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    Adding to Flock -- better to add pullets or chicks?

    Thank you very much. I didn't mean that I would add the chicks right away -- sorry for not communicating that well! But even when I added them last time when they were fully feathered out it was difficult. Thanks for the tip about Meyer -- I'll check them out. MM's descriptions says their...
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    Adding to Flock -- better to add pullets or chicks?

    Thank you very much. Based on the article, it seems as if the pullet integration might be easier -- the birds would be of similar size, fully feathered and if we add 6 to our existing 6, the new and old groups will be evenly numbered. But the 6 pullets will also be new to each other, I expect...
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    Adding to Flock -- better to add pullets or chicks?

    Sorry -- posted this in the wrong forum initially by mistake! We have a small established flock of 5 hens and one rooster. We want to add around 6 birds this year and are debating whether to go with chicks or to order started pullets from Murray McMurray. With the started pullets we'd be sure...
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    Adding to flock -- Pullets or Chicks?

    Sorry -- meant to post in Managing your Flock -- have posted there now.
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    Chicken dropped dead -- no apparent reason

    Hi all, Our 10 chickens are just 1 year old. One of our 2 araucanas was found dead in the coop this morning. Yesterday evening I noticed that she did not seem her usual assertive bossy self, but she did not appear sick. The only noticeable thing is that she had a bare patch on her back --...
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    How to introduce new rooster to the flock

    We are having to re-home of our current rooster because he has become more aggressive than I can handle. Found an excellent farm that will take him. We've been offered a Cochin rooster of mild temperament as a replacement -- from a friend who has wonderful healthy chickens. Do I need to...
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    Feeling Oyster Shells to Mixed Age Flock?

    We have 7 pullets around 18 weeks old -- should start laying soon and will then need oyster shells. There are also 3 younger pullets in the flock -- around 13 weeks old. Will the younger ones be harmed by the oyster shells? My set up will not let me feed the big girls and the little girls...
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    Creative Coop Names

    We call ours Cluckingham Palace.
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    Crossed-beak on 9 week old. Advice?

    Hi All, I think I mistakenly posted this on the wrong forum yesterday, so I hope no one minds my re-posting here. Here are pictures of our 9 week old Golden Laced Wyandotte, Atticus. He has a slightly crossed beak -- and even his comb is off-center. At present he's thriving. What do you think...
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    9-Week Old Has Crossed-Over Beak!

    Hi all -- Atticus, a 9-week old Golden Laced Wyandotte has an upper beak that crosses over the lower. When he was a bit younger I thought that it was his comb that was off-center - but now I see that it is also his beak. How big a problem is this? He (well, I think he's a he) eats and drinks...
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    Golden Laced Wyandotte -- A Roo?

    We have 2 9-week old Golden Laced Wyandottes. One of them developed a comb very early -- and I think he could be a Roo. What do you all think? Below are pix of both of them: Atticus - suspected Roo Another of Atticus: Speckles - pullet Thanks Everyone
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    When do roosters get their spurs?

    Thanks! When did he start to get his comb and wattles and generally start acting like a roo?
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    Related question -- Feather Patterns / Golden Laced Wyandottes

    We got two golden laced wyandotte chicks. The markings on one (definitely a pullet) are delicate and truly 'laced' -- lots of light / dark variation a delicate pattern. The other chick's markings are different -- the 'golden' feathers are more red and the pattern is much larger and bolder. We...
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    When do roosters get their spurs?

    We have an 8 week old supposed Golden Laced Wyandotte -- with quite a large rose comb and a small emerging wattle -- so I've been thinking it's a rooster. But there's no sign of rooster behavior and no sign of spurs -- when do they start to come in? I'm kind of hoping we're wrong and that it's...
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    Names for Chickens!

    sorry -- duplicate post by mistake and I'm not sure how to delete!
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