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    White Rock Roo x Barred Rock Hen = Blue Rocks???

    I hatched my very first mixed chickens who are now 5 days old. Dad is a White Plymouth Rock (bought at TSC) and Mom is a Barred Plymouth Rock (bought from a local farm/hatchery). I hatched 2 babies, and when they first hatched, I noticed they had the same blueness that my Blue Orps had when I...
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    Inbreeding: Good or bad idea?

    I wasn't exactly sure where to post this, so I hope it's in the correct section... I want to breed my less common chicks when they get of age. I can always pick up my egg laying BR and BO's at TSC, but some of my chicks such as Lavender Orps are difficult to find, expensive, and frankly I...
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    What's a Normal Chicken Death Rate?

    My question is about normal death rates for chickens. I'm not talking about predators or disease that wipes out lots of chickens or death from newly shipped chicks. I'm talking about a random chicken death here and there without any obvious symptoms of disease. Have you guys found any...
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    My Pet Chicken / Gabbard Farms Hatching Eggs BEWARE!!!

    I wish I did more research before buying hatching eggs from MPC, because I was not aware they came from Gabbard Farms. MPC has great reviews on live birds, because they don't come from Gabbard Farms, so don't hesitate to order those. I had an experience very similar to many angry backyarders...
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    Second Guessing Breeds

    I hatched these chicks from an assortment, and they are 5 weeks old. I'm pretty sure I know what they are, but I've heard of hatcheries adding chicks not on the list when they give you extras (I got two). I'm questioning these because either I don't have anything to compare it to or they just...
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