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    Flock management

    Hey gang! A while back we made the choice to move the majority of our new batch of pullets (and the two cockerels) to my dad's farm a mile south of town, while keeping five pullets here at the house. All five at home are doing great and most of those at the farm are also great. The cockerels...
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    Whitetail Creek Farm: Starting from scratch

    Hey guys. I thought I needed to start a thread for recording my flock and farm growth and development posts. I'll use this as a bit of a journal of sorts and provide updates on the growth of things around Whitetail Creek Farm. March 1 was a tough day. Lost my first bird. I'm guessing it was...
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    Quamby chickens in the US?

    So, I'm caught in a rabbit hole regarding Quamby chickens. Does anyone know if they have made their way to the States yet? I know they are in Australia, NZ, and Tasmania...just not sure to where they've branched out. Sounds like a bird that should be similar to the Bresse in regards to egg...
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    Splitting up brooder mates

    I'm curious to get some input here regarding how to best handle separating brooder mates...or if this is even a "problem." Here's the scenario: I will be ordering 35 chicks from Ideal here in the next couple of weeks. My initial plan is to put them all in the new brooder I just built. Now...
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    Raising ducks with chickens

    I've done the chick raising before and feel comfortable with it. This year I'm wanting to add ducklings to the mix. I know that I should probably keep them in separate brooders because of how wet and messy ducklings are...or at least that's what I've read. If I go this route, A) is it correct...
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    So THIS is where all the chicken people are...

    Hello boys and girls! I'm a new member/poster here at BYC. I've used the site for information for months now, but finally decided to enlist. I'm raising my initial batch of chickens (4 Black Australorps and 4 Ameraucanas). Seven ladies and one very loud gent in that pile. Supposed to be 8...
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