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Same here. Just took them out of the brooder. What happened with the browns? I had about half traditional looking black sex link, with and without the dot, and the other half were chipmunk brown.

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I too have had a hawk swoop down in front of me after my chickens. By right in front, I mean like 3 feet. I tried hanging crows (I had some decoys) but it scared the chickens so be careful with the hawk decoy. I bought "deer netting" from Lowes and covered their run. It was around $12 and...

Thanks for your responses so far. I got some more info today from the people we got them from. The rooster is definitely an Amaracauna, so they have that in them. The hen side would be either Australorp, barred rock, buff Orpington, or buff Brahman. Any new ideas with this info? Maybe a...

I understand. I'll try to get one today.

Hi all, I'm new to chickens and have been given 4 by a friend. I've identified three of them as Australorps and Barred Rocks, but I have one that looks to maybe be a cross of some sort. Its the upper one in the photo below. She (I think) is black on the head and tail and multi-colored in...