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I know silkies are difficult to sex, but it seems this one is easy. Is there any way possible that this isn't a cockerel? This bird is 4 months old. He's (?) about twice the size of our other silkie the other age who looks very pullet.

That's Annabelle in the foreground. Annabelle is 2 months old now. That comb didn't start until 6 weeks old. I know d'uccle roos normally get big combs early (I'm reading about 3 weeks), but I also know that pullets don't generally get red combs like that at all. Roo, right? Like 100%?

Meet Ruby. Ruby is 5 weeks old today. 2 days ago "her" comb started to get a slight hint of pink. Uh-oh, we'd really like Ruby to be a pullet. I know time will tell, but I'm not patient. What say you, sexers of d'uccles?

Does anyone know what bantam breeds Townline will be offering this spring? Their website doesn't list any specifics.

Hazel is our 15 week old silver laced wyandotte (above). I noticed she has some red lines streaking on her legs, and when I searched for info about that, I kept finding rooster related posts. Penny was our 15 week old buff orpington who had to go live on a farm because he was not a Penny and...

We started coop construction this weekend. For the run, we're planning to make a 4x8 rectangle, with hardware cloth on all sides. The bottom of the run will be treated lumber, and we'll rest in all on the ground, putting ~2 inches of soil on top of the cloth on the bottom, and then...

We're new to all of this, and I have some questions. Please humor a rookie. We currently have three 2 1/2 week old chicks in a brooder in the basement. It looks like our Buff Orpington is on the road to roosterhood, as it has a comb started, and there are some pink wattle buds coming in...

I'm putting together our shopping list for coop construction. I have a question about the run materials. We're using the hardware cloth. 1/4" square seems excessively small to me. If I go with 1/2 inch, will I regret it? Or is that still on the smaller side of norm, too?

Based on a lot of search result reading, I know it's too early to tell for sure. I know that BO's are hard to sex at this age. I'm looking for some reassurance. Our Penny is 2 1/2 weeks old. She is the only BO we have, so I can't compare her to the others. She started a comb last week, and...

I've been reading this site for a year to gain chicken insight, and decided to join in on the fun. Almost 2 weeks ago, we brought home our 3 new chicks. Alice is an Australorp, Hazel is a Silver Laced Wyandotte, and Penny is a Buff Orpington. See them over there <--? Awwww... My husband, 2...