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    Black sexlinks.

    I was told that black sexlinks are very good layers.I did some looking and found that they are a cross of rir roo and barred rock hens.Just so happens that these are two breeds I have.My question is , are they better layers than their parents?I saw some the other day and thought they were...
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    Meyer hatchery

    we had some bad luck with the first shipment of 25 from meyer but I think it was the mail carriers fault and it was in the heat ,all 26 arrived dead.They were really nice and had no problems with the replacement order and they sent a couple extra and had another order of 25 that came alright...
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    Chicken Farming not going well....

    Yeah dont give up.I learned alot over the last few months about chickens.and had set backs like you.First 11 I bought to just get a few for eggs turned out to be 8 roos ,3 hens.I really didnt want to but I butchered 7.If I knew about auctions then ,I would have just took em there and got rid of...
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    lets have a look at the junky incubator i built!

    that looks good.Couple questions.I have never incubated so please bear with me if they are stupid questions.first ,I guess the lights are for the heat,I am not fimiliar with the waterbed thermostat.Does it plug in to an 110 outlet and then a wire goes to the light fixture and turn them on when...
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    How old to lay eggs?

    I have white leghorns,barred rocks,RIRs,and jersey giants.I know the leghorns take 17 weeks,and just got my first eggs.Also saw where BRs take 20 to m24 wks.I was wondering about the RIRs and JGs.espesially the JGs since they are supposed to take longer to get fully mature.
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    chicks for sale in south Ga/north FL

    I havent been to the red barn yet.I have a friend I work with that lives up there and knows one of the girls that run it.I am not looking for anything else at the moment.right now I have 4 white leggerns,23 br,25 assorted bantams,mostly campines,24 black jersey giants,and 25 rirs that should be...
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    WHAT BREED BANTAM ARE THESE?

    Picked these up this weekend. What breed do you think they are?
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    chicks for sale in south Ga/north FL

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    chicks for sale in south Ga/north FL

    Not sure of the name, think it said waddels on their shirts,my first time there,but its up around hopeful/vada area if that helps.every 2nd sat . of the month.there was hundreds if not thousands of poultry there.I was surprized at how much the big laying hens brought.There is supposed to be...
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    chicks for sale in south Ga/north FL

    You are right Barnyard,I did some searching and found that Doms have a rose comb and BR s have a single comb so that males them BRs.still gonna get pics tonite.Thanks.
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    chicks for sale in south Ga/north FL

    they have a single comb.will try to get pics today.I have barred rocks and they look just like them.I just have never saw doms so I wasnt sure.looks like out of 19,there may be 4 roos.
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    chicks for sale in south Ga/north FL

    Not sure about trenton.About 35 minutes north of Tallahassee.
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    chicks for sale in south Ga/north FL

    I am just north of thomasville.I dont know which they are.all I know is they are speckled chickens.they werent labeled and we were looking for Guineas and we thought the auctioneer said guineas and I knew they were some there the same size and we were in the back and couldnt see good enough to...
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    chicks for sale in south Ga/north FL

    I have 19 domineckers or barred rock that we got at an auction yesterday by mistake,we thought they were guineas, that I would like to sell.They look like about 6 weeks maybe and mostly pullets I think.also have some bantam chicks I think maybe mixed campines but I am not sure.some look a week...
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    How many chances do you give a hatchery ?? When is it enough??

    well, the replacement order of chicks arrived today,friday, after being shipped monday ,and surprizingly all 25 were alive but one looked bad and died within an hour ,but all the rest look good for now.I was a little worried them since the first thing they did was get soaking wet fighting over...
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    How many chances do you give a hatchery ?? When is it enough??

    I think once I get these 2 orders from meyer,I think I am done with the mail order thing.They are sending out some replcement chicks today and if I dont have a good survival rate ,I am gonna try to get my money back,if they wont do that,I am just gonna tell them to hold my order till it cools...
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    any body got campines?

    I got 5 golden and 4 silver campines today .Just wondering what every body thought about these .Good, bad , what to expect.They are about half grown maybe,Guy I got em from said they were almost ready to start laying.Any body ever mix the 2 and see what the offspring looks like?
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    How many chances do you give a hatchery ?? When is it enough??

    yall aint alone,Got my 25 jersey giants today from meyer and all but 1 was dead.so dont think its just ideal.maybe too hot for them or something.I called and they said they would ship more next monday.kinda worried though cause a week later I am supposed to get 25 rir s too.I the next batch dont...
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    Corturnix ?????

    Thanks for the reply.They were supposed to be 6 and 8 week old when I got them.They were a gift from my mother so I was totally unprepaired for quail.Yes I do hear crowing and I didnt know if only males did it.I have seen attempts at breeding several times ,but the time I witnessed with the...
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    Corturnix ?????

    I have 12 white corturnix and was having a few problems.First,if the age I was told was correct,they are about 10 or 11 weeks old now and no eggs yet.Is it too early or do I have to put them under a light to get them to lay at all?The other problem was ,I got noticed that one had a couple places...
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