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// Ducks
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//Buff Duck
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//Campbell, Khaki Duck
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//Campbell, White Duck
messages[3] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/duck_campbell_ white.jpg','White Campbell Duck<br> Mature: best general purpose duck. 250 / 300 eggs per year. The White Campbell should be pure white throughout with orange bill, legs and webs and grey blue eyes. Often in farm white Campbells the bill is more flesh colored. Excellent foragers. Take cold well. More flighty. One of the best layers of white with green tint egg. Weight: 4-5 lbs. at 12-15 weeks. ',"#FFFFFF");

//Cayuga Duck
messages[4] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/duck_cayuga.jpg','Cayuga Duck<br>is a prolific duck and can lay 100-150 eggs per year. Eggs are initially black in color, but as the season progresses egg color lightens to light gray, and then to white by the end of the season.',"#E9E9E9");

// Crested Duck is 16

//Magpie Duck
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//Mallard Duck
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//Rouen Duck
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//Runner, Chocolate Duck
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//Runner, Black Duck
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//Runner, Blue Duck
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//Runner, Fawn/White Duck
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//Swedish, Black Duck
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//Swedish, Blue Duck
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//White Pekin Duck
messages[14] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/duck_white_pekin.jpg','White Pekin Duck<br>Baby: yellow in color, has orange beak and feet. Mature: male and female are creamy white in color, yellow skinned and very large breasted. Lays a white egg and can lay up to 160 eggs per season. Weight: 8-9 lbs.',"#E9E9E9");


//Duck, Runner
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// Crested Duck
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//Geese

//Geese, African 
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//Geese, Chinese, Brown 
messages[21] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/geese_chinese_brown.jpg','Geese, Chinese,Brown<br>Baby: all yellow with orange beak and feet. Mature: pure white in color, orange beak and feet and have a knob on top of their head. Hardy and the best laying of all geese. Lay more eggs than any other breeds and hatch well. Graceful as a swan. Make good watch dogs. Weight: 10-12 lbs. at 5 months.',"#FFFFFF");

//Geese, Chinese, White 
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//Geese, Embden, White
messages[23] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/geese_emden_white.jpg','Geese, Embden, White<br>Baby: yellow and gray or smoky colored. Orange or pink feet. Mature: pure white in color, with orange beak and feet. Wonderful eating bird and easier to dress because of the white plumage. Excellent for purebred showing. Weight: 14-18 lbs. at 5 months.',"#ADD8E6");

//Geese, Toulouse, Gray  
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//Geese, Tufted Roman
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// Chickens   &#39;              -------------------------------------------------------

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//Austra Whites
messages[31] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/austra.jpg','Austra Whites (off white eggs)<br>Are a cross between a Black Australorp and a White leghorn. They are a breed that was developed by Dunlap hatchery in the early 1900&#39;s. They are an excellent layer. They are a heavier bird and a lot less flighty then a straight leghorn. ',"#FFFFFF");

// Ameraucana
messages[32] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/ameraucana.jpg','Ameraucana (green / blue eggs)<br>Baby: comes in all colors just like mature birds. Mature: Easter egg chick. Medium size with pea combs. Come in a variety of color patterns. Extremely hardy. Recommended for laying and not exhibition. Lay blue-green shade eggs from turquoise to deep olive. Weight: Female 5.5 lbs. Male 6 lbs.',"#E9E9E9");

//Andalusian
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//Ancona Chicken
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//Australorp, Black
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// Bantams
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// Bantams, Ameraucana
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// Bantam, Belgian Quail  210

// Bantam, Frizzle
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// Bantam, Mille Fleur d'Uccle
messages[39] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/bantam_duccle_mille_fleur.jpg',' Bantam Mille Fleur dUccle<br> Hen weight-approx. 1.3 lbs. True bantam, meaning there is no standard-sized form. First bred in Uccle (Belgium) in 1900. Come in many colors including Mille Fleur, Porcelain, Black, Buff, White, Blue Mottled, Splash, Golden Neck, and others. Not hardy. Very slow to mature for full coloring. Good forager. Tolerates confinement. Fliers. Quiet, friendly. Cockerels less aggressive than other bantams. Lays small creamy-white egg. ',"#FFFFFF");

