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    Should we put Hardware cloth floor of RUN???

    Did you say black bears? We do too and they don’t try to dig under so much as RIP the hardware cloth off like peeling a tuna can. They just pull it back, walk in and take chicken ..... At their leisure. after losing 5 chickens, we ultimately had to bracket pool fencing To the outside of the run...
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    Do people lie about how many eggs they get??

    I have 5 hens and in California ( so ‘winters’ aren’t rough) and by far my 2 yo Australorp is truly my only consistent layer every day and I treat it like a golden egg. LOL! Wyandotte’s are cute but worthless. Even my 4yo BO lays more than they do. And my Buff Rock usually lays huge eggs but...
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    WHat kind of Wyandotte?

    Thanks @gladahmae! I was trying to figure out the genetics of how a BLR could make a lavender and just couldn't get there. All the others in the bin looks like more traditional BLRW chicks but I was drawn to these too. Now I just have to hope the light blue doesn't mean roo's.
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    WHat kind of Wyandotte?

    They are 6 weeks. Hatched Feb 14 or 15
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    WHat kind of Wyandotte?

    I read on Backyard Poultry forum that the blue wyandotte can have "black legs and a black beak" which one breeder said the legs will go green then (maybe) yellow! His quote "Many pullets in this color have a dusky leg to start out with. Most of mine develop nice yellow leg but some keep a green...
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    WHat kind of Wyandotte?

    Only the tops of their legs and feet are gray/black - undersides are yellow. They have the rose comb. Admittedly they are hatchery stock.
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    WHat kind of Wyandotte?

    I have two - in my original post, the first photo chick #1 is on the right, second photo is chick #2. Here they are together. They are lap hogs :) (Chick #2 is laying down)
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    WHat kind of Wyandotte?

    Nope, they will remain light or nope, they will darken up? ;) To clarify, the one on the left in the first photo is a BA.
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    WHat kind of Wyandotte?

    A friend tried to tell me they were 'lavender' ... I was so confused! Now I'm curious if they will stay these light colors or darken up.
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    WHat kind of Wyandotte?

    Need some Wyandotte experts ... got these two from my local chick guy ... these were a few of the lighter ones Witt only hints of tan on their heads. They about exactly 6 weeks today. He had just got them ~30 minutes before I came in, had the BLRWs in their own brooder so I was literally the...
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    When to worry, when to leave it be?

    Hi all, I'm on my 3rd or 4th set of brooding little chicks - and I've had this issue once with my first set back in 2015 and lost one a few days after noticing labored breathing and raspy chest sounds. Trying to figure out if this is 'normal' or if I may be overly paranoid and Mother Hen'ing...
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    Angel wing??

    My understanding is that only waterfowl get 'angel wing' from a diet too high in protein ... not chickens. Can you tuck her feathers back under so they lay nicely? My 20 week old Barred Rock has one wing where the feathers like to lay out like that. It doesn't bother her, but it looks odd to...
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    Bumble Foot in 3 of 6 chickens?

    Hoping for a little advice/insight ..... I have a Welsummer who's always had wonky feet but I noticed she might be hobbling a little more than usual (she hurt her leg while young so she's always had a 'hitch') so I checked her feet. One spot on the bottom of each foot looked off. I didn't want...
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    My Own Personal Caddyshack ... or how do I rid my chicken run of vermin?

    Eeeek, @bigoledude , grizzlies are scary - I would pack and move. "Our" black bears don't try to come inside - we've seen them wander right past the screen slider in the summer.
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    My Own Personal Caddyshack ... or how do I rid my chicken run of vermin?

    Hahahahahaha, I just make sure its not a mama with a cub (those get a blast with the marine air horn and plenty of time to move along) and maybe let our Weimaraner out to chase it off our property.
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