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    Common question - Cockerel or Pullet?

    I'm married to a Dead Head and she named all of them after Grateful Dead tunes. Scarlet was going to be Jack-A-Roe and have to find a new home. I am relieved! Thanks!
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    Common question - Cockerel or Pullet?

    Whew! I hope you are right. It's the pointed feathers at the neck that made me wonder. We are inside city limits so we can't have a rooster, and this one (named Scarlet) is my wife's favorite. She would be heartbroken if she couldn't keep her.
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    Common question - Cockerel or Pullet?

    I guess everyone new to chickens has this same question, is this a boy or a girl? I got my hens from Meyer Hatchery 14 weeks ago, "mixed brown egg layers," so I don't know the breeds, but they are all supposed to be hens. One of the chicks doesn't look like the others and I don't know enough to...
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    New Member in NC

    Well, that was simple enough! thanks for the input. 2 hours later and downstairs is the place to be!
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    New Member in NC

    Here’s my coop and a little bit of the run. It’s mostly old barn lumber and pallets. If I was to do it again I would do it a little differently. I keep finding things I would change, but, live and learn!
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    New Member in NC

    Hi y'all, I joined this forum to learn more about caring for my backyard flock. I have 6 mixed brown layers that are about 12 weeks old. These are my first chicks, although I have cared for a small flock at work off and on for a few years. I work for a horse ranch that provides equine therapy...
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