// Bantams, Old English
messages[40] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/bantam_old_english.jpg','Bantam, Old English<br>Blue Breasted Red are genetically the same as Black Breasted Red  with the addition of the Blue gene. Some will have black breasts. <br><br>Self Blue are a unique, beautiful, solid, light blue or powder blue variety. Self Blue is described as light slaty blue without lacing.<br><br> Crele, one of the most unique, distinct, colorful varieties of all Old English. The male is a strikingly beautiful bird with bright hackle and saddle feathers that show alternate bars of straw color and orangered. <br><br>Red Pyle, Baby: dirty white. Single red comb. Mature: Neck is lustrous light orange on male and front of neck is white. Females neck is white, feathers edged in gold and front of the neck is white tinged with salmon. Back on male is red, female is white. Head plumage on both is bright orange and tails are white. <br><br>Silver Duckwing, Baby: light brown with dark stripes, and a single comb. Mature: Males have a lustrous black breast & silvery white neck & back. Females are painted in combinations of silver gray, salmon, & black.<br><br> Spangled Mature: brown/dark brown bird with white chest. Brown/dark brown bird with white chest. All lay cream colored egg. Weight: Female 20 oz. Male 22',"#FFFFFF");

// Bantams, Old English, Red Pyle 
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// Bantams, Old English Self Blue
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// Bantams, Old English, Silver Duckwing
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//Bantam, Japanese, White, Black Tail
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// Bantam, Porcelain d'Uccle
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//  Bantam, Silkie Blue
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//  Bantam, Silkie
messages[47] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/bantam_silkie.jpg','Bantam, Silkie (cream colored eggs)<br>Baby: yellow tinted. Black feet. Mature: come both bearded and non-bearded. Make good setters on all types of eggs. Weight: Female 28 oz. Male 32 oz.',"#E9E9E9");


// Brahma, Buff
messages[48] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/brahma_buff.jpg','Brahma, Buff (brown eggs)<br> have the buff columbian plumage color pattern, pea combs and fully feathered shanks and toes. All Brahmas are very hardy and have a docile, gentle temperament.',"#E9E9E9");

// Brahma, Dark
messages[49] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/brahma_dark.jpg','Brahma, Dark (brown eggs)<br>Baby: dark gray with smoke tint chest and abdomen and brown backs and heads. Mature: Large quiet chicken. Striking plumage color in black & silvery white for males & beautiful silver penciled steel gray for females. ',"#E9E9E9");


// Brahma, Light
messages[50] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/brahma_light.jpg','Brahma, Light (brown eggs)<br>Baby: creamy white and yellow, and some may have shades of gray on their backs. Mature: Quiet bird. White with black & white plumage pattern. Full feathered shanks and toes. Small pea comb. Make good roasters. Because of heavy plumage, they can take cold weather well.  Weight: Female 7.5 lbs.',"#E9E9E9");


//Broilers, Black
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// Broilers, Red
messages[52] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/broiler_red.jpg','Broilers, Red<br> Baby: various shades of Red. This is a meat type chick favored for its darker skin. It will get into the 3-4 pound range in about 8 weeks. The Red Broiler tends to be a bit bigger than the Black Broiler, but smaller than the White Cornish Rock Broiler.',"#FFFFFF");

// Broilers, White
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// Buckeye
messages[54] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/buckeye.jpg','Buckeye (brown egg)<br>Developed in Ohio in late 19th century. Lays medium sized egg  Nice disposition and cold hardy. Good dual-purpose bird with very dark meat. Weight: Female 6.5 lbs.',"#FFFFFF");

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// California Gray
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// California White 
messages[59] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/california_white.jpg','California White (white egg)<br>Baby: light yellow with black flecks. Mature: white with black flecking. Very quiet bird, easy to handle and can take the cold very well. Excellent layer for small and medium sized flock. Weight: 4.5 lbs.',"#FFFFFF");

//  Campine,Golden
messages[60] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/1.gif','Campine,Golden ( medium sized white eggs)<br>Baby: bright zigzag pattern with black/brown/white stripes. Mature: Black and light golden brown feathers. Barred feather pattern. Weight: 3.5 lbs.',"#FFFFFF");

//  Campine, Silver
messages[61] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/1.gif','Campine, Silver ( medium sized white eggs)<br>Baby: Grey, a little white/yellow, brown and black. Mature: White neck, black and white barred feathers. Good forager. Weight: Female 3.5 lbs.',"#FFFFFF");

