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    Loss of feathers, bleeding tail feathers, naked bums ... help!

    My girls are all under a year old and I think they are molting - they have naked bums! Is this normal? Have been keeping a close eye on them and today noticed that one of my leghorn/barred rock crosses has tail feathers/pin feathers that are bleeding and now a couple of the girls are pecking at...
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    What type of "floor" is best for a permanent run that was built on dirt/lawn?

    We have a permanent coop and run. In the coop, I put down straw and pine shavings and clean it out weekly, no problems there. In the run, we've put down a couple layers - probably 2-3 inches thick - of river rock pebbles over the dirt. But the poop builds up fairly quickly, to the point where...
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    Do hens get red combs ? And waddles?

    thanks for your help!! :)
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    Do hens get red combs ? And waddles?

    Thank you -- we had one rooster that started to develop his comb around just 2 months and heard him crow - so that one we figured ;). These 3 girls (hopefullly girls!) have all just turned 5 months and their combs developed in the last 3-4 weeks - I looked at pics from late-July (so just about...
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    Do hens get red combs ? And waddles?

    I have 2 barred rocks and 1 leghorn amongst my flock - they were born in April - so about 5 months. They don't seem to be laying at all --- and they have combs - probably about 1 inch in height off the top of their heads. Could these be roosters? They don't "crow" like a rooster! ... But I'm...
  6. Peep is the Leghorn and Bob following her

    Peep is the Leghorn and Bob following her

  7. Bob and Peep

    Bob and Peep

  8. Ding and Dong

    Ding and Dong

  9. Our coop and run

    Our coop and run

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    Tiny chicks at 3+ months old -- thought they were speckled sussex, but not sure?

    Thanks for all the responses -- I looked at that Cacklehatchery site and the pics of the old english black breasted red bantams definitely looks like them now, and the day old pics as well -- we got them when they were just a few days old. Does anyone know if they will get any bigger/fill out...
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    Tiny chicks at 3+ months old -- thought they were speckled sussex, but not sure?

    Here is a better picture of our girls -
  13. Charlie, Funsize, Dong and Ding

    Charlie, Funsize, Dong and Ding

  14. Charlie, Dong and Ding

    Charlie, Dong and Ding

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    Tiny chicks at 3+ months old -- thought they were speckled sussex, but not sure?

    Our golden comets (in the middle), who are only 7 weeks old, are more than double the size of what we thought were speckled sussexs that are now more than 3 months old. Any ideas of what we might have -- they seem to have stopped growing -- or are there 'dwarf' breeds?
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