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    Happy on the homestead

    The rainy season finally ended. :) In my last post I had just gotten most of my flock back and the hens were in bad shape. I culled most of the roosters and separated the breeding roos into individual runs. I have two roosters protecting the free-grazing flock. Things have calmed down a lot and...
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    • fleece goats hatchling incubating and hatching lavender livestock sheep
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    cute little BYC

    I picked up a new hen today that is a total mutt but I think she's so pretty. She's on the small side, has 5 toes, feathered toes and shanks, and a head crest. the crest is bigger than my crested cream legbars. I feel like she's a Faverolle-Ameraucana-?? cross but I don't know much about head...
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    My flock is finally home

    We are finally moved up to the homestead and about 90% of my flock is now up here, too. I AM SO HAPPY. For the last year, my flock has been at another farm while we were transitioning out of town and up into the homestead. They were not cared for well. Over winter, I lost 2/3 of the flock and...
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    10-Day Old Chicks :)

    Murdoch's had pullet chicks and I went into a tizzy and picked up one from each box without looking too closely. I don't think I even breathed until I got home lol. Below: this chick came from the mystery bin and the one I'm not really sure of the breed. Maybe a legbar or a welsummer cross...
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    2025 and Beyond Breeding Plan

    We are almost moved up to the homestead where I'll have full control over my flock and my breeding pens. I'm really excited for my breeding plans this year. One of my long-term projects is an auto-sex zombie. I'm building from scratch using my current flock: Paint Ameraucana, Cream Legbar...
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    F1 Marshmallow :)

    I saw F1 Marshmallow today and was stoked by how GORGEOUS he is! I LOVE that muff & beard so much!
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    A rant about unnecessary loss

    It's been a really tough fall in regards to livestock and there's been a lot of unnecessary loss of life. I don't live with my chickens - they're at a farm which is about 30 miles away while we build out our homestead. Generally the flock is well-cared for on the daily, and until recently an LGD...
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    mid-october pics

    Cream Legbar hen in the front, CL rooster in the back The buff hen is getting some pretty feathers. finally caught a pic of an F1 Grass Dancer cockerel. His feet have much stronger feathering than the hen (top left corner)
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    Hatching F1 and F2s due Nov 2

    We put another batch of eggs in today 2024-10-11 Lockdown day: 2024-10-29 Hatch day: 2024-11-01 This batch includes some purchased eggs from a neighbor and from my own May-June babies ❤️ So a true backyard mix is gonna pop out. Most of the chicks should be black or black patterned. Some will...
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    • ameraucana ayam camani backyard mix black copper marans easter egger incubating lavender split lemon cream split paint breeding turken
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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    what is this ruddy color?

    this chicken is so fascinating to me in terms of color. it came from a Lavender roo + a white dom paint hen that also had that ruddy color but it was much lighter. i have learned that the overall coloring is "paint" or "ermine" - thank you forum for that! i am still trying to figure out the...
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    early october update

    bettie, black copper marans rooster mr legbar - Cream Legbar rooster white chicken - F1 Marshmallow cockerel. look at that dusty coating on his back! the feathers almost look like barring on his neck? his daddy was a lavender rooster with the same dusty coloring on his back. this chicken is...
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    flock update :)

    i brought down the chickens to the farm for winter and took some pictures. they're all so big and fat and glossy! the mountain was good for them - they became predator aware, learned how to range properly, and went to town on the rodents in the area. my Cream Legbar rooster is bigger than I...
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    Breeding Program Mind Map

    I have created a breeding plan for my lavender and zombie flocks. I have included as much genetic info that I understand/know how to track using the chicken calculator. I am currently in the F1 phase.
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    challenging spring and summer

    I've had an unusually challenging spring and summer hatching chickens out. My egg collectors were refrigerating the eggs in the beginning and not placing them correctly for incubation 😭 We've had horrible power surges and brownouts all year, especially during critical times like lockdown and...
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    unexpected white chick - Lav Roo, White EE Hen

    I just hatched my June batch and had a surprise! Roo is a Lavender Ameraucana. I have 4 black hens (brown eggs) and a white hen (blue eggs). The brown eggs hatched as black lavender splits just as expected. Only one blue egg has hatched so far, but the chick is blonde/buff/cream color + a...
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    2-week EE chicks

    A whole mix of happy little babies. i know what some of them are but most are EEs. below: golden-laced (wyandotte?) EE. one of the biggest chicks, almost as big as the turkey poults. super pretty and friendly. below left: male cream legbar below right: female cream legbar below...
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    • ameraucana chicks barred chicks buff orphington chicks cream legbar chicks easter egger chicks golden laced turkey babies
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    • Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Chickens
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    hello :)

    Hello! I am starting my chicken flock this year. I have experience with birds and quails but I've never had my own chickens before! I'm known around town as the lady that delivers quail eggs. My main goal is to support a large homestead and to sell eggs, meat, and chicks at market. I'm...
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