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    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    Oh no, I am sorry about the egg! Do you happen to have squirrel or snake problems where you are? I've had them steal eggs from places I thought were secure before. Hopefully your hen didn't decide to eat it. Either way I'm sure you are disappointed.
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    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    I think permaculture is just as much about finding out what is workable for you as what is not. Chickens are definitely a big part of our system here. And I've killed so many plants! They make good compost :p This year I have had mild success with peas (supposedly an easy plant! ha!) in my...
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    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    That is exciting about the broody! but disappointing about the eggs. I had a similar experience recently. Here's hoping the last one hatches. Do you know what kind of chicks you'd get at the feed store?
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    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    Thank you for the warm welcome! I'm sorry that trolls find their way to this thread and feel the need to crow instead of using the back button. A bit about myself, I'm a pan lady in my 30's living in rural western Oregon, and am married to a man. I keep a mixed flock of laying hens (currently...
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    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    I'm checking into this thread for the first time (lots of catching up to do) and am sorry to see its when you have just had a loss, ChickyCh00k. I'm very sorry that you have to go through that. When we try our best for our animals and don't get a good outcome it can be so heartbreaking and...
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    Informal research poll on broodiness

    I have hens that go broody raised by hens, and from incubator-hatched chicks from the farm store. Some have been incubator hatched and then raised by broodies from a few days of age. Most all of my broodies have been from my gold laced wyandottes or BYM with them in their ancestry, other breeds...
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    My Flock (Wyandottes)

    The chicks are growing well and feathering more and more each day. The Little Black Hen is trying to brood on an old washing machine so I've put her back in the coop each night. Hopefully this is just 1-year old first time broody silliness and she will do a better job next time if/when she goes...
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    4 week old Australorp pullet… with HUGE legs??

    Pullet, the feathers and body indicate pullet and I don't see any signs she is a cockerel. I think she will grow into those legs and hopefully be a nice large hen for you!
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    Silver Laced Wyandottes that lay blue eggs

    What an exciting project. I've thought about breeding EE barnyard mixes back towards some Wyandotte traits but am nowhere near as well versed as you on chicken breeding and genetics. I'll be watching this with interest for future updates!
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    My Flock (Wyandottes)

    Checking in with the main flock and Arwen, who is our current top hen. She always has a calm and unimpressed look in her eye, but she and our other silver hen spend a lot of time in the company of Long John now that he's matured and are always on one side of him on the perch at night. The...
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    My Flock (Wyandottes)

    The new chicks are a week old, so allow me to officially introduce each of them and their names : & broody hen White Spot
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    What are some of the most mind-blowing facts about chickens that few people actually know??

    Every cell in a chicken's body is either male or female. Sex is determined by the Z and W chromosomes, the male is the homogametic sex (ZZ) and the female is the heterogametic sex (ZW). The ovary-producing gene is suspected to be on the Z chromosome rather than the W. Evidence suggests that...
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    Barnyard Mix Summer Showdown! - Ends 9/14/24

    Thank you for your entry! What lovely & unique roosters you have, I have seen your posts around and definitely need to read up on your Chameleons. Developing a landrace or "farm brand" with clearer goals is just the kind of thing I'd love to do one day when I can keep a few more birds and...
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    A proud mama and new little ones!
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    Everything Easter Egger

    Thanks. I know that they can be really variable but it's still good to hear the experience of others so I know what I might expect. Maybe if I do get an EE with reliable broody tendencies I can hatch some of her eggs to try and select for that trait 🤔
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    Barnyard Mix Summer Showdown! - Ends 9/14/24

    Welcome to my (first) contest! I wanted to host a contest here in order to get more involved and get to know some more of you here and your lovely chickens. I have a special place in my heart for Barnyard Mixes, so I've decided to host a contest this summer and invite you all to show off some...
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    Lakeside Egger Thread

    What lovely chickens! It will be interesting to see the eggs when they start laying.
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    Everything Easter Egger

    Finally got to add some EE's to my flock! They've been on my list for a while. We picked up three "Ameraucana" EE (I think they're from Dunlap Hatchery) from the feed store to be raised by our broody mama GLW along with her two "homemade" barnyard mix chicks. We've got brown egg laying...
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    My Flock (Wyandottes)

    5 day old barnyard mix alongside the EE, I'd put them at a couple of days older based on their feathers? The feed store chicks have an array of vaccinations while ours don't, they're all on feed medicated for coccidiosis. While I do it this way I recommend everyone educate themselves and...
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    My Flock (Wyandottes)

    The chicks from the farm store are most likely to be Easter Eggers sold as Ameraucanas but we were looking forward to having some of them either way. I always have a backup brooder ready but our glw hens have an excellent track record as broody mothers. At age 5 or 6 she is not laying as often...
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