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    Showing fresh non show chickens

    They aren't judged on aggression, they are only judged on how close they come to meeting their standards as written in the SOP. Something of great importance with Japs is that they carry a fatal gene which is responsible for their short legs. So, 25% of the chicks will die in the shell, 25%...
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    red

    60 watts is not going to put off enough heat unless you have a very small space. If you don't need heat but just a light source than you are OK
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    Cat food for chickens ??

    Maybe the chickens should be out of the house
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    Michigan Poultry Show Ban!!!!

    We are in Ohio and sell many birds during the fall show season. Well that is not going to happen this year. We already listed many of our birds for sale at stupid low prices just to get rid of them. I wont make much if any money but I also wont be paying for 4 to 6 months of feed plus all the...
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    Mama abandoned her chicks

    Yes, they will die even at temps much higher than 40's. You got 3 choices; give them adequate heat, give to someone who will or, let them die
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    Poultry Show Question-New to showing!!!!!

    You must have small shows or bored show secretaries. Expecting the show secretary to complete your entry form will greatly irritate them at the least.
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    Easter Eggers or Wyandottes

    Wyandottes will have yellow legs and rose comb. EEs will have dark legs.
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    New to breeding, any help is appreciated!!

    Keeping the colors "pure" in no way indicates that the birds are of exhibition quality. Your birds may only be "pet" quality now. There is no shame in that since the vast majority of birds are just that. There are few birds (and people) that will ever win a beauty contest. The greatest...
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    Poultry Show Question-New to showing!!!!!

    The bantam Wyandotte would be "Rose Comb Clean Leg" or RCCL The large Cochin would be in the Asiatic class The Spitz isn't a recognized breed. You can still pay the entry fee to exhibit him but there isn't anything to win. I didn't see anything about naked neck Silkies (showgirls) on APA site...
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    Jersey giants? Hen or rooster?

    The color of the skin on the bottom of the feet works for both genders.
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    I think I'm dealing with meraks!

    Mereks disease is everywhere. You either vaccinate for it as a day old chicks or breed for resistance but nothing is 100% effective. If your other chickens weren't vaccinated then they may get it but there is no way to know. This is not reflective of how well you take care of your birds...
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    New to breeding, any help is appreciated!!

    The best combination depends on the results you want to have. Color gentetics works the same for silkies as other chickens. For example black, blue, and splash can all be in the same pen and you will get more of the same since blue and splash are just diluted black. Black over partridge will...
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    Chicks not adjusting to raising heat lamp

    Don't over analyze this. Adjust the the height of the lamp to the chicks needs. The chicks will "tell" you where the light should be.
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    Colour Reginitions

    This is only an issue for exhibition poultry. You need to contact the APA again because it is their rules/procedures that must be followed. Without getting into details, it takes several other breeders that are paid members of the APA to exhibit them for years and then a formal application...
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    Patridge Rocks

    Average layers of brown eggs.
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    If you won the lottery...

    Sounds nice. I love those big aviaries that some zoos have.
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    BBB Turkey Growth Chart

    We used a Sawzall to cut one in half. That bird was huge but it was just too much for us to eat even with plans for several days of left overs.
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    Sound level - turkey versus chickens

    The turkey crowing was a joke. But seriously, a dozen roosters crowing at 5 or 6 in the morning is very loud and turkeys don't do that. Roosters crow throughout the day too. We breed and raise both and the neighbors never mention the sound from the turkeys. Even if you find their noise level...
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    missing chickens, no sign of struggle

    Fox and coyotes will take their kill away.
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