorca, New Hampshire, Rhode Island Red, Amber Star. Hatched out 2 broods under broody hens. This resulting rooster is I believe a BO x RIR The pullets have started laying and are really doing good.
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    Egg laying/molting timing.

    I have some pullets that were hatched from two different settings the last of May 24 and early June 24. They have not started to lay yet. My thinking is that they were too young to start laying before the decreased daylight, and will likely start when the daylight gets longer towards spring. My...
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    Male or female?

    These are around 13 weeks old. I identified 3 young roosters and thought this was probably a later maturing rooster, but now I’m not so sure. Some of other roosters were already starting to crow a couple weeks ago, and had a little more comb and wattle development. This one had more comb and...
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    Eggs hatched today under broody hen

    New Hampshire hen went broody and I put 15 eggs under her. So far today looks like 12-13 have hatched. That’s probably all that will hatch. The roosters were Buff Orpington and hens were a variety of breeds, Amber Stars, New Hampshire, Buff Orpington, Black Minorca, Rhode Island Red, and Black...
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    Resulting color?

    Have 2 hens setting and several of the eggs are by white Amber Star hens, ghe roosters are Buff Orpingtons. In the past I’ve had some white leghorn hens with a Barred Rock rooster and the resulting chicks were pretty much white like the leghorn hens with maybe a random grey or black spot but...
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    Broodies a broodin

    Have two hens sitting in eggs. A New Hampshire and a Buff Orpington. 15 eggs under the New Hampshire, and 14 under the Orpington. The roosters are Buff Orpington and Hens are mainly New Hampshire, Amber Star and Buff Orpington, with a few being Rhode Island Red, Black Minorca and Black...
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    Question about rabbits?

    We currently have a pair of New Zealand White rabbits and a litter of their babies. The plan is to keep a doe from that litter and bring in another male. We are wanting to add some color by bringing in a different male. What would the color patterns be from a white doe and black male? Would...
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    5 week olds from Murray McMurray Hatchery

    Chicks are now 5 weeks, and moved out of the stock tank with heat lamp into an outside coop. Black Minorca pullets Amber Star pullets Rhode Island Red pullets Buff Orpington pullets and males Beilefelder male
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    What age to put chicks outside with no heat?

    Our chicks are just short of 5 weeks old, its mid 80’s to 90 highs and around 60 for lows at night. Would it be ok to go ahead and move them, 25 chicks to an outside coop?
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    2023 baby chicks

    Here’s our new babies from Murray McMurray Hatchery. Buff Orpingtons, 7 pullets and 4 males 1 free extra Amber Star, 6 pullets Black Minorca, 4 pullets Rhode Island Red, 6 pullets Male Beilefelder, free mystery chick
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    What breed to drop from an order

    Have decided to reduce the number of baby chickens we’re ordering. Not fun like picking them out, but reality and chicken math sometimes collide. We have 35 now and are getting more eggs than we have customers for. So even though we were thinking originally of a smaller number around 25 we think...
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    Trying to decide RIR or BPR

    Got my order in but now have a chance to get either a few Rhode Island Reds or Barred Rocks. They would be part of an order consisting of Amber Stars, Buff Orpingtons, Dominiques, and Red Stars. I’ve never had RIR’s, these would be hatchery stock and it says they may not breed true so they...
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    Chicken breeds of years ago

    I posted a similar topic a year or two ago, but with different folks coming on to the forum at various times and new folks joining, I thought I would post again. We are on a 7th generation farm and history and agriculture ways of the past are interesting to me. My grandparents had Barred Rocks...
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    How to store eggs for hatching?

    Saving out some eggs to give a neighbor to incubate, and might take a couple of days to get enough. How/where should I store them till they pick them up?
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    Future breeding project

    Have ordered some new chicks from Murray McMurray. Got a mix of commercial layers (Amber & Red Stars, and Pearl White Leghorns) Then for more heritage types Buff Orpington Barred Rocks and Dominiques. My plan is to try to have and maintain a steadier supply of eggs, by having hopefully some of...
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    Breed compatibility

    I’ve been working in my 2023 chick order, have Amber Stars, Barred Plymouth Rocks, Buff Orpingtons, Dominiques, White Leghorns selected. Wondering if a few New Hampshires would be a good fit too since I have Amber Stars?
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    Buff Orpingtons from Murray McMurray

    Years ago I Ordered some male Buff Orpingtons from there and received a pullet too. I kept her with my Leghorn pullets. Very nice tempered hen very pet like. She went broody often and therefore wasn’t the greatest layer, did let her hatch some once. Have ordered a few Buff Orpington pullet...
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    Rooster suggestions

    Will be getting a new batch of pullet chicks this spring, Predominantly Amber Stars, Barred Rocks and a few Dominiques, Buff Orpingtons. Tentatively thinking Buff Orpington Roosters , but also considering Black Australorp, New Hampshire, or Amberlink. Those breeds with the exception of...
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    Barred Plymouth Rocks vs New Hampshires

    I’ve had both breeds, but from different hatcheries with different results. So far haven’t been overly impressed with Barred Rocks A few years ago I got some New Hampshires from Rural King presumably from Hoover’s. Liked them pretty well, and last year ordered some from Murray McMurray and so...
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    Hatching ability of Amberlink or ISA Brown eggs

    Wondering if anybody here has successfully hatched out eggs from an Amber link or ISA Brown Hens. The reason I’m asking is I’ve read somewhere that at times the eggshells themselves are too dense and sometimes too thin.
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