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Here's a thread with a good post by RidgeRunner: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/forced-molting.1205837- Mosey2003
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Oddly enough, I was just reading old posts by Robert Blosl and read one about forcing a molt. One person said 24 hours of light a day and feed them 30% protein food. Another said pull feed for five days and keep them in the dark? Anyway, there are methods to force a molt. The egg companies...- Mosey2003
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I started with hatchery Rocks. Well, overall, I started with breeder Buff Orpingtons, that was what I had always thought I'd wanted. But they took ages to start laying, laid poorly, and at some point I learned about black sexlinks, so set out to find some Barred Rock pullets. Went through an...- Mosey2003
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The hen pictured is from someone fairly local that says they started with Frank Reese birds. The growouts pictured are from those hens and a Kraig Shafer cock from Ohio. I have one pullet from a guy in Arizona that I plan to use under my cock this year too.- Mosey2003
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I just realized I've never looked this up and joined here, so hi guys!- Mosey2003
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