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I am no longer able to take proper care of my chickens. I love them very much, enough to know when they need a home with more time for them. I have 1 Giant Cochin-black about 7 months-$15, 2-Black Stars 1 and 3 y/o- $15(1y/o) and $10(3y/o), 1 EE 2 y/o lays a light blue egg-$15, 1 EEx 2y/o lays a...

Thanks for all the help and good info guys. I have not gotten a heat lamp and don't intend to. I have wrapped the coop in plastic on 2 sides, but left two sides and from 5 feet up open for ventilation I took fecals to the vet and they are positive for hook worms and coccidia. They have all been...

My coop is very drafty. I went out and put thick painter quality plastic around the coop and I already have deep litter at least 6-8 inches of straw. I think what my problem was the drafyness...some snow did get inside the coop and in the run outside. I have decided not to get heaters, cause it...

Yes the wind was really bad! I am gonna put plastic around their coop today and hopefully that will help. I am getting heat lamp and cords TODAY! My bantams feet have thawed out, but she is sluggish. I have brought in my 3 leghorns all of their feet seem frozen. Well good news is i only have 1...

So heres the deal. I had 19 chickens and the temp has dropped to the teens here in TN! I dont have a great insulated coop. I went out for feeding and watering this AM and I am missing 5 chickens...My Roo died, my Jr. Roo 11 weeks died, 1 bantam hen died and 2 of the bantam hens are "missing". I...

any more guesses for pullets or Cockrells?

Any more guesses on Roos or pullets? Or weather their coloring will change or not?

Whoops heres the picture of the other roo...

Quote: It was a white egg and the only chickens that i have that lay white eggs are the leghorns. It has to be leghorn mixed with one of our roos. We only have the 2 pictured above.

Yeah lol. It seemed the right saying for them...even though they are only 3 weeks. LOL!

Quote: No mama is a white leghorn...But the girl in the background is a black sexlink.

Quote: He is the reason that I think the others are pullets. I have known he was a roo since day 3 his entire demenor was just Rooish! Hopefully the rest aren't just late bloomers!

2 are bantam I believe they are both pullets 1 Standard I have thought was a roo since 3 days old...Def a roo. 1 standard I believe is a pullet(not a comb its a leghorn butt in the background...lol) Tell me what you think 2 black chicks I believe to be leghorn mixed with this guy. 2...

Here are his daddy...the roo is just a mexi game cock mix is what i have been told, and Mama is a white leghorn.

Oh and I think there is only 1 roo and 3 pullets. Tell me what you think. Standard Leghorn mix Pullet? (there are leghorn tail feathers sticking up in the background that makes it look like she has a giant white comb just hard to tell its another bird in this pic) Little mr. Roo...Im prett...