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    Will two guinea fowl males in a flock kill each other?

    I see online there are different opinions about breeding ratios with males and females. Some people suggest four or five hens to each male guinea fowl. Maybe 10 hens and two males would be good.
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    Will you raise a chicken breed you do not like?

    That makes a lot of sense. You need the breeds to get along well in the coop. You named my least-favorite breeds as the breeds you do not want. :)
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    Will you raise a chicken breed you do not like?

    I agree that rocks, like Barred Plymouth Rocks and White Plymouth Rocks, are some of the best breeds of chickens.
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    Will you raise a chicken breed you do not like?

    You will not raise broilers. It seems all chickens are not created equally. :)
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    Will two guinea fowl males in a flock kill each other?

    Will two guinea fowl males in a flock kill each other?
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    Will you raise a chicken breed you do not like?

    Will you raise a chicken breed you do not like if there is profit in it? I tend to say no. One of the reasons for raising chickens is because I enjoy it. I do not like poofy feathers on the head of chickens, and I generally do not like bantams. I know many people love these types of chickens...
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    Recommendations for a Hatchery?

    One time, my family ordered 25 white leghorns and only seven were cockerels. That is unusual, though. Many people do not know this, but Rhode Island Reds are auto-sexing at hatch. Males have a white or cream-colored spot on each wing and on the belly. Females have darker red down color.
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    Hi from northern Ontario

    Hello and welcome. Northern Ontario. I'm guessing it is cold there. What breeds of chickens do you have, and what is your set-up? Do you have any Chantecler chickens? They were developed in Canada to handle the cold.
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    Leghorn Varieties

    There are many varieties shown there. I like the Exchequer coloring -- white with black markings throughout. I still like the Single Comb Light Brown Leghorn best. A chicken encyclopedia. There have been many chicken breeds developed in The Netherlands, such as Barnevelder, Dutch Bantam...
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    Cackle Hatchery Ameracaunas?

    You are up in Northern California, I see. There is some beautiful country up there. I have read that in the past, like in the 1800s and early 1900s, that people saw white eggs as being pure. Now people see white eggs as being commercial and brown eggs as being "farm fresh". :) Both preferences...
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    Feather foot? Questions.

    I edited this. If the feathered-foot gene is dominant, a chicken should have feathered feet if it has a feathered-foot gene.
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    HOLD THE PRESSES: Duane Urch is Done?!/Future of American Purebred Poultry

    I suppose it all comes down to how you will sell them -- as eggs, chicks, grown birds, or meat. There are many things to consider, I suppose. I also like things to pay their own way. I am not sure you can apply that to children, though. I have not heard of very many people who have been...
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    Hatcheries and the month they start shipping?

    Most of that is true. But I see hatcheries that have a similar climate start shipping in different months. Hatcheries also ship all over the country, so no matter where a hatchery is located the chicks can be exposed to different temperatures. You are right that some hatcheries also sell common...
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    Best rooster for business

    "Pure (Heritage) Single & Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds, Rose Comb Rhode Island Whites, Single Comb White & Rose Comb Dark Brown Leghorns." I like your taste in chicken breeds.
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    HOLD THE PRESSES: Duane Urch is Done?!/Future of American Purebred Poultry

    You make some good points about preserving foundational breeds. Some of the breeds you named were some that were discussed in the original post as being historically important. Breeds like Leghorn, Dorking, and Dominique were mentioned. I like the Light Brown Leghorn. There are single comb and...
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    Help! Whole flock killed!

    Sure, almost any breed of dog that has not been trained will kill chickens. It would be good to get a puppy and raise it around the chickens so it learns to protect them.
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    Hatcheries and the month they start shipping?

    I see that some of the large hatcheries start shipping this month, December, and others are starting in January or February for the year. Then they often stop shipping around September or so. Why do they have different schedules? I would think it would be safer to start shipping maybe in...
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    Cackle Hatchery Ameracaunas?

    My father purchased the Cackle Hatchery surprise a few years back and received I believe it was 52 chicks. He was happy and all the chickens lived. He received some Ameraucana/"Easter Egger" chickens in the surprise. Cackle Hatchery has been in business since 1936 and sells 202 varieties of...
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    Help! Whole flock killed!

    I think it could have been foxes, coyotes, or dogs. I am sorry this happened to you. Leghorn or Dominique would be good for free-ranging and avoiding predators, if you decide to get more chickens. I see the guineas avoided the predator or predators. It is good to have an outside dog on a farm...
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    Best rooster for business

    Why do you want the offspring of each hen to look like the hen? Are you wanting to sell chickens? I would just suggest picking a breed that you like and getting a rooster of that type to breed with the hens.
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