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    Buff Goslings dilemma

    I ordered some Buff goslings from Metzer as an experiment when I ordered a larger number of Pilgrim goslings. I ordered 2 male and 2 female Buff goslings. One of the females was dead in the box on arrival. Later after I took the leg bands off, another gosling died. It MAY have been a Buff and it...
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    What's Your Chickens names and Why are they named that?

    I don't have many chickens with names. I have one young pullet named Dahmer, after an eating problem she used to have as a chick. I have an Araucana rooster I recently named Negan. Because he got bullied and then lost his feet to frostbite so I wanted to give him an intimidating name. Negan's...
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    Rumpless Araucana or Cream Legbar?

    It's starting to get colder where I live and so I worry about my 2 surviving Araucana getting too cold. But I tried putting two Buff Brahma hens with them. The Brahmas are so gentle and the two groups of chickens huddle together at night for warmth. I can't put my Araucana rooster with anything...
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    Chantecler Thread!

    They are very sweet and gentle. I hope they stay that way! And their feathers are so soft.
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    Chantecler Thread!

    I got some Buff Chanteclers from Ideal Hatchery this year. Here, I hope, is a picture. Buff Chanteclers 2017 by nissalovescats posted Oct 12, 2017 at 4:08 AM
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    Buff Chanteclers 2017

    My 5 month olds in their new run
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    2017-10-11 00.03.07

    My 5 month old Buff Chanteclers
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    Chanteclers

    Chantecler chickens
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    What size leg band for LF Brahma chickens? Chanteclers?

    I think I would prefer the spiral leg bands to zip ties but I think I will need a larger size for Brahma roosters. And I still am not sure what to do for my Chanteclers. They are only 5 months old so I don't know how big they will grow. They got their leg bands yesterday but they are loose and...
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    Rumpless Araucana or Cream Legbar?

    My rumpless Araucana I got as hatching eggs from Macopin Farms. The two individuals I have right now don't have tufts since some Araucana don't. They are both rumpless. I didn't hatch out any of their eggs this year as I was busy with other things. They are both getting a little older so if I...
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    My rooster is being violent! Help!

    If you do have another pen, perhaps you could put all your roosters (well, cockerels) together in it, keep the sexes apart for a month or so, and return them together. That way the roosters (cockerels) won't have to fight again as they would if you took just one of them out. The girls might...
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    What size leg band for LF Brahma chickens? Chanteclers?

    I rechecked, the too-small legband on the Brahma hen was a size 9, which I use for my smaller breeds of chickens.
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    Rumpless Araucana or Cream Legbar?

    I am inclining toward the cream legbar but am busy building a new, small pen for my two Araucanas. May end up with both, depending on what hatching eggs are for sale next spring. I wonder how winter hardy the Cream Legbars are. In upper Michigan, that's kind of important to know.
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    What is your favorite hatchery?

    I have had good experiences with McMurray, Cackle and Ideal hatcheries. It all depends on which breeds I want. Each one has a different assortment. I have been raising chickens since 1990 and I have noticed that over the years the post office has declined in its ability to ship live chicks...
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    Rumpless Araucana or Cream Legbar?

    I have had some LF rumpless Araucana chickens for a few years. The flock is down to one hen (who doesn't lay well) and one roo who had his feet frostbitten right off. I call them Negan and Lucille. I got them as hatching eggs from a responsible breeder I'd dealt with before. I see that Cream...
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    What size leg band for LF Brahma chickens? Chanteclers?

    I have been raising Buff Brahmas for years. I always bought size 11 leg bands for all my chickens. But this year I caught a hen and noticed when I removed her leg band there was an indentation in her leg. Should I get bigger leg bands for the Brahmas? I also have some young Chanteclers and was...
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    My rooster is being violent! Help!

    I've noticed that 'normal' behavior for my chickens includes my roosters chasing down hens for mating purposes and all attempting to mate with her at once. But if any hens (or roosters) are being seriously bullied it's always good to have a small pen or two for recovery purposes. Usually in my...
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    Organic egg production

    I have been selling my eggs off the farm previously but they were only free-range, not organic fed. Since there was no source of organic grain at the time. I am putting the chickens in a portable pen this year and they will have daily moves onto fresh ground. (Yes, I've read the Joel Salatin...
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    Organic egg production

    I was wondering if anyone has any experience in small-scale production of organic eggs. I have local sources of organic feed but was wondering about other aspects especially regulations. If I feed my hens organic feed only can I put 'organic fed' or something on the egg carton, even though I'm...
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    How were the original Buff-laced Brahma chickens bred?

    Sounds like a lot of fun. I figured it would be a lot of work. But it might be interesting to get a new line started. I'm looking around the internet to find pictures of well-marked Buff-laced, Gold-laced, and Buff Brahmas so that I know what I'm working towards.
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