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    Hen has the red underside?

    I noticed the underside of my barred rock was very red during trimming of her feathers around the vent. Any ideas why its so red? Its looks red an irritated from about her vent to lower stomach. Any cures?
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    Heat lamp temperature

    I have 4 barred rocks, 2 RIR, and a Black Australorp. They all are supposed to be cold hardy, but what temp should the heat lamp in the coop be turned on. We live in Ohio and its supposed to be in the single digits tonight we a wind chill in the negatives. Just not sure what cold hardy means.
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    First Egg

    Are the first eggs normally smaller? My RIR laid her first egg today and it was a lot smaller than normal. The only other eggs I have gotten have been from chickens that have already been laying for a while and they all were normal sized.
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    Finally got my first egg!!!
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    RJ's comb look injured...Should I be worried?

    I went outside to check on the girls and noticed RJ's comb looked injured. I think maybe there may have been a tussle with one of the other girls and she got RJ's comb. Should I be worried about infection? How do you treat a comb injury?
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    Big spiders in my coop

    Im surprised the chicks haven't taken care of the spiders, we had a bunch of daddy long legs and anytime they fell the chickens were all over them.
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    Male or Female???

    Is there certain things to look for that one can tell for sure? I did notice that if I pick up one of the other chickens I have been pecked by it. I read that roosters are protective of the flock.
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    Male or Female???

    I was pretty sure the guy said Ancona, but I guess I could have heard him wrong. I think the thing I am more concerned about more than breed is sex.
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    Male or Female???

    I bought 2 chicks at Rural King and the guy said they were both Female Anconas. They both look very different from each other so I am starting to doubt they are both Anconas. One I think may even be a male. Take a look at the pictures and any input would be appreciated.
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    New to BYC

    I am new to the backyard chicken raising game. I wanted to post a picture of the coop I built along with my wife and kids.
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