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    What breed does this rooster look like?

    A guess would be brown based on his appearance
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    Blue/green laying sex linked

    Cream legbar lay medium blue eggs. Autosexing so you can tell boys from girls at birth
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    I just Got 4 Cochins,now What

    I only have one Cochin and she is broody every year. She is a good mother and her chicks always do well. I would have more but I don't like the feathered feet as my set up tends to be too muddy in the winter rain .
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    Of your laying hens, which breed or breeds are your favorite and why?

    My red sex linked hens are the friendliest and always front row for a snack. They follow us around like dogs . They lay an egg a day. For looks I like my cream legbar hens but they don't like to be picked up. They lay a cute blue egg. Some of mine tend to go broody and are good mother's. I...
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    Is my pullet actually a cockerel? 4 months old

    Cockerel handsome
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    Suggestions for Backyard Mixes

    If you get a ameraucana rooster and cross with the legbar hens you will get some fun mixes with some fun crests and Barring . You will have blue and green eggs. The olive egger rooster makes predicting the outcome more difficult as previous poster said . Good luck and have fun.
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    What sex am I? - barred rock.

    When the dot on the head is very small it is usually a pullet. when the dot is large or misshapen it is usually a cockerel. The boys are much lighter than the girls. so yours are darker so that is why other posters are leaning to pullets.My recent experience with 25 straight run barred rocks...
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    What sex am I? - barred rock.

    The white dot on head usually is a cockerel. If the dot is big for sure a boy. Better pictures of the top of the head would help . Sorry
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    Barred Rock hen or rooster??

    We got 25 hatchery straight run barred rock chicks in August. It was pretty clear within weeks the pullets from the cockerels. The cockerels are lighter and more clearly black and white. The cockerels are like little zebras. They are prettier than the pullets!!! the pullets are darker and the...
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    new from oregon!

    Wow what a cute welcome sign I am enjoying the forum . I just had my last chicks of the season hatch. I got 7 little mixes.
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    Why do you show your poultry?

    I don't show my chickens but I love to go look at other people's. It is a wonderful opportunity to see breeds in person have to say thanks to the breeders that do show theirs. Tell hubby that it is service to everyone breeders and the observers.
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    November 2016 Hatch-a-long!!

    I had 7 mixed chicks hatch overnight yeah maybe the last ones for the season for me will start again next year hurrah for cute baby chicks
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    My Chickie Babies 2 weeks later. They are fast.

    They are very cute
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    Black Copper Maran Chicks - Guessing Which Sex?? (Just for Fun) -PICS

    I had a bcm cockerel crow at 4 weeks ridiculous sounding but definately a crow lol
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    Males or females?!

    put the oyster shells in a separate feeder so they don't get scattered around. The hens will eat them at their own pace I
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