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    Three hour egg laying difficulty??

    Oi! She sounds so distressed and I bet it annoys the hell out of my neighbors. I have two others who are yet to lay too
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    Three hour egg laying difficulty??

    I'm new to chickens, so I beseech the help of the more experienced Our Rhode Island Red just started laying a few days ago. She's always been a very noisy bird but has gotten sooo much noisier now she's laying. She's generally quiet until around 10am when she begins making a crying, painful...
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    Rooster? (barred rock)

    One more pic for the hell of it We're pretty certain now its a rooster
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    Bay Area BYCers!

    Much to our dismay, pretty much have concluded that our barred rock is a rooster. Can really see the saddle feathers coming in now. Oh well. We're looking to give him away to someone who'd like to let him live out his life, any one interested? We're in N Oakland
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    Bay Area BYCers!

    Quote: It may be a girl. But I still say boy. Dan, lemme know if you're interested in an Australorp. We're interested. Let me wait out this whole unknown gender situation then Ill let you know Any tips on introducing new birds to a flock? Best to do at night? Some people have told me some...
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    Bay Area BYCers!

    Well I like what you're saying haha I hope you're right! I'll wait it out, he/she is not crowing or laying yet. If its a he, then yes, he'll have to go. If its a she, well then I only have one more to add to the micro flock
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    Rooster? (barred rock)

    Also, what is the breed of the other bird pictured? Rhode Island Red?
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    Rooster? (barred rock)

    Id sure love to have more chickens but our yard is tiny and we also grow our own food so its a real compromise
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    Bay Area BYCers!

    Hey everyone, Dan here also from Oakland (San Pablo & 60th) We have a barred rock and what I think is a RI red but we're not sure if the barred rock is a girl or not (thread here https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=434469 ) Our yard is tiny and we try to grow all our own...
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    Rooster? (barred rock)

    darn Both were given to us and we were assured they were girls. Can't keep roosters in the city so he has got to go
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    Rooster? (barred rock)

    Heres him/her at (what we were told as) 7 weeks Him/her at...some unknown age
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    Rooster? (barred rock)

    Don't know the exact age, it was given to us Edit: Most likely around 19 weeks though
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    Any way to train my girls to eat slugs again?

    Can the parasites affect the birds at all? What about parasites in other insects?
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    Any way to train my girls to eat slugs again?

    I unfortunately collect about 20 of them a night, the little bastards love our yard I saw that video and have tried cutting them into small pieces but I get the same stinkeye from the birds. I mixed some in with their food today to see what would happen....not sure if they went for them though...
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    Any way to train my girls to eat slugs again?

    I have two hens, a plymouth rock and rhode island red, about 4 months old. A month ago, they loved slugs, would gobble them down. But then, one time, a small one I fed them must have tasted bad because she spit it out and now refuses ALL slugs I give them! Is there any way to train them to...
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