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    Can you tell anything about age?

    Judging just by feathering (not by size), I'd guess about one week's difference between the youngest and oldest, but I'm no expert.
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    Ameracauna or Easter Egger?

    Looks like my easter eggers (sold as "Ameraucanas" by TSC, but you can't get real Ameraucanas from feed stores and hatcheries). You can't vent sex them at this age - that only works for like the first day, and you have to be a real expert. Looks like a pullet so far, but it's really too young...
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    TSC Mess Up

    How big are they? I have several cornish rocks (meat birds) that look very much like that, so if they're BIG (like a couple pounds), then you might have had the bad luck to get meat birds by accident.
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    Gender of three Dominiques?

    I'm no expert on Dominiques, but the last two both look like roos to me. The first one I *think* is a pullet.
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    Sick chick (3-4 weeks old) - listless, withdrawn, can't peep. What to do?

    My chicks have all been doing fine so far, but one of my cornish rocks has suddenly become sick. I noticed yesterday that he stayed apart from the rest of the flock, didn't eat or move around when they went outside, and didn't seem to care when the rest of them moved pretty far away from him...
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    cost of raising chicks?

    Our breakdown: Chicks: $25 Chick-raising supplies: $35ish (lamp, feeders, food, etc) Coop: $180 So, call it $250, give or take. My husband was shocked to find that the chicks themselves were by far the cheapest part of getting set up to have chickens.
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    Combs at 2weeks +1 day , can you tell gender at this stage?

    If I had to guess, I'd say girl boy boy girl girl, but I think it's too early.
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    Is a run necessary, strictly speaking?

    Thanks for all the advice, everybody. I think we're probably going to go with a compromise. We'll let them roam the yard most of the time, but we'll also have a small-ish covered run that they can go in when no one can be home.
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    Our babies! Breed?? Roo's??

    Not sure on breeds, but the one in the last picture definitely looks like a roo to me with that bright red comb.
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    Is a run necessary, strictly speaking?

    Well, we're just about done building the coop for my 2-week-old chicks, and now my husband wants to know what I want him to do for a run. The more I think about it, the more I wonder if we really need a run. My backyard is about a quarter acre, and the whole thing is fenced with 6-foot wooden...
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    If a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush....

    Awww, cute! It's hilarious how one ALWAYS hops into the hand when you try to hand-feed them.
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    Anyone know what breeds/genders my chicks are?

    The chipmunk-striped one and the little guy in the middle of the last picture look like Easter Eggers to me. Not sure on the rest. It's way too early to guess genders.
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    Help with gender and breed please. I would be grateful.

    The first two are RIR or production reds. The third is definitely an easter egger - I have several that look just like that. No clue on the fourth.
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    Speckled Sussex

    I believe the girls usually feather in first, so I'd guess girl if it's got a lot of tail feathers already, but that is totally not 100% so don't get too set on it!
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    what gender is my D'uccle

    Looks like a roo to me. I see lots of sickle feathers.
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