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    I live in DFW Texas. I'm trying to purchase exhibition plymouth barred rock hens 16 weeks and older. Where to buy?

    We are trying to get the exhibition breed of plymouth barred rocks back into the flock. We currently only have one exhibition plymouth barred rock rooster. We accidentally mated him with a hatchery small barred rock hen, not knowing how to keep the exhibition. They have a son and three...
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    The best way to breed what I've got?

    My goal is to breed high production blue eggers, high production olive eggers, and if possible perhaps a blue feathered bird with black lacing that has high production. Other outcomes to be easy sells. We are trying to make this easy as breeders to sell what's hot on the market. :) I know I need...
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    Genetics for breeding a blue feathered show bird with black lacing

    How would I breed to produce: 100% blue feathered offspring with black lacing? Would this offspring be recognized by the American Poultry Association for a poultry show? Is there any way to breed my way to a blue feathered, black laced chicken that lays blue eggs?
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    Best rooster to mate with a Cinnamon Queen?

    I am thinking about adding Cinnamon queen hens to my flock, but I don't have a Cinnamon queen rooster. Which rooster will be the best to mate with a Cinnamon Queen? 1. Rhode Island Red 2. Crested Cream Legbar 3. Blue Cuckoo Maran 4. Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock X 2 5. Easter Egger mix of a...
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    We have single barred gene cockerels to swap for pullets/hens please.

    We would like to do an exchange/swap a cockerel for a pullet/hen please. They are all used to and have been handled by small children too. We have special cockerels that carry the single barred gene. This means that some of their offspring will not be barred and some of their offspring will...
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    What are the best combinations of rooster and hen for selling chicks?

    We have a group of roosters to choose from and we are setting up the pens for breeding. We would like to know the most popular combinations for an easy chick selling business. Roosters: 1. True blue frizzle 2. blue cuckoo maran 3. rhode island red 4. heritage plymouth barred rock 5. single...
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    Does the single barred gene to sex link chicks work with roosters too?

    I have a couple of mixes: barred rock rooster + ameraucana hen barred rock rooster + black australorp hen So I have easter egger cockerels and mixed cockerels. If I mate a cockerel with a non-barred hen, for example, a blue cuckoo maran hen, will this produce sex linked chicks? I know that...
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    Breeding questions

    We have a mixed breed that has a heritage barred rock dad and a black australorp mom. Her name is Eclipse since she was born during the darkness of the eclipse. :) We are planning on getting a black australorp rooster. How many generations will it take to get the black australorp features...
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    What is special about the Heritage barred rock rooster + black australorp hen cross

    What genetic outcome for egg color, barring gene, and egg production come out of this cross? Rooster versus hen offspring outcomes? How do you breed for a true pink egg? How dominant is the white skin gene?
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    Mating Heritage Plymouth Barred Rocks

    I am new to breeding heritage show birds. We have a dad who is a show stock Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock. We mated him with a hatchery plymouth barred rock hen. We have 4 pullets and 1 cockerel from this union. What is the best way to continue breeding to have smart chickens with no genetic...
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    How long does a chicken remember their chicken flock friend - especially after being separated?

    On the 13th I sold a few Easter Eggers to a friend. She told me that there is room for one more and wants to purchase another chicken from the flock. This chicken was flockmates with the few Easter Eggers. I worry that the three might gain up on her really badly if there is too much time in...
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    Has anyone moved their flock overseas?

    My friend is in brainstorming mode. She is planning on moving her flock of 26 chickens to Finland. The only research she has found online is about a maximum of 5 pet birds. Does anyone know how she can move her entire flock of 26 chickens to Finland? Thanks. P.S. Of course the departure...
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    Broody hen is very patient with late development hatch. Should I wait this out?

    I have a broody hen that I had placed 14 eggs under her on the 17th of June. 12 eggs went missing and she has 2 eggs left. I thought that the 11th would be hatching day. Nothing had hatched. I candled these 2 eggs when she was taking her break. One looked totally filled up with a chipping sound...
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    How to label eggs that a broody hen is sitting on?

    I went to collect the eggs this evening and I found that our black australorp hen is broody and sitting on them. I know that all the other hens lay their eggs there. So, I would like to label the eggs that are under her and possibly exchange them all together with older eggs. How can I...
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    barred rock chicks: cockerel or pullet?

    These chicks are pure barred rock and were hatched on May 10th and May 11th. Number 1 and Number 3 were hatched on May 10th and the rest on May 11th. I labeled the chicks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in all of the pictures for identification. ( I took several while they were drinking in order to get some...
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    Which is a cockerel and which is a pullet?

    Which one is a cockerel and which one is a pullet? Ice: black australorp hen + barred rock cross, born March 13th Spice: Americauna hen + barred rock cross and is pictured twice on pic 1 and pic 4, born March 21st Robin: black australorp hen + barred rock cross, born March 16th Cream: black...
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    My Little Giant styrofoam incubator never dries off the chicks

    I do not like the Little Giant Incubator. It is still air, styrofoam and has no egg turner. The bare bones $50 one I bought at Russell Feed. I pretty much have a 100% hatch rate. Unfortunately, every single time, the chicks remain soaked after hatch and never dry off not even a little. The last...
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    What is the outcome of a barred rock rooster + silver laced wyandotte hen?

    What is the outcome of the Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock rooster and a Silver laced wyandotte hen? Egg color, feather color, etc? Thanks.
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    What are the outcomes of the following barnyard mixes?

    I was wondering what the outcomes of egg color, etc. come out of the following crosses? Rooster: Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock Rooster from show stock (PBR) Hens: Black Australorp Americauna Thank you.
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    How should I pair up my roosters/hens for the best barnyard mix?

    What is the most popular barnyard mix from the following rooster/hen combinations? Are there any registered hybrid breeds from these combinations? Roosters: Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock show stock - large rooster - stands about 2 1/2 feet tall Black sex link (Americauna dad and barred rock...
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