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  1. stevearino

    Automatic egg turner problem

    So I plugged in my incubator after a while that it has been off, and let it run for a bit to "get the kinks out". When I first started it up, the automatic egg turner in it ran continuously, as in turning the egg trays every 5-10 seconds without stop. After I let it run for a bit, it seemed to...
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    Buff Orpington chicks with black spots

    I know this is old, but I just wanted to report that I've learned that some buff orpington's will hatch with those black spots on their head and it is normal. What it usually means is that the buffs with those black spots will grow to develop a richer, deeper buff color. Generally it will show...
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    Post Phoenix Pics Please

    Is Birchen a variety of the silver class? It looks somewhat similar in the pictures I google.
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    Post Phoenix Pics Please

    I actually only have the two phoenix, my hen and rooster. If I had other varieties, I would love to experiment. As it is, this pair is all I have to start with. Here is a pic to remind everyone of the parents: Again, I don't know whether the red/yellow in their feathers is from the...
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    Post Phoenix Pics Please

    Wow, I didn't mean to spark such a huge investigation, though I must admit that I am fascinated by everyone's ideas! As I mentioned before, the poor chick died due to a complication that I didn't see at first. More will be coming soon as they are incubating as we speak. To get an idea of...
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    Post Phoenix Pics Please

    I am relatively certain that no other bird in my flocks have bred to my hen. She has been isolated with the white roo since I have had them, and I have had them for nearly 2 months or more if I remember right. Not only that, but the first 6 or 7 eggs she laid were unfertile. This was the...
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    Post Phoenix Pics Please

    Hello everyone! I posted my white pair of phoenix a couple of months ago and they are doing really well. I've been collecting eggs from them since she started laying and I finally have hatched the first fertile of the bunch! To my surprise, it was black! Completely solid black, even the beak...
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    Post Pics Of Orps/ Orpingtons HERE

    They were still pretty though. Nice little orps! :D
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    Post Pics Of Orps/ Orpingtons HERE

    Well after nearly 2 years of trying to get this breed, I have finally acquired some real Buff Orpingtons. :D Huzzah! I had a few hatchery buffs from time to time, but those were much smaller, and I had some skunk trouble and lost most of them. Now I have a nice trio, and I'm super excited to...
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    Post Phoenix Pics Please

    Beautiful bird. :) For my own two newcomers (the whites that I kept asking about), I finally am starting to get some eggs! I guess artificial sunlight works. :P Those eggs will be incubating this time next week, so hopefully they'll be fertile and I can begin seeing what will come from...
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    Post Phoenix Pics Please

    I think I will follow everyone's advice and look to get a couple more. I don't know any breeders locally, but I'll keep my eyes open. I can't afford any REALLY high priced birds, but I'd like to get a couple of decent pullets of varying variety. The more I read about and look at pictures of...
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    Post Phoenix Pics Please

    Thanks for the advice and encouragement everyone. :) And a special thanks to you Boggy for clearing up what bb red means. It does make some sense, though it will take me a long time to really "learn" breeding patterns. I'll hatch some eggs from this "white" pair, and see what happens. It'll...
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    Looking to rehome 6 roosters Tucson, AZ

    What kind of roosters are you talking about? Are they all the same breed?
  14. stevearino

    Egg Fertilization

    Yes, that does make sense, and I more or lessed assumed that would be the case. I am just hoping that the increased daylength will produce results in the coming weeks and I can start getting my fertile eggs. I'm itching to try to start hatching my own eggs! I checked the other closely, and...
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    Egg Fertilization

    I know that pullets and hens lay less eggs during the winter, but I have noticed that the few eggs I HAVE gotten have not been fertilized, despite having a rooster in the pen with them. Can I assume that roosters don't cover their females in winter? I'm starting my timed lights to make the...
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    does this look like a true ameraucana

    From what little I can tell, looks like an Ameraucana to me. Looks like a nice one too!
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    Post Phoenix Pics Please

    Agreed, nice birds! That first pic of the white male gives me hope for the future of my own new whites! :)
  18. stevearino

    Polish Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Wow, you all have such beautiful birds! I don't have any polish yet, but I'm looking for some buff-laced or golden-laced polish for my wife and I. What an amazing breed!
  19. stevearino

    Post Phoenix Pics Please

    Beautiful pics onagadori! I'm excited to get to know this breed now. :)
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    Post Phoenix Pics Please

    What exactly does "bb red" mean? That he has some red genes?
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