Oh oops I accidentally did 3 entries. Forgot I entered one. Should I remove one?
Ended Official BYC Article Writing Contest - #16
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Maybe, though my main method of sexing is with wing feather sexing.
Totally random, but what breeds can be wing sexed?
I do a variety, the one's I have experience with are: Silkies, Sumatras, & Orpingtons, are a few for example.
Other breeds, I've don't got much experience with quite yet, since I don't have them to practice on. Wyandottes are one.
It's off topic since this a contest thread, so we can continue in a conversation so we don't fill it up.
Ya, I don't want to derail it. If I have any more questions I'll ask you on your profile. Thanks!
Maybe you can do an article on that then
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@casportpony I think you forgot mine, it's ok though. Here it is.
Silkie Breeders
Hello everyone! I just wanted to post an article on Silkie breeders. I've started a list of people that are good quality breeders and have alot of variety in colors. I wanted to do this because I see people post sometimes looking for chicks and they don't know where to get chicks or hatching...
- Obsessed With Silkies
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- Category: Getting Started Raising Chickens
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Sorry I missed it.@casportpony I think you forgot mine, it's ok though. Here it is.
Silkie Breeders
Hello everyone! I just wanted to post an article on Silkie breeders. I've started a list of people that are good quality breeders and have alot of variety in colors. I wanted to do this because I see people post sometimes looking for chicks and they don't know where to get chicks or hatching...
- Obsessed With Silkies
- Reviews: 5
- Category: Getting Started Raising Chickens
- Thread starter
- #40
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The size of the group does not determine the effectiveness of a leader. Influence is perceived, and not always by anyone.
A leader is not afraid to scratch around and get dirty. If everyone is scratching, more gets...
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| @Obsessed With Silkies |
Silkie Breeders
Hello everyone! I just wanted to post an article on Silkie breeders. I've started a list of people that are good quality breeders and have alot of variety in colors. I wanted to do this because I see people post sometimes looking for chicks and they don't know where to get chicks or hatching...
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Types of poultry flock
Photo credit for graphic: @Apis mellifera @PippinTheChicken @Buckingham Palace @bellium @DobieLover @Isadora @Brahmachicken240
Will you raise your whole flock together up from chicks? Or will you stagger your chicken purchases?
Will you focus on raising a particular breed? Or will you like to...
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How to make Pippin's foraging treat mix.
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Ingredients:
Dried mealworms
Oyster shell
Growers pellets and/or chick crumb
Split maize/cracked corn
You'll also need:
A measuring cup (I use a normal paper cup)
A bowl or container
optional...
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Introduction
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