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    Breeding EEs - gene questions

    We hatched chicks for the first time from our flock of Easter Eggers. Our Roo is and Easter Egger, and all the hens except one, are Easter Eggers. We have one Gold Star that lays big brown eggs. I wondered if anyone knew how the Easter Egger genes worked. Are they dominant? Will the cross...
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    Cross Breeding

    This might be taboo here, but I was wondering if anyone would like to post pictures of Crossbred chickens, explaining which breeds were crossed and how they turned out. I'm not one to care about purebreds, I just like "pretty" chickens. I saw a chicken picture on the EE thread that was an EE...
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    Pooping in the water!!!

    I bought a new heated drinker for winter, and placed it in the coop. I had been using 3 regular drinkers outside until it got below freezing. The chickens all like to sit on top of the drinkers and then their poop falls into the water tray at the bottom. This wasn't a huge problem before...
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    Color index anyone?

    I would love to have someone who knows more than me list the color names and short definitions for chickens. It could be a group effort! I think I know a few, but I would love to see a large list. It doesn't matter how obvious they may seem to some. We have newbies on here that are just...
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    Pecking order problems

    I have a pullet that is 6 months old and lays everyday. She is the soul survivor of a little flock I bought in April that we ended up having coon or coyote problems with. I have since bought a batch of 25 Easter Eggers that I stuck in with her when they were about 1 month or 2 old. She has...
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    What are the main determining factors for sexing chickens

    I've heard so many ways of determining sexes in chickens(before the inevitable cock o doodle doo). Roosters have pointy hackle feathers, hens have rounded. Roosters have redder combs and the obvious colorful tail feathers (when they come in). What I'm wondering is: which is the most...
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