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    What do you have in your flock?

    All most a year ago I Started out with 6 white leghorn chicks. Then added 3 Rhode Island Red and 3 suppose to be Americanas. This year was given a Rooster unsure of the breed. 6 Barred rocks two died. 12 eggs in the incubator. Came home the other day with 6 chicks unsure of the breeds. Picked...
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    How Long Does It Take To Tell A Female Turkey From A Male?

    I am worndering the same thing abour our turkeys
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    When do Roos have to go?

    So glad this question was asked. I was wanting to know the same thing. Very helpful.
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    Which one is laying double yolk eggs?

    Thank You soreland. But that does not really help. I know that I get one from each breed so I have got it down to 9 hens that can be the one laying the double yolk. What I am wondering is if and how I can figure out which two hens are laying the double yolk, One leghorn white egg, and one Rhode...
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    Which one is laying double yolk eggs?

    I have 3 RIR and 6 leghorns. Every so often I get a double yolk egg from each. I am wondering how to tell which one of the hens are laying the double yolk eggs. When I start hatching eggs I would like to get the eggs from the ones that do lay the double yolks. If it is passed on. I do not want...
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    blood in the stool?

    ericnash, Thank you for the question and the link, I saw some bloody poo in the coop today and have been worried about it. The link was very helpful.
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    Housing Quail with Chickens?

    Thank you for the site. I will check it out.
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    when can you tell if a turkey is a girl or boy?

    Bronze not even a week old yet.
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    when can you tell if a turkey is a girl or boy?

    We bought 6 baby turkeys not long ago. I have already been wondering that. I asked when I bought them but he did not know. If we have both I may keep a pair and try and let them breed. I guess time will tell.
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    Blood in egg due to rooster being with hens

    Thank You!! That is what I thought. Just was wanting to see if others would agree or disagree. Put my mind at easy and maybe someone else also.
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    Blood in egg due to rooster being with hens

    Someone told me that if you always let the rooster be with the hens it will cause blood in the eggs all the time. Is this true or is the person mistaken? I have read that sometimes there may be a small amount of blood in the egg which is nothing to worry about. We now have a rooster but have...
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    What breed is my new rooster

    I have been trying to figure out what breed my new rooster is. Was told by the previous owner that he is around a year old but did not know the breed. Someone else told me he was columbian rock, someone else said something else. But the tail feathers are not striped. He has a white body with...
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    What do you have in your flock?

    Update.2016 We have added an unknow breed Rooster. He has not been added yet to the hens will be doing that if nothing happens in the next few weeks. Also bought 6 barred rocks one died. Hope to start hatching in a month or so. I have now ideal what the babies will look like. All breeds is...
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    What to feed a baby turkey?

    R2elk Thank you for the link. Very helpful, saved time. I am trying to decide on breed. May end up just getting what is at Royal King when they get them and I get to go. I do not really want 25 that you have to order at the place I have seen.
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    What to feed a baby turkey?

    I am so glad someone asked . Since last June I now have 12 laying hens three different breeds. 1 Rooster unsure of the breed. 5 chicks added a little over a week again. Want to add Turkeys. Was also wondering what the eat. About what breed would be good for Ohio. Etc. Thanks to who ever asked.
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    BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

    Thank you CanadianBuckeye. After I got the first 6 I read someplace about the frostbite. They have not done too bad this winter Been putting vaseline (thin coat) on them when it is getting colder.
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    BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

    Hello! Thank you for the post. Early in 2015 I started looking up information on Chickens. My parents had a few chicken when I was a littlle girl and some family members did also. But now as an adult I wanted to get some. I wanted them for eggs and later meat. Live in Ohio so wanted something...
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    Post Pics of your Leghorns

    My first 6 chicks June 2015 were leghorn. Some of the pics added look like my hens. Thank you for your time and post.
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    Leghorn Thread

    Hello! We started June 2015 with 6 leghorn. Then added 6 more in July of two other breeds. All lived and all where hens. Was hoping for at least one rooster. So I am wanting to add more before long. When ever I can add some pictures of them I will. Thank you! For your time and adding the post.
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    What do you have in your flock?

    We just started in the spring first started with 6 leghorns then a month later added 3 Americana 3 Rhoda Island Reds we are talking about what to add this coming spring. Have not decided for sure.
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