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    Help Identifying Chickens, Please

    Oh my gosh... I never thought of cockerels... now the behaviors make more sense. "Fluffy" is very dominant... and will even stand up to some of our older hens when we mingle them while free ranging, so they get used to one another. Tiny "called out," once, like a rooster, about two weeks ago. I...
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    Help Identifying Chickens, Please

    Hi, all. My wife, a second grade teacher, got some eggs from Amazon to hatch for her class... back in April of this year ('23). She had 26 eggs (all but 4 hatched, and of the 22 that hatched, 4 ended up being ducks). We already had 6 ladies (2 barred rocks, 1 midnight majesty morans, and 3...
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    Shes not sweet anymore!

    I agree with other posters here regarding the pecking order concept, mixed with shiney lips. But, I'd like to pose something else -- reddish/bare lips/skin. Chickens are born with a need to establish and/or learn (sometimes the hard way) their place in the pecking order. Like others said, and...
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    water spill in coop

    We live in Central Pa. and, ultimately, purchased two of these for our ladies. They're pricey, but drastically cut down on water waste and have the added advantage of keeping water thawed in the freezing temps we experience. We started out (our oldest lady is now almost two), through trial and...
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    LOUD Chicken Breeds

    We just had to get rid of a beautiful Plymouth Rock Barred rooster (to a friend who has a farm). Loved him, truly. An amazing disposition. Protected his ladies and didn't mind anyone picking him up, holding him, and petting him. The problem was that he crowed all the time... from dawn to 10pm...
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    Oh... that's really good to know. Thank you again. So far he's been pretty mild mannered. A little flighty, but definitely the leader of his small group. The black moran keeps him in check though. It'll be interesting seeing how this plays out as "Cletus" gets older and bigger. ;)
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    DobieLover... that's funny! Thank you. I figured as much as the past few weeks have progressed and a) he started calling more, b) started trying to mount the hens, and c) his calls seemed to have gotten deeper. I was just waiting or the spurs, as right now there are only nubs. I'll have to talk...
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    That's actually where we picked it up from... old westerns. :)
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    Hey, all. Sorry if this a double post. I'm working on mobile, so it's hard to tell. ;) Below is a pic of Chloe (Cletus?) and Turdball. :)
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    I'm trying hard, cmom. The girls are definitely well-cared for. So, it's not malnutrition or lack of nutrients. I seriously just think I have a sweetheart of a chicken with a psych issue. I do have a 65 watt red heating lamp (temps are dropping here in PA and her not having feathers is...
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    Hey, DobieLover... attached please see pics of Chloe (Cletus?) and, photobombing, Turdball. Thanks for any assist (although I'm leaning toward cockerel based on BYC research) ;)
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    I think so. She/he is my youngest son's... 9 years old. So, I'm going to try to make it work. If it doesn't, we have a few friends that own farms. Chloe (Cletus) will have a good home either way. But, we have a good relationship with our neighbors, and there's already a rooster about 300 yards...
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    Will do, DobieLover. It's a little dark now. I just put the ladies away for the night, as it's 28 degrees here in PA ATM. But I'll try to post tomorrow before work. :)
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    New Member Intro

    Hello, all. New to the site. Looking forward to learning from you all. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Fairly new. Purchased first pullets from local supply shop in May 2021. Fell in love with the girls and was hooked immediately. Purchased what we thought were...
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