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    Could you please tell me the breed is he a leghorn?

    That's really helpful and makes loads of sense. I think he is a red sex-linked cockerel. :-) Now to research raising a cockerel :-) Thanks All x
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    Could you please tell me the breed is he a leghorn?

    Oh thanks :) well we are hoping for lots of yummy eggs :-)
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    Could you please tell me the breed is he a leghorn?

    Sorry all ignore the last picture!! This is my girl!!
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    Could you please tell me the breed is he a leghorn?

    This is the female I got. We got some eggs and hatched them out at the school I work at, all I was told when I got two was that the brown ones where girls and the yellow ones, male. So I have no idea if all the eggs where from the same hen?? Thanks all xx
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    Could you please tell me the breed is he a leghorn?

    Lol yeah he is massive!! Yeah the dark spots are actual feathers Thanks all x
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    Could you please tell me the breed is he a leghorn?

    Hi all, could you tell me what breed this chick is and if he is indeed the boy we think he is! He is 5 weeks old and I wasn't expecting him to be white!! Many thanks xx
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    what does this noise mean??

    Thanks all!! That's all I needed to know! Yes it is like a quiet shrilling noise, they do it before they sleep but also at random times during the day. Thanks all for the reassurance Danni x
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    what does this noise mean??

    Hi, I have two very cute two week old (almost three) chicks and was wondering if anyone knew what a small chirpy sound is about? I was wondering if they are distressed and obviously, how to make it better! They make it quite alot but are, just now having a,snooze! They have a red 100w heat...
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    do u ever turn off ur brooder heat lamp?

    Hi, My chicks are almost two weeks old and our lamp broke!!! ( I was using a normal 60w) I have now got a red 100w reptile lamp but to be honest, it's giving me the heeby geebys! I am so worried it might catch Fire ( my brooder is indoors and the lamp is secure so I know it's irrational in a...
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    Hello from the U.K

    Hi, Thanks all your help so far, I'm sure I will have loads of other questions soon!! :-) I'm going to stick with one male and four females or else I'm not going to have space for them! :-) When I had battery hens they began to eat their eggs, why is this and how can I avoid it again?? ( I...
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    Hello from the U.K

    Hi, thanks for your replies :-) Sorry I didn't make it clear, my battery rescue hens sadly died and now I am being given two chicks around 4 weeks old which are male and female and hope to get 2 or 3 more around the same age. I was going to be given two males and one female but didn't think I...
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    Hello from the U.K

    Hi, I'm Danielle from the U.K :-) I have kept chickens before, we had some Battery hens for a while but have a long break before being given the opportunity to have some chicks. I'm having one cockerel and one hen and hopefully getting 3 more hens to go with them but can only seem to find one...
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