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I got these babies from our local feed store all sexed as pullets and I do believe I have all cockerels. I was hoping maybe one would be a cockerel but, dang, not all of them . So what is everyone else's opinion RIR is 8-9 weeks and EE's are 4-5 weeks.

I have 10 chickens, 6 of them are laying. They have to stay in a coop and run due to the city ordinance and Im worried they are overeating with their feed. We have a 3 gallon bucket that my husband made into a auto feeder. I went out to fill it up this morning at about 10:30am, I just went out...

Does anyone have one of the Happy Hen Chicken Treat balls? I'm thinking about getting one because my girls love fresh treats like tomatoes and lettuce, and this would be perfect since they like for me to hold the treats while they pick at them and eat them. If anyone has one how do your chickens...

We just took in 2 Barred Rock hens that are 3 years old, we took them in for a friend that was having issues with their dog killing their chickens they had 10 but now only had these 2 left so I took them in so they wouldn't get killed by the dog or any other predator. When we finally put them in...

This is my Dixie Rainbow he/she ???No Clue on sex??? any opinion is appreciate, anyways its 12 weeks old and huge. I have never seen a chicken that stands and walks like this. Alway has the wings dropped and spread from the body. Reminds me of a body builder trying to walk all buffed up. Has...

I got 2 polish (pullets) from Murray McMurray, a Gold Laced and Silver Laced. They are 4 1/2 weeks old and the crest are completely different. I don't know if that makes any difference in the sex of them especially at this age. Maybe someone with experience with polish could help me out. the...

This is Dixie my sweet little Dixie Rainbow. She is about 2 weeks old. She is always the first to come running to my hand when i put it in the brooder. And a real pig when it comes to treats. Well as for my question what is wrong with her?....She has a large lump on her chest under her neck on...

Im new to the chicken world and have only had chicks for 3 and half weeks. I had 8 chicks as of last night now I am down to two. I had just put my babies outside about 3 days ago, 3 were 5 and half weeks, 3 were 4 and half weeks, and 2 are 2 weeks. The two that are 2 weeks only went out during...

I have 2 RIR that are the same age and they are looking so different. You tell me if im correct. Im thinking one roo and one pullet. One has a larger comb, different stance, and the tail feathers are different They also have different coloring (don't know if that makes any difference). Am i...

I bought some new chicks today that they called "Commercial Blacks" before leaving i got as much information that they could give me about them. They are a cross between Barred Rocks and Silver Laced Wyandottes. They will lay large brown eggs and they are known to lay 1 egg a day and sometimes 2...