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    How do I integrate chicks into a flock?

    Move the chicks into the adult coop at night, when all the chickens are sleepy. Put away their chick coop, out of sight. The next evening, they might get lost looking for the old coop. As said here, guide them into the adult coop. You may have to do this a few times, but they will learn pretty...
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    Changing a broody hen's nest to a maternity ward nest?

    I recently read that taking a broody hen for a drive in the car can break them out of it...? Anyone tried that?
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    EASTER EGGER

    Thank you!
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    Can’t tell if it’s a hen or rooster..

    Aww Brandy is a cutie!
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    I have 8 six week old chickens that I’m afraid might be 7 Roosters and only one hen.

    I would just hang onto them anyway, regardless of whether they are female or male.
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    What to do with 6 roosters and 1 hen and 1 questionable. 7 weeks old

    Can you keep them in a separate area to raise as meat birds?
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    White/grey hairs growing on hens head

    Sorry if I seem to have derailed the thread - the Easter Egg chicken thing is interesting, before I had planned to hatch some Araucana roosters from those fertile blue eggs. Then when those roosters had matured, have them mate with my Hy-Line red sex link chickens (like Clover, pictured with the...
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    White/grey hairs growing on hens head

    Confusing indeed! Online I always read about "Easter Eggers", "Americaunas", and the Buff Orpingtons (what about other coloured Orpintons?). I have a book about chickens and mentions the Orpington, Aracauna, and naught about Easter Egger. But that article does make sense to me, e.g...
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    Isolated the Bully Hen - what now?

    Remember that bullies can change over time. Not even six months ago my head hen was a ruthless savage bully - now she is fairly timid and passive, and likely down a few pegs in the pecking order. She is still a solid egg-layer so I am glad I kept her.
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    EASTER EGGER

    Is the Easter Egger hybrid just an American thing? I've never heard of them from anyone outside of the USA.
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    What color eggs is she supposed to lay?

    @NatJ said it the best! Yes - the earlobe - egg colour correlation only applies to purebred chickens. Any hybrid breed of chicken, that goes out the window! Most of my hens are HyLine red sex link hybrid chickens, and despite all having red earlobes I get creamy coloured eggs, white eggs...
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    White spots on head of Hyline (after 1.5 years)?

    Oh poor thing. I am glad the situation has been resolved.
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    White spots on head of Hyline (after 1.5 years)?

    Thank you! I don't think anyone is pecking her - if anything SHE has been pecking at other chooks to defend her baby chicks! She pecks, chases them! I've never seen her so aggressive! Often she is quite timid, in fact she was a victim of severe bullying in the past. Yes so I guess the white...
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    White spots on head of Hyline (after 1.5 years)?

    Thanks!
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    Young Chicken, laying weird

    Sometimes pullets take a bit of time getting used to laying eggs.
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