// Cochin, Black
messages[62] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/cochin_black.jpg','Cochin, Black (brown eggs)<br>  Mature: Extraordinary abundance of soft, fluffy feathers from top to toe. Good setters & beautiful show birds. Weight: 7 lbs.',"#DDECFF");

// Cochin, Blue
messages[63] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/cochin_blue.jpg','Cochin, Blue (brown eggs)<br>  Mature: Extraordinary abundance of soft, fluffy feathers from top to toe. Good setters & beautiful show birds. Weight: 7 lbs.',"#DDECFF");

// Cochin, Buff
messages[64] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/cochin_buff.jpg','Cochin, Buff (brown eggs)<br>  Mature: Extraordinary abundance of soft, fluffy feathers from top to toe. Good setters & beautiful show birds. Weight: 7 lbs.',"#DDECFF");

// Cochin, Silver Laced ------  is 181

// Cochin, Partridge
messages[65] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/cochin_partridge.jpg','Cochin, Partridge (brown eggs)<br>  Mature: Extraordinary abundance of soft, fluffy feathers from top to toe. Good setters & beautiful show birds.  Weight: 7 lbs.',"#DDECFF");


// Cochin, Silver Laced
messages[66] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/cochin_silver.jpg','Cochin, Silver Laced (brown eggs)<br>Extraordinary abundance of soft, fluffy feathers from head to toe. Good setters & beautiful show birds. Weight: Female 7 lbs.',"#FFFFCC");

//Cochin, White
messages[67] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/cochin_white.jpg','Cochin, White (brown eggs)<br> Mature: Extraordinary abundance of soft, fluffy feathers from top to toe. Good setters & beautiful show birds. Weight: 7 lbs.',"#E9E9E9");

//Cornish, Buff 
messages[68] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/cornish_buff.jpg','Cornish, Buff  (light brown eggs)<br> Hen weight-approx. 7 lbs. Developed in Cornwall, England in 19th Century. Can be broody. Poor to fair forager. Less active.',"#E9E9E9");

//Cornish, Dark 
messages[69] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/cornish_dark.jpg','Cornish, Dark  (light brown eggs)<br> Dark Cornish Chicken - Baby: light reddish buff to darker reddish brown, with dark markings on head and dark stripe on outer edge of back. rose comb. Mature: Super meat quality. Have thick, compact bodies, wide back and broad deep breast. Developed in Cornwall, England in 19th Century. Can be broody. Poor to fair forager. Less active. Weight: Female 6.5 lbs. Male 8.5 lbs.',"#E9E9E9");

//Cornish, Red 
messages[70] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/cornish_red.jpg','Cornish, Red  (light brown eggs)<br> Hen weight-approx. 7 lbs. Developed in Cornwall, England in 19th Century. Can be broody. Poor to fair forager. Less active.',"#E9E9E9");

//Cornish, White 
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//Cornish, White Laced 
messages[72] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/1.gif','Cornish, White Laced  (light brown eggs)<br> Baby: light red and white mixed on most of the body. Wing tips and abdomen are white. Mature rich, lustrous red with most feathers either tipped with silvery white V-shaped lacing or a narrow lacing of silvery white. Hen weight-approx. 7 lbs. Developed in Cornwall, England in 19th Century. Can be broody. Poor to fair forager. Less active.',"#E9E9E9");

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//Crevecoeur
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// Cubalaya, Blue Red
messages[77] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/cubalaya_blue_red.jpg','Cubalaya, Blue Red (cream or tinted, medium sized eggs)<br>The Cubalaya is a beautiful multi-purpose chicken first developed in Cuba prior to its US introduction in 1939. The pea-combed breed combines the traits of the Oriental game fowl brought to Cuba from the Philippines with the more ornately feathered game fowl of Europe – creating an elegant-looking chicken. The primary breed characteristic is the unique “lobster tail.” This attribute features a downward-angling tail with lavish feathering making these birds difficult to confuse with any other breed of chicken. Cubalayas come in many different colors. The most commonly seen are black-breasted red cocks with wheaten hens (wheaten Cubalayas are a darker "cinnamon" shade of wheaten which usually lightens with age) and both cocks and hens solid black. Medium-sized birds with cocks weighing six pounds and hens weighing four pounds at maturity. This breed is slow to mature taking up to three years to reach adulthood.',"#FFFFFF");


