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    Best Dual Purpose Breeds?

    I have been reading books and researching chickens for a while now and am having a difficult time figuring out what breed(s) would be right for me. I need a dual purpose bird(s) that lays a decent amount of eggs, makes a good meat bird, cold hardy, is good at foraging, and one that can go...
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    Raising Chickens to Show and Starting Lineages

    Where should someone start reading for information reguarding chicken genetics and showing? I want to learn what it takes to breed a line of chickens to the standard and show them - but most importantly I want to have quality representations of a breed (or breeds) for years down the road. I hear...
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    Hatching and Raising Chicks Under a Hen

    I have seen tons of posts about using an incubator to hatch out eggs, but not very many informative posts on letting nature work its magic and letting the hen be the mother. When a hen goes broody and starts setting on eggs, do you need to move her and the eggs to a seperate pen to hatch and...
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    "Heritage" Breeds?

    What exactly denotes a "heritage" breed of chicken? I have heard some breeds, such as Dominiques, refered to as "heritage" and I don't really know what sets a heritage breed apart from any other breed. What are the "heritage" breeds? What are their general characteristics? Do they need any...
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    Mixed Flock and Roos

    I am a little confused when it comes to mixed flocks. I have seen many pictures where members have multiple breeeds of chickens within a flock and multiple breeds of roos. How do you keep the chickens from cross-breeding? Is there a secret to this I haven't picked up on? For example, if I were...
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    hwxeper Introduction

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? My grandfather bought me a pair of Bantam chickens when I was little and I had a little coop. We raised them for several years and had a little flock of 5 or 6 at the most. That was my last experience with chickens. (2) How many...
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