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  1. NatJ

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    They may do that on purpose if there are extras of the expensive types. The logic would be that if you like this one, you may be willing to pay the high price to get more of them in the future. Or it may just be the luck of the draw. If they put the extra pullets of all breeds into a single bin...
  2. NatJ

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    Maybe one of these? https://meyerhatchery.com/products/sapphire-jewel-day-old-chicks Edit to add: those are probably part Ameraucana or part Easter Egger, and I don't know for sure about the other part. There could be a bit of White Leghorn in there to make them lay better, and that could...
  3. NatJ

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    Did you get a Marans egg? Or was she tricking you?
  4. NatJ

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    If the other chicks are pullets, the Meal Maker chick should be a pullet too. The website says they match the kind of chick to what you are ordering (layer vs. broiler): https://meyerhatchery.com/products/meal-maker-day-old-chick "When ordering layer chicks, the Free Meyer Meal Maker Chick will...
  5. NatJ

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    I've seen a pullet sitting in the nestbox beside her mother, when the hen needed to lay an egg. I separated them before the mother went broody again, so I don't know what would have happened then. I've also seen plenty of pullets that went off and did their own thing when mother went into the...
  6. NatJ

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    Thank you for updating about whether the color was an indicator of sex. I hope you wanted a bunch of pullets, since that is what you got!
  7. NatJ

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    Did they put themselves in, or did you have to help?
  8. NatJ

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    Can you maybe give her a box on the floor? A cardboard box turned on its side might work, if she wants a sheltered place to sleep with the chicks. As regards poop, if she and the chicks sleep in one box, and then the other hens lay eggs there the next day, it will definitely cause dirty eggs...
  9. NatJ

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    Are the nestboxes in the recent video the ones she is trying to use? They certainly look low enough for chicks to jump inside. If they can't get in yet, they certainly should be able to in just a few days. Maybe put a brick in front to make a "step" so they can get in more easily?
  10. NatJ

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    I will definitely be interested in whether those color differences have anything to do with which chicks are male or female. (I would not expect male/female differences like that, but I'm more interested in what really happens than in whether I am "right" or not.)
  11. NatJ

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    A blue chick grows up to be a blue hen or rooster. A black chick grows up to be a black hen or rooster. Usually if you have both blacks and blues, you can sort them out reliably at any age after hatching. Dark blues can be confusing, as chicks and as adults, because they are almost black but...
  12. NatJ

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    I can't decide whether "she" is growing pointy saddle feathers or not. They always mean the bird is a male* 3 rows in the comb can happen with either gender. That comb doesn't look especially big to me, although it does seem pretty red. At 13 weeks old, I could believe early-maturing pullet or...
  13. NatJ

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    On a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte, yes. On the breast feathers of the chicken you photographed, yes. (By "middle of the feather" I mean the middle of the visible part. I'm ignoring the base of the feather where it attaches to the body, because that is hidden by other feathers. The lacing goes on...
  14. NatJ

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    That seems like a good guess. I think I see a rose comb too, which is right for a Wyandotte. Just a note: on a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte, the "lacing" is the blue edge on the feathers. The red in the middle of each feather can be called the ground color, base color, or background color (there...
  15. NatJ

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    If you wear several extra pairs of socks, they make pretty good chore boots in cold weather too. Wool socks are really nice for this, but any kind of sock helps because the boots keep the socks dry. You might need boots a size larger than normal, to allow room for the extra socks-- if someone in...
  16. NatJ

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    Maybe trees or bushes? You would probably have to put something like chicken wire around them at first, so they can get established. I see that you are in Texas, but I have no idea what kind of plants are suitable for your climate.
  17. NatJ

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    https://www.meyerhatchery.com/Green-Queen-Day-Old-Chicks-p212562069 They're supposed to lay green eggs, at least mostly. Selected quotes from the hatchery description: "They will come in a wide range of colors, most are bearded, some will have feathered legs, and some even have 5 toes!" "Please...
  18. NatJ

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    If you can move them off the grass when it looks sad, it will come back faster than if you let the chickens completely kill it. (I recognize this may not be possible, just saying if you can.)
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