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    Chickens too Cold....help.

    Well they are heated in their coop now. I put their food and water in there as well. I'm hoping they don't go up in flames. That brahma is still very weak. I think she's dehydrated. She probably hasn't been getting to the water because of the snow, but I thought she had since she was...
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    Chickens too Cold....help.

    This is our first winter with chickens. We're in Michigan and getting a lot of snow and wind and colder temperatures, although not below zero yet. We have three fully grown hens. Everything I read said they would be fine in cold weather, so we haven't done any supplemental heat. I went to...
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    Please tell me these are not all roosters?

    Thanks!
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    Please tell me these are not all roosters?

    I called tractor supply and they didn't have anyone wanting chickens at this time. I'm going to list them on craigslist now. But first I want to know are these true Rhode Island Reds?
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    Please tell me these are not all roosters?

    They might have picked the ones that had more yellow. I can't remember. They actually wanted the other breed of chickens at the store that were all yellow, but we directed them to the reds. So yeah, it's definitely possible. :)
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    Please tell me these are not all roosters?

    Thanks everyone! This has definitely been a learning process. We are just taking each step as it comes without really planning ahead. Even getting chicks in the first place was a total spur of the moment thing that my husband did without any forethought and despite my objections. I've...
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    Please tell me these are not all roosters?

    Now I need to find some hens that are the same age, so we don't have to start the process all over again.
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    Please tell me these are not all roosters?

    I had a feeling all along that they were all the same sex since I've never been able to tell any difference between them. We definitely can't keep them. We live in a subdivision on a half acre lot.
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    Please tell me these are not all roosters?

    That's what I was afraid of. I think it was just luck of the draw. We got them unsexed at tractor supply. My kids hand selected them. Any suggestions on what we should do with them? A friend of ours killed the first four. We ate one of them and he and he took the other three. He doesn't...
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    Please tell me these are not all roosters?

    Hi, I'm new to BYC and new to chickens. We started with seven chicks. We got rid of four that we knew for sure were roosters. We thought there was probably one more but we weren't positive. Now I'm thinking all three are roosters!??? What do you think? Also, are these true RIRs?
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