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I have an absolutely beautiful EE rooster that I hatched and hand raised. He is 27 weeks old and has starting showing aggression to me and my boys. He loves my daughter, who is pictured with him, and comes to her to be loved on. We are both heartbroken, but I need to rehome him. I cannot take...

Can someone plz tell me if this is a cockerel or Pullet? 9 weeks old

Long post.... I have been asking a ton of questions. Such a newbie.... And I seriously have no idea what I am doing. I stumbled upon chicken addiction completely by accident. I have 2 mutt EE and 4 Polish Silkie cross, 2 of which are cockerels. I want to add at least 2 pullets so I can have a...

Introducing my first little flock! Who knew you could love chickens so much! Can you tell me if I am correct with my gender predictions? 1.) meet Jeff. He is a miracle mutt (long story for later) he was hatched out of a bluish/green egg. EE? Boy? 2.) meet MJ. Another miracle! EE? Hen? 3.)...

I have an 8 week old Polish/Silkie cross that has an issue with pasty butt. This just started this week. I have to clean her daily. She is the lowest in the pecking order and I never see her drink water. I don’t know what to do. I brought her in yesterday and cleaned her good, when I took her...

i have 5 -7 1/2 week old chicks. I want to add another Pullet. Do I need to do this gradually at this age?

1.) I have a 12 foot run that is covered in hardware cloth. It is only 3 feet tall making it pain to get into. My FIL and I are raising the height so I can walk in and clean and enjoy my chicken babies. Is it safe to use chicken wire on the top portion? They are in the run until dusk and go into...

I have my 5 chicks in a 12 foot run with a coop attached. The run has grass but it is slowly turning into mud. I live in Tennessee. Super hot humid summers and cold winters. I have read through so much information about what to put in the bottom of my run that my brain in mush. So, please help a...

I have 5 6 1/2 week old chickens. I have 2 that I think are cockerels. Being new to chickens this is a guess based on what I have read and what I have observed in their behavior. One is a EE and the other is a Polish/Silkie. Any educated guesses would be great. I’m super attached and I’m hoping...

I wanted to share for others that are having a hard time getting their chickens to go into their coop at night. I have 6 1/2 week old chicks and have been having to tuck them in every night. This required ALOT of work. We hung a light in there, turned it on at their bedtime, and they marched...

I am new to chickens. I have 5 precious 6 week old chicks. 2 Easter Eggers and 3 Polish/Silkies. I just moved them to their amazing coop/run and they are loving it. I have a ton of questions and I'm so happy to have found this forum on the internet. Thanks for having me!

I am a newbie to chickens. I have a few questions. 1.) my father-in-law built an amazing coop for my 5 mixed breed chickens. They are 6 weeks old and I just moved them out to their run/coop this weekend. I am having a problem getting them to go into their coop at night. My son has to climb in...