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    ISO Swedish Orust of any age.

    I did find Lily of the Hill, but everything they list shows out of stock and they haven’t replied to my message either. And Sand Hill Conservancy says their flock got almost wiped out and they won’t have any until at least next year… I’m in WA State but open to paying for shipping for any age...
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    ISO Swedish Orust of any age.

    Does anybody have Orust chickens, chicks, or eggs they would be willing to sell? Or know of anybody who does? Literally the only thing I can find for sale anywhere are hatching eggs from one seller on Ebay, but they haven’t replied to my message and I need to know thier NPIP status because I’m...
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    Will Orust go extinct?

    I’m trying to find some Orust chicks or eggs, and it seems like everyone who ever had any for sale is no longer selling. Everyone’s posts about them says they are “hearty” and lay well but, if so, why are they impossible to find? Greenfire Farms posted an article a decade ago singing thier...
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    Zombie Chickens: White Leghorn X Swedish Black?

    So I’d like to make some “Zombie” chickens by crossing my Svart Hona with White Leghorns. Am I correct in understanding that I need the male to be the Leghorn and the Female to be the SBH if I want the offspring to have black skin? I suppose I can just try it both ways, but wondering how people...
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    Blue Fibro genetic anomalies?

    Yes, thoroughness appreciated :). Thank you
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    Blue Fibro genetic anomalies?

    Interesting… I guess I’ll just have to wait and see. I would be shocked to have a recessive white gene in both parents, but I thought the yellowy look of a lot of these would be hard-pressed to turn into a shade of blue. I guess I will find out soon enough…
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    Blue Fibro genetic anomalies?

    yesterday a lot of them looked black. Today they mostly look blue and splash to me with a few that are dark enough to possibly be black. In my dreams maybe it’s just 2 different colors and it’s sex-linked… but I’m doubtful that this is the case.
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    Blue Fibro genetic anomalies?

    I’ll get pics tomorrow, but I crossed a Splash Isbar cock with Svart Hona hens (black), and the resulting chicks appear to be a mix of blue black and splash. I was expecting only Blues to result based on basic BBS genetics where Splash x black results in 100% blue offspring. Any ideas why...
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    New to BYC with Blue Fibros in WA

    Not all pics of my best stock, but the best photos I could get. I'm going to need to utilize some more advanced tactics to get better photos soon.
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    Storing eggs for incubation if a Hen Sat on them all Day?

    I appreciate all the responses, thank you!
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    Storing eggs for incubation if a Hen Sat on them all Day?

    I’m going to try collecting for 2 weeks before incubating and see what my hatching rates are. If they aren’t great I’ll reduce it to 1 week. I would really prefer to only have a hatch every 2 weeks, but we’ll see how it goes. I also only want to have hatches on the weekend, so going to a 10 day...
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    Storing eggs for incubation if a Hen Sat on them all Day?

    This is what I was wondering, I actually didn’t realize that cell division began before the egg was laid, but I suppose that makes perfect sense with the egg being at the body temperature of the hen. In my mind if cell division began and then was paused it would not be able to resume. I’ll...
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    Storing eggs for incubation if a Hen Sat on them all Day?

    I have a couple of broody hens in my nest boxes. I can't collect eggs until evening. If they sit on the eggs all day does growth begin to the point that when I remove the eggs and put them in the queue for incubation they "die"? Will they stop developing and become infertile, or would growth...
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    New to BYC with Blue Fibros in WA

    Hello, new to the forums- only kind of new to BYC. Throughout the years I've gleaned tons of information from the forums when my google searches lead me here, but never joined or contributed. Today I had a question that a google search couldn't answer, so here I am. I've had chickens on and...
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