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    Hot weather/record cold coop question

    The rooster is inside for the duration of this storm. He has a huge comb, so that might be why he has frostbite, or maybe it’s something else. He has Marek’s and some neurological issues, and often shakes his head around, so maybe his comb gets wet when he drinks water. Everyone else seem fine...
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    Hot weather/record cold coop question

    With hot and humid summers, I do not have an enclosed and protected coop. The coop is set in the trees, is fully covered with a metal roof, with hardware cloth sides. The roost area is protected on 3 sides (hardi siding) and open to the coop on the south side. Breed wise I have a mix of...
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    Andalusian Hackle Feathers?

    Here are my hen and rooster at similar ages. There was never a question that Blue was a cockerel, which was what I requested. Andie didn’t have as much red, and her hackle feathers were more rounded - miss that bird. She was a character.
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    Andalusian Hackle Feathers?

    This is my third Andalusian from McMurray and she is much closer to my hen than to my rooster, but I’m worried that she might be developing hackle feathers. Almost 15 weeks old. I’ll post pictures of my hen and rooster at a similar age in the comments.
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    GLW Cockerel?

    She is great - curious and friendly. I'm happy with all of these chicks - the only biting has been them trying to eat the wedding ring "worm". The attacking chicken is my one year old Andalusian rooster. He still attacks; more lately because we haven't been letting them free range after a hawk...
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    GLW Cockerel?

    10 weeks - feathers are rounded, some of their flock mates have pinked up, and their comb is still on the pink side of red. I am thinking that they are a pullet.
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    GLW Cockerel?

    7 weeks old. Still too soon?
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    GLW Cockerel?

    He’s not unfriendly but his brain short circuits and he attacks. He seems just as surprised as us when he attacks. Mostly I hold still when he’s eying me until he remembers that I’m not a threat, and then we are good.
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    GLW Cockerel?

    Quite a bit of pink on this chick’s command I am seeing the beginnings of wattles. I know 3.5 weeks is too soon to know, but I’m betting on cockerel. Bad news for my Andalusian rooster who occasionally thinks about attacking us, and sometimes follows through.
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    White Laced Red Cornish

    She remains the smallest of my chicks. Yesterday I noticed that her eye was injured - maybe pecked by another chick. It’s better today. More concerning is that she continues to have pasty butt blockage. My brooder might be overcrowded - I moved all but the WLRC and Legbar to an outside pen...
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    White Laced Red Cornish

    Third image, 2 week old Ancona, WLRC, Cream Legbar, and mystery black chick (australorp? There were 4 breeds that I can’t differentiate yet.)
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    White Laced Red Cornish

    I ordered a WLRC from McMurray and she is the tiniest chick. The description says she will weigh 8 pounds when mature but I wonder if she is a bantam. I have a cream legbar that is also small, all of the other chicks are significantly larger. Anyone have experience with the breed from McMurray...
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    Been a rough year!

    I purchased my first pullets from a local breeder. They came with Marek’s. Losing all but 2 over a period of 4 months was awful. I couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong; why they were dying. I also trust the sexing from a hatchery more than a breeder. But if we don’t have a high rate of...
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    Been a rough year!

    I have lost so many chicks and chickens this last year and a half. Started with two Rottweilers that killed 4 of our 7 pullets/cockerels and one hen. Lost half of the replacement chicks to USPS rough handling. Lost the last couple of 9 year old hens, and 2 of the 3 surviving 3-year old hens...
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    Are hawks a problem with free range chickens?

    Y you our friend could search this forum for “hawk deterrent”. My property is heavily wooded; lots of undergrowth to hide in. I also added a rooster to my flock this year - I suspect he chased the hawk off. Maybe the jerk won’t be going to freezer camp after all. I haven’t heard of anyone doing...
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