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    Looking for clean legged Marans!!!

    I ordered some cuckoo marans from mcmurray's this past year. Too bad they messed up a little and now I have a lonely rooster. So, I am searching for any variety but prefer a clean legged type. Eggs or poults. I am located in North Dakota. Please let me know if you have any available...
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    Raising More than 1 breed of chicken

    I have a few different breeds of chickens. I am wanting to build each rooster their own area and have the hens in a community area. Can I put a hen or 2 or more in with a rooster, let them breed, and then put the hens back into the community area? Or am I going to have issues with fighting...
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    Hen laying- eggs overdue- Will she move on her own?

    I have a hen that has been sitting on her eggs for about 30 days now maybe a touch longer. I'm know there was a bad egg because she kicked it out. I haven't seen or heard anything and so don't think any have hatched. I'm wondering if she will get off them or are the eggs just being slow or...
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    What can I do for my hen w/poults? I'm sure she's sick

    I really like this hen a lot so any advice would be greatly appreciated!! My RP hen who has 3 younger poults on her side was just fine (nothing abnormal at all) this morning when I fed and did my normal routine. Well when I just went out to feed for the evening my hen is sitting in doorway of...
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    My hen is started sitting at night, when do I start counting down days

    My hen started laying at night, not to much during the day (but she checks them eggs during the day). So do I start counting the 28 days now or do I need to wait until she sits day & night? Thanks everyone for all your help this year so far. So, far you have helped me hatch 11 poults from...
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    Will a Tom kill the poults??

    I am a little confused with some posts and so just want to clarify. Do tom's kill poults? I have heard that when a hen starts sitting on a nest to remove the tom from the pen but then I have others saying you leave the tom in the pen at all times. So, I am a touch confused. If you do...
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    Can you force a hen to sit or do some hens just not sit?

    I have a hen that was trying to steal everyone else's nest that they were laying and even trying to take others poults. Well I posted on here and was told to seperate her until I had enough eggs for her. It has been well over a week now that I gave her her eggs and let her back in. The hens...
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    When candling an egg what do you look for?

    I had a hen that was acting broody but wasn't laying so I seperated her from the others. Well then she started laying and I now have 19 eggs which I gave to her about 3 days ago but she is not laying yet! (maybe I'm just being impatient!) I seen on a previous thread to candle the eggs to...
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    Determining sex of a poult?

    I was just curious how old before polts will start to show if their a jake or jenny? Is there any way to sex them?
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    How much should a poult be handled?

    I am curious to know and I know a lot of other new turkey people probly would like to know. If you let your hen hatch out her poults when can & should you start handling the baby poults? Are they like other animals and if you touch the poult the mother will abandon it? Do you recommend...
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    Needing to know when I can sell poults & how much?

    I am raising Heritage (only naturally bred & raised) Royal Palms. I also am cross breeding my royal palms to a couple other pure Heritage breeds. So my flock consists of pure Royals and then crosses. I have 11 poults currently that are 4 weeks old and I have other hens due anytime. So am...
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    Help! Hen harrassing my laying hens.

    I am needing advice about my hens behavior. I have 3 hens that have been together since I got them and I have never had any problems with them. The toms are all moved out now and in their own pen. I have a hen that just hatched out 11 poults and another hen sitting on her nest. The third...
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