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    Here's our flock... What are they?

    Thanks to everybody for your advice so far One quick question, is it weird that Flour doesn't crow if he is a rooster? We were told he is around 6 -7 months but not positive. I read somewhere that rooster start crowing around 2 months. Do some breeds just not crow? Any input on that would be...
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    Here's our flock... What are they?

    First, we thank you all in advance for your guesses. We're most interested in determining sex, but are also interested in breed/age guesses. So, what are they? First picture is Big Red with Flour (white): Second picture is Big Red (eating) and Zebra (the larger red bird) Third...
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    Lost a hen yesterday, another sick today.

    Quote: The DE is food grade. The second hen passed just a few hours ago. The others seem to be doing well still. Does anybody know if there is anything else we can do for the other hens in the mean time so that they will not get ill? Any medicines we can give them as a precaution?
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    Lost a hen yesterday, another sick today.

    We have an Easter Egger - Am/RIR cross, 3-4 mo, unknown exact weight but small. She is breathing heavy with her beak open, very lethargic, not opening eyes and her eyes are glassy/cloudy. She was fairly active yesterday, but last night when we came home she wasn't moving around much, she was...
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    10/1/11-Chicken Swap Apopka, FL (ORLANDO Area)

    The fence is up. The coop is built. We're ready for our first Backyard Chickens. The plan is to get two Easter Egger pullets/hens as a start. We look forward to seeing you guys there, and hopefully pick up a reasonably priced pair of birds. We currently have a few goats, and we are also always...
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