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Does most roosters tails point upward? And if a roosters tail is long and lays down instead of pointing upward, does that mean anything in particular? For reference this is a 14 week old Rhode Island rooster specifically. It's tail is long and full but lays down more so than points up at all.

General question about Barred Rock Roosters. Is there any preference or anything that makes lighter colored Barred Rock Roosters better than a darker Rooster? We have some roosters that are noticeably lighter, is this a specific genetic thing or breed type thing? Are they more pure or less pure etc?

Thank you both for the info. It's helpful!

I'm asking the same question twice I realize but how do you determine the americauna frizzle is a roo? I'm very new to sexing and also know very little about ameeicauna frizzles.

Thank you! I know the last one isn't a polish but we've been curious about thay one...we have 2 Americauna Frizzles and they both looked so different that we were certain one was a roo and one a pullet buy the bigger the one pictured here got (originally thought was a hen) we questioned ummm...

I have some polish chicks that I don't feel confident sexing...ant help appreciate. Oh and one ameeicauna frizzle I feel like is a hen but not sure. Silver Grey polish Black polish Golden laced polish 2 buff/white polish in same picture then 1 is alone 1 all white polish with black streak in...

Thanks that was our inclination too was to ensure any that are wobbly and need a little time to "catch up" to be protected. Great pic!

Can chicks hatched on the 13th go in the same brooder as chicks hatched on the 17th?

So far they seem happy, active awhile, then sleep awhile. No excessive chirping, seem content.🙂

We have family who have chickens and want a rooster and we will advertise. And yes, we will eat them if we have a lot. We feel it's a much better life than supermarket chickens and my husband believes in respecting an animals life, including in how you process them for food when needed. We will...

What what bulb do you use when you put them outside? A 250w?

Hi, thanks 🙂 They are straight run, we do have a plan for the roosters🙂

We are getting them in a few hours from a local farm. They are a day old and we are pretty sure we are ready🙂 we are getting 10 and will be keeping them as laying hens, we are just starting out at our home but have farming background so hoping all goes well. We will definitely name them...haha...

We've been doing our research but thought some input would also be nice from here. We are getting 1 day old baby Rhode island reds today. We only have a 175w bulb but the chicks will be in our home in a 2'x4' box. Will this be warm enough for such young chicks without any issues? We know to...

How long before it's safe/wise to have your chicks in an outside coop with her lamp?