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    Chickens or roosters?

    Thanks for the responses everyone, it's been really helpful and I really appreciate your thoughts. Anne
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    Chickens or roosters?

    Hi everyone, I'm interested in purchasing these 3 unsexed chickens to live in my backyard. We're not allowed to have roosters in this area so I'm wondering if anyone has any strong suspicion that these are male or female? They are 3 months old...
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    Should our chicken be laying by now?

    Hi again Terry, thanks again for this info. We started planning how we could incorporate another nesting box inside the coop - and still may do that, but just yesterday, something uncanny happened. The second hen laid her FIRST EGG! I can't believe it, the timing is so unlikely. Just as I start...
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    Should our chicken be laying by now?

    Thanks Mac14! We had a lot of fun making it :)
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    Should our chicken be laying by now?

    Hi Terry, thanks for the ideas. It definitely isn't too dark in the coop because there is a window on the other side which lets in a lot of light. Do chickens not like to lay in the same space? They both seem very happy in the coop, and go straight in as soon as it gets dark or if the weather...
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    Should our chicken be laying by now?

    Hi everyone, We have two araucana (crossed with another unknown breed) chickens, the same age, approximately 8 - 9 months old (?). One of them started laying eggs a bit over a month ago, which we thought was pretty amazing, since it's been winter here (Australia) for nearly 3 months. She is...
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    Please help - I think I have two roosters!

    Hi everyone - thanks so much again for your comments, it was so helpful to get a definitive answer. We've now contacted the breeder and he's going to swap them for a couple of females. We're going to miss them though. Not sure the neighbours would agree! PS it is interesting how different the...
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    Please help - I think I have two roosters!

    OK - so here's a full body photo of one (and they look almost exactly the same as each other) if anyone has any doubt. It sounds like it's pretty unanimous though! I think we'll have to contact the breeder and see if he will let us return them. Looks like Beverley and Evelyn turned out to be...
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    Please help - I think I have two roosters!

    Thanks everyone for the comments - although my stomach is sinking knowing that they are probably roosters, we live in the city and roosters aren't allowed by our council. We're in Australia too which may explain why they look a bit different? Here are some more photos, maybe they'll make things...
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    Please help - I think I have two roosters!

    Oh gosh - here's a photo - hope it works!
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    Please help - I think I have two roosters!

    Hi everyone, I'm very new to chickens, and a month ago my husband and I bought two 11 week old lavender araucana pullets. They were still quite little, making cute peeping sounds and quite timid. Since then they've grown quite a lot, and have started to become quite aggressive. They sometimes...
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