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    Don't know what breed or gender you have? Click here!

    I have 6 approx 9 week old farm hybrids that I was hoping were all girls since the last batch I got had 9 out of 12 birds be roosters. I think I have a silver laced hen, but the others I have absolutely no idea. The one not pictured looks very much like the bird in the foreground except is very...
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    Is there any way this is a hen..

    If it is, that means we got 3 hens out of a batch of 12 eggs. Not very good odds; think I'll lay off the scratch tickets for a while.
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    Is there any way this is a hen..

    Yup - you were all right. Both the white one and red one have (had) been competing on who could be loudest. Now that they are no longer in the coop with the others, another white one has taken their place and has started to crow. I'll give it some time to develop to make triple sure its a...
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    Is there any way this is a hen..

    As my flock is quickly dwindling due to a majority of the original 12 chicks being roosters, is there any possible way this is a hen? I've heard of hens crowing however it seems this is a developing crow. Shot in the dark. ThanksRooster?:
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    Brand New to Chicks - Local Farm "Mutts"

    The wife and myself are venturing into raising our own chickens. Our property in MA (one of the reasons we love it) has 2 acres and used to have a backyard horse farm with a barn and fenced paddock. The paddock has overgrown to a field, perfect for chicks to wander, and I converted one of the...
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