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    Rooster=Hen feather removal :(

    I had been noticing for a while now that my lone rooster has a "couple" favorites and they were starting to look a little rough with some feathers being lost. Now one of them has a bare patch on it's back. I know you can get the saddles but I really don't know anything about them other than they...
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    Wet/Muddy run, what could I do?

    It's been raining pretty regular this past week and some places in my run are getting muddy. I know that adding sand would help the drainage and it not be so muddy but what type of sand do I need to get? bagged play sand? Or is there something else I could do? I'm going out later and was gonna...
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    Our first egg and some questions!

    Today we got our first egg! We have the 7 Golden Comets and of course being the first and not being home I have no clue which laid it! I'll post some pics later because the battery died on the cell phone and can't send or upload the pic. Anyway here are questions. 1) The egg had a small hole in...
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    Sleeping in the nest boxes...

    My chickens are approaching 17wks. I have 7 pullets and 1 cockeral. At first I didn't cover the nesting boxes and they all slept up in them. About a month ago I finally covered them up so they couldn't get in them and they either slept on the floor or the roost bar. I removed the cover over the...
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    What breed mix could these be?

    These are a few pics of my 17weekish pullets. I was thinking they could be some Rhode Island Red mix but I really don't have a clue. I bought them at TSC in April from the assorted pullets bin. I ended up with a Russian Orloof chockeral but he's a cool dude. Anyway here are a few pics. Sorry...
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    Underbite in genetics?

    My cockeral has an underbite. It's not a real bad one but I am wondering how much of a chance would this "underbite", an undesirable trait, be passed down to the offspring? I'm pretty sure that he is a Russian Orloof and they are on the critical list of endangered heritage breeds so I was hoping...
  7. OrloffTom

    Hello everyone

    Well, I'm a many time reader and finally getting around to registering. I just got my first batch of chicks April 9th. I got eight assorted pullets from the local Tractor Supply. I didn't do much reading prior to getting them so I didn't really know what to expect. They looked to have some Rhode...
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