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    Silkies and Polish gender?

    The black one next to the silkie is one of my langshan pullets lol I wasn't asking about her don't worry xD she just happened to be in the picture. Also thank you!
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    Silkies and Polish gender?

    I've got two silkies that are almost 4 months old now. I'm suspecting that the light colored one is a male and the darker brown MIGHT be a pullet. I've never had silkies before so I'm unfamiliar with their development. Although one is growing a comb already so like I said, I do think it's a he...
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    Raising mealworms: what to do with excess beetles?

    Take the pupa and feed them to the chickens. The beetles are also edible, but I believe they don't taste as good. Please don't release them, I'm not sure where you're located but it's never a good idea to release non native insects where they don't belong.
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    First time chicken mama trying to figure out sex/breeds

    I think the 3rd suspected cockerel is indeed a cockerel. 3 or even just 2 roos with this flock likely wouldn't work in the long term. They would fight over the girls. I'd only keep one with that small of a flock.
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    New Chicken and Duck Owner

    Is your BS just in general bio? I'm working on my BS in eco & ev bio!!
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    I am writing an article about chickens going broody! Would love some input!

    To end my hens broody-ness I lock them out of the coop during the day because I don't have anything to put a single hen into really. Keeping them out of where they want to nest for a few days seems to do the trick!
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    The Millennials Thread (Gen Z is welcome too)

    Technically gen Z starts before the year 2000. I was born at the very tail end of the millenial years (1995) and honestly can't relate at all to what you described! It's funny how we are only probably just a few years apart but growing up our worlds were completely different
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    Keep broody and babies with the flock?

    She is (or was) mid level pecking order, shes a large frizzle cochin, but her babies were unfortunately smothered in the corner of the coop. I believe another broody hen (one of my seramas) was trying to get underneath my cochin to brood the chicks and in the fray the babies perished. My hens...
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    Keep broody and babies with the flock?

    If you have any sort of large bin or can afford to go grab one from the store, that's what I would use! I have one of my hens in an old water trough with her eggs (and a few that have already hatched) with food and water for all. I cover it at night and they're fine! For me it's a lot less...
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    The Millennials Thread (Gen Z is welcome too)

    A zillenial is someone who was born either at the very end of the range for millennials, or at the very beginning of the range of gen Z, and who generally feel they don't fit in with either! I consider myself a zillenial
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    Keep broody and babies with the flock?

    I would either completely separate them or block off a special area for momma and babies. I have tried keeping the hen and chicks with the flock but I had a few casualties. None since separating them! The chicks will also eventually need chick crumble, and it can be annoying keeping the whole...
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    The Millennials Thread (Gen Z is welcome too)

    Any zillenials here?
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    should I buy the roo?

    I wouldn't keep just 3 hens with a rooster. I believe the "correct ratio" is 9 to 1 at least but I personally wouldn't keep any less than 5 hens with one roo. My boy had 5 girls at first, but he now has 9 and they all get along fantastic. If you can't get any more hens you might not want to get...
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    First Time Hatching My Own Eggs!!

    I originally started with 10 eggs and only 5 made it to hatch. I think the other 5 weren't fertile, my pullets had only been laying for a month or so when I started collecting eggs to hatch. My 2nd hatch was much more successful! I had 12 total and 8 developed. Only 6 made it to hatch, but they...
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    First Time Hatching My Own Eggs!!

    That's a great idea thank you!!
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