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    Comment by 'Buddingwisdom' in article 'What To Do With Unwanted Cockerels'

    Same boat as many of you. Beautiful and talented rooster but the neighbours are complaining. Need to find a new home for him fast but no leads from Craigslist or other posting. How do you crack into the farm communities if you don't know anyone who lives there?
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    1 yr old Australorpe Rooster needing re-home

    This is Diggs, our 1 year old Australorpe rooster. He is a very good rooster, exceeding expectations in the performance of his job duties. He is an exceptional protector for hens, and perfectly frisky if you'd like fertilized eggs. He also has a beautiful turquoise hue in his black feathers...
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    Sick Chick - possible coccidia?

    We have 5 day old chicks (4 sexlinks and 1 Sicilian buttercup). The Sicilian Buttercup, who was very alert with typical behaviour suddenly changed behaviour today. We have twice wiped poop off its back feathers to avoid pasty butt. Is drinking but not eating. We have seen one poop, but doesn't...
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    Free Roo to good home, Bellevue, WA (98005)

    <Updated 09/28: Successfully re-homed - thank you!> We have a healthy 20 week old Leghorn Rooster available, free to a good home. Strong protective instinct - good protector for hens. Preference given to a home/farm if you have a referral.
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    Show off your Black Australorp

    This is our 13 week Australorpe. Still trying to sort out gender though, any thoughts?
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    Black Australorpe, 13 weeks, rooster or hen?

    We started our backyard chicken adventure with five chicks and now at 13 weeks, two are crowing! Quite sure our leghorn is a Roo, but less sure about the Australorpe. Pictures attached - any suggestions? Also looking to make some decisions about what to do next. Give away 1 or both roos (if we...
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    roosters to hen ratio

    We have been enjoying our five chicks until recently when two of them started crowing. Through the help of these forums we've pretty much confirmed that two of our five are roosters. We have been watching them carefully to understand the impact on the hens and our morning wake ups. We are...
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    white leghorn gender?

    We recently got a group of chicks. They are about ten weeks now. Two of them have started crowing. We were very surprised so we consulted our favourite chick resource (backyardchickens.com) and learned that sometimes hens crow. We are still holding out hope that at least one of them might be a...
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