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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest 4/28/14 - picture by cheeka

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    black australorp hen or rooster? PICS

    Thank you so much for the confirmation. Glad he is not my favorite of the flock, and my husband will be happy to pass him along before he starts crowing.
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    black australorp hen or rooster? PICS

    These photographs show "diana", who has taken to mounting our middle-aged silkie hen. The hackle feathers and saddle feathers seem a bit pointy, and the behavior says rooster, but no crowing yet. (S)he is maybe 17 - 18 weeks old. Can anyone tell me - male or female?
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    black australorp hen or rooster? PICS

    This is a useful discussion! My one black australorp "hen", Diana, is about 17 weeks old. Diana struts around the chicken run, and twice I've seen her on top of my little silkie hen. No crows yet, but now I know that when I get home, to look at the saddle and hackle feathers, and hopefully...
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    Easter egger and buff orpington behaviors

    I'm pretty new to chickens - got ours last summer, and they started laying in December. We LOVE our buff orpington - a big beautiful and very friendly bird. She scares some visitors because she is so happy to see us that she runs straight at us. Unfortunately, she is now broody (which is why...
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    1 day and 5 day chicks - together?

    Thanks so much for the great advice. The silkies are strong, and this morning we slowly added the older chicks. No problem - although the silkies did try pecking the toes of the older ones. This is a great forum, and I appreciate all the excellent information available.
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    1 day and 5 day chicks - together?

    I'm a total newbie here, so I appreciate your advice. I have three 5-day chicks (Buff Orpington, Welsummer, and Black Sex-Linked) and just got two 1-day silkies. I have divided my brooder so each gets half the space. When should I combine them, and how should I go about doing it?
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    Hello from Utah

    We just got our first three chicks, and are on our way for two more. So glad to find this forum! Ours is a mother/daughter effort.
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