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    Roosters rock

    Yes I also Had a Ameraucana rooster that was very good With the hens.
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    Roosters rock

    Yes Billy Blue also feels like muscle. Thank you.
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    Roosters rock

    Yes roosters do get a bad reputation mainly because they are too rambunctious when they are young and can be very disruptive to the flock. Most roosters when mature settle down and become a very good asset to open range flocks. After that said if you have a mean rooster that attacks you or you...
  4. My Rhode Island Red Story

    My Rhode Island Red Story

    I had been 30 years or more without chickens and when I decided to have them again I went back to the go to breed (Rhode Island Red) and got them from the same hatchery as before and they were very good egg producers but as time went by they began to die early and all from the same thing. I...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    I don't know for sure how many hens I have but it is over 100 and some are 4 years old but range from 5 months and up and I got 90 eggs today and have an average of 80+ a day.
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    Rhode Island Red and Sapphire Gem cross

    Not that I could tell. I know the Sapphire Gem are supposed to be but when I bought my pullets I got a rooster. This Rooster. I mated him with the Rhode Island Red and get Sapphire color and some look black but when they get in the light they are Indigo. I also mated my Rhode Island Red Brood...
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    Rhode Island Red and Sapphire Gem cross

    Like most hybrids they matured fast and started laying early. This cross will also produce some very good looking Indigo color. I will hatch more this year.
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    Tarp strap gate closer.

    I have several gates I go through multiple times daily and most of the time I have my hands full so having a gate that closes behind you is very helpful. Remove one of the hooks from tarp strap and secure it with a screw to the hinge post and put a screw on the gate at the desired amount of...
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    Do It Yourself Incubators

    A well built DIY incubator can perform very well but they are not cheap to build and there are a lot of affordable incubators on the market today and some of them work fairly well. If you want an incubator to use just for hatching like I do then a DIY incubator is well worth building and they...
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    TWO INCUBATOR METHOD

    I like to breed only my best chickens and that maybe only 2, 3 or 4 hens at one time and sometimes just a single mating. In order to get a lot of chicks you must have an egg turning incubator running continuous and another one setup just for hatching and incubate every egg that candles good. I...
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    Rhode Island Red and Sapphire Gem cross

    I crossed my Rhode Island Red and Sapphire Gem and hatched some very good looking chickens. This makes them 3 way hybrids and they look to be more durable than the Sapphire Gem alone.
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