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    Comb and legs blackening or dirty

    She has access to a layer feed (not sure what %), though she prefers a general mixed flock kind of feed. Depends on what we have. She also eats from the garden, kitchen scraps/leftovers, and lately she occasionally digs in the compost. From what I can tell, she eats plants in the evenings, bugs...
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    Comb and legs blackening or dirty

    Hi! So this is Ingrid. I've had her for a few months. She used to have a bright red comb/wattle/area around her eyes, and her legs were very yellow when she was younger (we called her ducky). Now it's all looking much darker and blackened. I can't decide if this is disease-related...
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    What breed might this be?

    I got a new chicken at the market, who supposedly lays green eggs. All other chickens I've purchased from this man seem to be mutts, but I'm curious about this one, anyone have any ideas about what she might be? Her little puffy head feathers are very fun. I don't speak portuguese and the man...
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    What breed/gender are these 2 new chickens?

    i did not even know de-beaking was a thing, time to go do some reading! i did notice one of their beaks looked weird, now i see it's both of them. :/
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    What breed/gender are these 2 new chickens?

    yeah, i thought about it but the only other vendor only had very young ones and that's not what i was going for. i'm not his biggest fan, if i do get more i'll be asking my neighbors where they get theirs (as soon as i learn how to say all that in portuguese..)
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    What breed/gender are these 2 new chickens?

    wonderful! mixed breeds sounds right haha. thank you for the age estimate, that's helpful. sounds like they're the same age as my other ones, which is kind of nice.
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    What breed/gender are these 2 new chickens?

    No idea, was kinda hoping someone could tell me. I don't speak any languages in common with the man who has sold me all my chickens, all I know are the words for "hen" and "rooster". edit: yessssssss i am glad they look girly to you!
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    What breed/gender are these 2 new chickens?

    I tried to ask but we were not able to communicate (I don't speak portuguese, this guy does not speak english). I really really tried this time lol. so I don't know.
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    What breed/gender are these 2 new chickens?

    Hi I got 2 more (couldn't resist). I asked for hens and the guy gave me the gray one and then tried to give me a gray one that even I could tell was a cockerel (and I know nothing) so I asked him to put that one back and asked for a black one instead, then he tried to put this gray one back...
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    Question about expanding my flock

    Thank you for the advice. I free-range them all day, so if I had another coop I think integration could be okay, although I think confining the new chickens to a smaller area at first might be good (even aside from quarantine). I might rehome the rooster (cockerel I guess), or eat him (I'm not...
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    Question about expanding my flock

    I'm new and I don't know anything but! I have 2 chickens currently (a male and I believe a female, I learned from posting them here that it was a male so let me know if that second one looks male-ish please). As I understand it, that's not a great ratio for her, there should be more females. I...
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    We went to get one kitten...

    oh koji looks just like my friend's part ragdoll cats (found in a box so we're just guessing)! ragdolls are so fun if they inherited that 'easy to handle' thing, my friend's ragdolls like to be held like a baby. they say it's always best to get 2 at a time so they can play with each other...
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    Does anyone know what these are?

    Sorry just wondering, is there anything behaviorally that could help me sex the smaller one? Aside from crowing and egg laying, i mean. Or are they pretty much the same until sexual maturity?
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    Does anyone know what these are?

    Oh that's very useful, because he just started getting these so I guess I know around what age he is. Unfortunately I was thinking because the comb was getting so beautifully red that I was going to get eggs soon... I guess I'll have to wait and see if the little one is a female!
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    Does anyone know what these are?

    This guy at the market, he has a truck and a ton of different birds. I live in portugal but I just arrived in June and don't speak portuguese at all (and he doesn't speak any of the languages I speak), so all i could do was make a "small" gesture with my hands. Kind of thought (inexplicably)...
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