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chicken 101: Ameraucana (not real easter eggers)

admin — Sun, 16 May 2010 01:05:20 +0000

yes i call them Easter egg ones because so few people get it right i nicknamed them the easter eggers because the eggs look like easter eggs and i have a hard time pronouncing it.
Ameraucanas are similar to Araucana and easter egger chickens because both have pea combs and lay blue shelled eggs, but they have many differences and are completely different breeds. Some other Ameraucana traits include full tails, muffs and slate or black legs depending on the variety. Bantam weigh 30 ounces and bantam hens weigh 26 ounces while large fowl weigh 6 1/2 pounds and large fowl hens weigh 5 1/2 pounds

this breed is considered RARE.
wonderful egg layers
hardy

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chicken 101: Dominique

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:31:25 +0000

this is one of our six baby Dominique’s aka Dominicker’s .
Dominique hens tend to be calm, personable birds (a desirable trait in an egg production bird). They have a calm, steady demeanor . The hens tend to be good mothers, brooding and raising chicks with a high rate of success.

The Dominique is hardy and a good forager, traits which are attributed to the harsh conditions in which the breed first developed.
(i recommend raising them inside when this young they just get use to you SOME can be aggressive we only have one with this issue she was not hand raised)
great pets, layers & show birds (some consider them rare breeds)

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chicken 101: Silkie Bantam

admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:31:08 +0000

dark blue flesh and fluffy appearance. make great pets and brooders.

Silkies are well known for their calm, friendly temperament. Among the most docile of poultry, Silkies are considered an ideal pet. Hens are also exceptionally broody, and make good mothers. Though they are fair layers themselves, only laying about three eggs a week, they are commonly used to hatch eggs from other breeds and bird species.

Silkies are one of the oldest breeds of chicken having originated in China.

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