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    Mislabeled Tractor Supply/Feed Store Chicks

    First time chicken owner here...finally convinced hubby and got six barred rocks from the pullet bin at TSC. A month later, it’s obvious four are cockerels. . Just got four brown egg layers from Meyers hatchery yesterday, lesson learned! Can’t wait to figure out what breed they are. I’ve...
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    Make your own - No waste - 5 gallon (25# feed) bucket feeder for about $3

    Hubby made one for me this afternoon. Thanks for the detailed instructions!
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    Dooped by TSC

    I got 6 barred rock pullets from TSC three weeks ago. Four turned out to be Roos. They looked just like this one a week ago, but now they have rosy combs. The two real pullets do not, and they are darker.
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    OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

    Hi! I am from Putnam Co, not far from Findlay and Lima. I got six barred rock "pullets" from TSC earlier this month, and four of the six are having a gender identity crisis, aka are NOT pullets. :-( Anyone want some roos??? All four must go.
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    Barred rocks or cuckoo marans?? 3 weeks old

    After looking more closely today, I have four cockerels and two pullets. Thanks, TSC. Lesson learned.
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    Barred rocks or cuckoo marans?? 3 weeks old

    I am not going back to TSC for more chicks. I ordered some pullets from Meyer hatchery instead. Maybe my odds will be better. Now I just have to find a home or dinner table for my boys.
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    Barred rocks or cuckoo marans?? 3 weeks old

    I was worried someone would say that, but I agree. Definite red combs. So now the question is...if I get some new chicks, can I keep them with these, or will they need to be separated till older?
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    Barred rocks or cuckoo marans?? 3 weeks old

    Hi all, I’m very new to chickens (3 weeks new!). I thought I got six barred rock pullets from Tractor Supply...but now that their feathers are coming in, I am seeing some confusing differences. I have had one that is definitely barred rock that has been lighter than the others, but has darkish...
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    Hi all! New barred rock owner here!

    Two of my Brittanys are trained for field trials/hunting, and all three have been to multiple obedience classes...but I know nature will fight manners, lol. They have heard the peeping in the garage and are curious. They have learned to leave my cats alone if they don’t run; I chose barred rocks...
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    Hi all! New barred rock owner here!

    Hi! So glad I found this site. Every good answer to my google searches seemed to lead here, so I decided to join. I just got six chicks from TSC after a decade of begging my hubby for chickens. I am pretty sure I have five pullets and one roo. They are only a few weeks old. I’m very...
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