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    Chemo and chickens

    So heres my qu. Sorry if this is the wrong thread. My husband just got diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Our family dr. Says he should not be around our chickens or well pretty much out of doors. Is it ok if he sits in a chair and feeds them treats? Is that too close? He will not be feeding...
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    Who decides egg color

    I understand a hens genetics decide the color of her eggs. But when u breed a rooster to her does his genetics affect what color the new chicks eggs will be. Ie if I cross a an americuana roo to a marans I would get green (probably) if I cross a marans roo to an americauna hen will the eggs...
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    Can i use amprolium to prevent cocidia in laying hens

    Heres my qu. I'm fixing to buy 25 1yr old birds that have never been outside. Totally barn raised. I am concerned that they may develop cocidia. Can I treat them with corridors (amprolium) to prevent an infection? They are all healthy as far as I know but proba ly have 0 immunity as theyve never...
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    Mystic onyx

    Has anyone successfully bred mystic onyx? Did u use jersey giants and silkies or sid u breed 2 mystic onyx? What did you end up with. I can not find any info on the web at all except they use silkies and a met production breed and that thwyre a hatchery invention
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    Breeding mystic onyx

    My question is this if I breed 2 mystic onyx will I get more mystic onyx or will I get silkies and jersey giants? I know they're technically not a breed but do they breed true or are they like sex links? Meaning I'd have to breed a silkie and jersey giant to get mystic onyx
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    Temperature varrience

    I've incubated a lot of chicks but not seriously or this early before this year. I've been hatching chicks since january. I've got 2 magic flys, a rectangle bator purchased from amazon, and an older style farm innovation bator. I'm not using the auto turner on any of them. I'm using several...
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