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    4 month old GLW, male or female?

    Honey the chicken hatched on Boxing Day 2021. He/she is a Gold Laced Wyandotte. Honey has had respriatory issues since they were just a day old and as a result seems to have stunted growth. Honey is a bit smaller than his/her sisters and less filled out. They are not great quality wyandottes so...
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    Gender?

    Ok, thanks. I guess I'll just wait a bit longer to find out.
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    Gender?

    Okay, thankyou. I'm really hoping it's a pullet.
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    Gender?

    Hello, I hatched a dozen eggs a few weeks back but only one of my Silver Laced Wyandottes hatched which is this little one here. This baby is now 4 weeks, 6 days old and I can't figure out the gender. It was super slow to feather in but I think that might be a breed thing? Anyone have any...
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    8 Week old chick sexes??

    Thanks both for your help. Glad the black is most likely a hen, she's the friendlier of the two.
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    8 Week old chick sexes??

    I have two chicks, the yellow one hatched November 1st and the black on hatched November 2nd. Can someone please help me sex these chicks if possible. I'm hoping for at least one hen, because we can't keep roosters. The black is an Australorp cross, the yellow/white is a leghorn cross. If you...
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    Chicken Eggs

    Thanks rosemarythyme
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    Chicken Eggs

    Most of their diet is seed, because that's what they like best. They hardly eat their pellets. Every Friday they get 1 quarter watermelon, some leafy greens, sometimes some berries and a whole bowl of seeds. Also a heap of pellets. My work is open Monday to Friday so Saturday and Sunday the...
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    Chicken Eggs

    Yeah I feed her layer pellets, I didn't realise a seed mix is so bad :( , i'll cut that down and see if it helps. I'm in Australia so it's Summer here from tomorrow although the weather is already so warm. Thanks for your input.
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    Chicken Eggs

    Colour seems a bit off in the last pic but the shop bought eggs are quite a lot darker in shell colour.
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    Chicken Eggs

    ello everyone, I have two RIR?? hens at my work. They are both around 6 years old. Only one of the girls lays eggs, she is the smaller of the two and lays between 3 and 4 eggs a week now that it's Summer. Wondering when it's normal for them to stop laying, the one that doesn't lay anymore is...
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    New to raising Chickens

    Thanks everyone, great to be here, and so excited to learn more.
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    New to raising Chickens

    Thanks for the info Pork Pie Ken. Thanks drumstick diva that's my special little guy Lucky. He got stuck in his egg as a baby and I had to help him out of it. He's my favourite chicken :jumpyHe loves to snuggle and follows me everywhere.
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    Breeds of 4 week old chicks?

    Australorp, New Hampshire, Leghorn, and Lohmann. They're from a program called Henny Penny Hatching, these are the breeds listed on the website.
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    New to raising Chickens

    Hello everyone. I'm chasey, I live in South Australia and I just recently got two cute little baby chickens hatched earlier this month. Technically they belong to my workplace, which is a childcare, but I take sole care of them. I also have two older chickens at my work, they are 6ish year old...
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