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    Leghorn advice needed !

    Hi all , I decided to take the plunge and order leghorn hatching eggs ! I’m really excited to hatch and raise them ! I ordered exchequer and blue leghorns . I’d love to hear people’s experiences with leghorns and advice on hatching and raising them! Thanks in advance!
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    Sexlinked ?

    Hi all , I looked up if a lavender hen x barred roo is a sexlink , but the breeds in question are lavender ee x ccl . Is a ccl technically barred ? Is this cross actually a sexlink? Thanks in advance !
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    Coloured egg crosses .

    Hi everyone, I’ve decided I’m going to cross my cream legbar roo to some of my hens in the hopes of colourful eggs , I’m not sure what the crosses are going to look like so if anyone has any ideas I’d love to know ! I’d also love to know what egg colours the offspring could lay ! Ccl roo...
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    Genetic questions

    Hi all , I’m trying to figure out what each of these crosses would look like and egg colours . Cream legbar rooster over : Black copper Marans Welsummer Splash laced red Wyandotte Columbian / light Brahma Barred olive egger ( ccl x cuckoo Marans) Lavender Easter egger ( blue / green egg)...
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    Fresian chickens .

    I’m becoming very interested in fresian chickens , but i have no experience with them and haven’t a clue what they are like other then they are beautiful! I know they make good layers of medium sized white eggs . They will be free range , and I hear they are alert . If I do go ahead and get some...
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    How long until these girls start laying?

    This is forest , she is an olive egger ( cream legbar x cuckoo marans ) she is almost thirty weeks old and no sight of any eggs yet . Her sister started laying at sixteen weeks but died of prolapse shortly after she began laying . Forest eats a mixture of growers and layers mash . Thanks for...
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    Polish chicken thread !!!

    I love polish chickens ! I mean they are adorable! This thread is to show off your polish chickens and to talk about their antics! I mean , look at that face !( Ignore the water melon juice on her face , she’s a messy eater ! )
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    Failure to thrive or just slow to mature ?

    Blorpie ( the blue Orpington ) on far left is the side is expect a 15 week old Orpington cockerel to be. Glorpie ( golden laced Orpington ) in the middle on the other hand is quite small , not completely feathered and her proportions seem wrong . And finally barnie ( barnvelder ) seems even...
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    Splayed leg , how do I cure it ?

    My little opal legbar has what I think is splayed leg . I had to help her out of the shell , she was pipped in the wrong spot and was in the egg for over 24 hours. How do I fix it ? She’s really weak and doesn’t eat or drink on her own. I give her water with honey in it and raw egg yolk .
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    Marans question

    I’ve got a silver black ( birchen ) split silver salmon Marans rooster. His father was a silver salmon and mum was a silver black . I’ve also got a silver black split silver salmon hen she is a dark blue colour though. So my question is what colour would their offspring be if I bred them ...
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    Hazel wood hens .

    First things first, my chickens live mostly free range in a hazel forest. I’m in Ireland so I can’t say that they love the weather here and it rains a bit so they don’t get out on stormy days.they live in a large shed and I let them out each morning . In this thread I’ll post pictures of each...
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    Opal legbar chicks , boys or girls ?

    I’ve got 4 opal legbar chicks , 2 pictures of each chick . I know they are autosexing but I’m finding it difficult to tell the difference between them . Thanks in advance!!!
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    Hi ! Happy to be here !

    Hi ! I’m so happy to happy to have joined ! I have had chickens my entire life, but have only recently become interested in them . I have around 30 chickens and quite a few different breeds such as polish , Cochin bantam , silkies , marans , opal legbars , welsummer, Orpingtons, Easter eggers ...
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