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Hello, I have two backyard chickens and a well built coop. They free range during the day but I leave the coop door open so they can access the nest box, food and water. This summer I've had problems with squirrels getting in to the coop, presumably to steal the food. The girls get treats every...

Thank you both. The two remaining girls are ok today. I'll allow supervised visits outside their run but will lock them up the rest of the time. I guess I'm lucky that we went one year with no attacks. I just wish little Midge had a chance to grow into an old hen! Thanks very much.

I'm new to raising backyard chickens. My three girls just turned one year old and are fat, healthy and spoiled. I built a very sturdy coop and am very careful to lock them up each night. I live in Burlington, Vermont near some woods and a river. I have a fenced in backyard that the girls were...

So big news! Midge is a Mickey ! His saddle feathers started growing in vey pointy and he sure does look like a roo. While he has not started crowing yet, I got him back to the House he came from. They live in the country and keep lots of roosters. I live in town and my neighbors would not enjoy...

I'll definitely post once she/he crows or lays! Can't wait!! Thanks!

Thanks for your help - guess it is a wait and see situation! :)

On the plus side, I got her/him from a Chicken Lady who promises to take him back and keep him alive too! :)

Her neck feathers are very pointy where the other girls are soft.

Some of her saddle feathers seem rounded and some seem pointy. Thanks for your help!!

She/he has huge legs and is the biggest of the three and the bossiest. Often puffs up her chest and has a super long neck. They are all mutts but I think she has done Buff Orphington in her?

Hello, I'm new here. Trying to figure out if my 5 month old chicken is a boy or a girl. No laying, no crowing. I'm waiting on pins and needles. Any ideas? Thanks very much![/IMG]