// Delaware
messages[78] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/delaware.jpg','Delaware (brown eggs)<br>Baby: light yellow with some having gray shading on back. Mature: White with a slight barring of black on neck and tail area. Weight: Female 5.5 lbs.',"#E9E9E9");

// Dominiques
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// Hamburg,  Black
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// Hamburg,  Golden-Penciled
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// Hamburg, Golden-Spangled
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// Hamburg, Silver-Penciled
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// Hamburg, Silver-Spangled
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// Hamburg,  White
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// Houdan, Mottled 
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//Egyptian Fayoumi
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//  Java Mottled
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// Jersey Giant, Black
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// Jungle Fowl, Indian Red
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// Lakenvelder, Gold
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//Lakenvelder,Silver
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//Langshan, Black 
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//Langshan, Blue
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//Langshan, White 
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// Leghorns, Black
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// Leghorns, Black-Tailed Red
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// Leghorns, Brown
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// Leghorns, Buff
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// Leghorns, Columbian
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// Leghorns, Silver
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// Leghorns, Red
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// Leghorns, White
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//  Maran, Cuckoo
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//  Maran, Dark
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// Minorca, Black
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// Minorca,  Buff
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// Minorca, White
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// New Hampshire Red
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//Orpington, Buff
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//Phoenix, Golden
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//Phoenix, Silver
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//Phoenix, White
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// Polish Crested  182
// Polish, Buff Laced 
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// Polish, Golden Laced 
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// Polish, Silver Laced
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// Polish, White Crested Black
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// Polish, White Crested Blue
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//Production Blacks
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//Production Reds
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// Rhode Island, Red Dark
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// Rhode Island, Red
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// Rhode Island, White
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// Rock, Barred
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// Rock, Buff
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// Rock, Partridge
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// Rock, White
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// Rusian Orloff 
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// Salmon Faverolle
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// Sex Link, Black 
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// Sex Link, Gold
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// Sex Link, Red
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// Sicilian Buttercups
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//Sumatra, Black
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//Sumatra, Blue
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// Sultan
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// Sussex, Light  
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// Sussex, Seckled  
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// Sussex, Red 
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// Turken
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// Welsummer
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// Wyandotte, Black
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// Wyandotte, Blue
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// Wyandotte, Blue Laced
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// Wyandotte, Buff
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// Wyandotte, Columbian
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// Wyandotte, Gold
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//Wyandotte, Silver
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// Wyandotte, Partridge
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// Wyandotte, White
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// Yokohama Red Shoulder
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// Cochin, Silver Laced  
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// Polish Crested
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// Guineas


// Guineas, Pearl
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// Turkeys

// Turkey, Chocolate
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// Turkey, Black Spanish 
messages[190] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/turkey_black_spanish.jpg',' Turkey, Black Spanish<br>The poults are all black with white on the head. Adults are black with a beautiful green luster. Toms will weigh approximately 30-35 lbs. and hens will weigh approximately 15-20 lbs. ',"#DDECFF");

// Turkey, Blue Slate
messages[191] = new Array('/0Chick/breeds/turkey_blue_slate.jpg',' Turkey, Blue Slate <br>Beautiful, solid slate or pale blue to gray plumage and are a very rare, medium size breed of turkey. They reproduce naturally.',"#DDECFF");

// Turkey, Bourbon Red
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// Turkey, Bronze Broad Breasted
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// Turkey, Bronze Standard
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// Turkey, Naragansett
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// Turkey, Royal Palm
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// Turkey, White Broad Breasted 
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// Turkey, White Holland 
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// Turkey, White Midget
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// Turkey, Wild, Eastern Strain
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// Turkey, Wild, Rio Grande Strain
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// Bantam,  Belgian Quail
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messages[222] = new Array('/0Chick/feed/1.gif','<b>Purina Mills Layena SunFresh Recipe Once your laying bird&#39;s reach 18 weeks of age, they will need Purina Mills Layena SunFresh Recipe to support egg laying. Natural and wholesome like the Start  Grow products, Layena contains high calcium levels to support strong eggshell formation while maintaining a healthy skeleton. In addition, Layena is fortified with manganese to enhance shell quality. High levels of xanthophyll from marigolds result in rich, yellow yolks, while the enhanced concentration of vitamin E provides for more robust immune protection. Purina Mills Layena SunFresh Recipe contains all the quality nutrients laying hens need to produce lots of strong-shelled, healthy, golden-yolked eggs.</b>',"#ADD8E6");

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//  Delivery   index
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