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    Is this chick wheaten? How did this happen?

    Gold necked Birchen roo over blue wheaten/duckwing split. I thought Birchen was dominant to wheaten. I expected black and blue birchen? No? Is this chick wheaten? Looks wheaten to me. Is my roo carrying recessive wheaten?
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    Cockerel has a deathwish

    He's given up on his aggression towards people, that's great! But now he's attempting sneak attacks on my young and extremely high prey drive Mal/Shepard/Rott mix. I'm trying to keep this guy and give him free range time, I wish he wasn't so dumb, the dog is the only thing standing in the way of...
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    Broody woes - Cannibal Candy

    Some of the eggs under my broody hen pipped today. Cannibal Candy (new name) ate one, killed another, and then abandoned the rest. I have eggs in the incubator also pipping today. So I took the remnant, cleaned off all the blood and put them in the incubator. Disturbed bird... don't know how...
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    Partridge what?

    I have Partridge Chanteclers. Last year I ordered some from Hoovers to add fresh genes. Some aren't Chanteclers. I sent pictures to the hatchery and asked if the Chanteclers had been outcrossed and they said no, those were Partridge Rocks and someone made a mistake. I'm still not entirely...
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    Save a predator day 😄

    Some things you have to try to save. This bald eagle can't fly. So we're trying to get someone out here to pick it up for rehab.
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    Any glaring problems with this chick feed?

    I usually make my own chick feed, unfortunately this year I don't have the time. Aside from a few odd ingredients and a need for grit, does this chick feed look okay?
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    Increasing Fertility and Hatchability

    Preparing for breeding season. Years ago when I was collecting sperm from an aging stud dog for a Sperm Bank it was recommended to supplement his diet with spirulina, after 3 weeks of supplementation sperm count and motility went from low to good. Fast forward to chicken flock today, I always...
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    This 10 day old chick is giving me leopard vibes 😀

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    Dry hatch humidity vs weight loss

    I have two different breeds in the incubator running dry hatch, hygrometer inside reading avg 30rh, incubator reading 52rh, the room average 70rh. Small eggs at day 10 have lost an avg of 10% weight and the large eggs have lost an avg of 7%. There's not a lot of room in those small eggs. Was...
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