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    Rooster attacking mother hen

    She was seperated when her chicks were first born but only for about a week and that was a couple of months ago. I think you may be onto something though she has been mothering for much longer than we expected her chicks are pretty big now and she has been resisting the mating for a long time.
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    Rooster attacking mother hen

    We have an easter egger rooster named Brownie that has been the only rooster in our flock for some time now. He is not aggressive towards us in any way and up until recently never saw him being aggressive to any of the hens (we have 9). However, one of our orpingtons got broody about 3 months...
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    What sexes do you see in these BAs?

    You are right they do have big combs and wattles. I got them at TSC and they were supposedly labeled and sexed as pullets. That would be ironic if they were all boys.
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    What sexes do you see in these BAs?

    These 6 Black Australorps are about 11 - 12 weeks old now. This guy on the left is hoping some are girls Some more pics Thanks from our rooster "Brownie" for the feedback in advance!
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    Guinea Fowl spooked and not drinking

    ok thank you so much for the info we are new at Guineas. I will put them out some water and try to come up with a plan for re-capture.
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    Guinea Fowl spooked and not drinking

    I got 6 guinea keets about 3 months ago they were a few weeks old at the time. They lived in a grow out coop we have doing very well got pretty big and drank from a white bucket with nipple waterers on it all that time. 2 days ago we let them out for the first time. Well not only did they decide...
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    Scaly leg sudden death

    Yesterday my son noticed scaly leg and a large swollen area on one of our 6 mo old barred rock roosters. Today it couldn't walk well and we put his legs in mason jar with gas then let them dry. Next we put A & D ointment on his legs. He struggled a bit while we were applying it then just fell...
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    Broody Buff Sitting On Wooden Eggs

    So I have a Buff Orpington that has been broody several times this year. This week she started being broody again around Saturday and we had her in a cage in the run but she escaped twice and made it back to her nesting box (long story). We were planning on having her hatch some chicks soon...
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    Quarantine Coop and Run From an Old Dog Kennel

    Thanks for the help guys I think I will do a bit of both build out a more complete wooden frame behind this fence door and maybe a second door opening in. Doesn't have to be perfect just needs to get me through for a bit on the rare occasion I have some girls in quarantine.
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    Quarantine Coop and Run From an Old Dog Kennel

    Still need help any thoughts? What about removing the door and putting a different one in?
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    Quarantine Coop and Run From an Old Dog Kennel

    I have a nice coop my wife built here: But you can see up at the top of the yard behind the coop near the woods is an old dog run/fence. I want to make this old dog run into a temporary/quarantine coop for introducing new birds or isolating sick or broody birds.My plan was to wrap the...
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    Sex Link I think but what is gender (white chicken)

    I see that thank you so only EE have that?
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    Sex Link I think but what is gender (white chicken)

    Oh ok I can't remember why we thought it was a sex link but we are new so thanks for filling me in on what it actually is an EE I really appreciate it! Oh yeah what is "muffed"?
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    Sex Link I think but what is gender (white chicken)

    If it is a sex link would be interested in what the cross breeds are also thanks!
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    Sex Link I think but what is gender (white chicken)

    Thanks for all the help!
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