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    Why Have a Rooster?

    I agree with everything you said 100%!
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    New Chicken Owner in Colorado

    We do have straw on the backside of the coop, we probably should get some more for the bigger side. I hadn't thought of wooden chairs! We do have some logs from some of our pine trees that we had to cut down because of a lightening strike----I could probably put some of those around in the run...
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    New Chicken Owner in Colorado

    Yes----it does crow, but it "cuts-off," and does not really sound like our neighbor's rooster.
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    New Chicken Owner in Colorado

    YIKES! I did not want a rooster! I was looking for the sharp "extra claw-like appendage" higher up on the leg, in the back, to determine if this was a rooster or not! This largest chicken in my group does not have those! Thanks for the info! I need to get it checked out for sure.
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    What Kind of Chickens Do I Have?

    I posted a photo of my chickens with my Introduction----but can anyone help me identify the kind of hens I have? I would be forever grateful! Like I said in my Introduction, we think they might be ISA Brown, but we're not positive! When we asked "Big R" store, they could not tell us, either...
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    New Chicken Owner in Colorado

    I live with my son and daughter-in-law now, here in Colorado. We purchased our first chickens 5 months ago----we have 20 hens! The reason we purchased the chickens was for EGGS! We have no idea the breed! We purchased them from "Big R" in Elizabeth, CO and can't remember being told what breed we...
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