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    this is my first time

    Looks like a great setup!
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    Could this be a Rooster?

    I have had similar experiences with my girls that turned out to be guys... both times Barred Rocks. How I wish I could keep him and breed him with some of my barred hens. I guess I better move to the country.
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    Could this be a Rooster?

    Looks like you got yourself a roo.
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    Ideas for rain barrel watering system

    Ok, after doing some research, and lugging tons of buckets of water down to the coop, I think I want a rain barrel system with nipples or watering cups. Living in Iowa, we have quite cold weather in the winter and I am wondering if any one has made a system that works when in is below freezing...
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    Breed????

    Thank you very much, the article was very interesting.
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    Breed????

    This is my "mystery chick" from my order from Murray McMurray. She is almost 11 weeks old. she does not have tuffs around her ears like the arucanas and is more buff than the leghorns... i do not know what to think.!
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    Is this a roo?

    she/he seems to have developed a lot quicker than the rest with large comb and wattle. thanks for any help!
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    What kind of chicken is this?

    she looks like almost a cross between a leghorn and BO.... i believe that she is my mystery chick form Murray McMurray.
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    IA here

    HI, I live in Des Moines, IA and am looking for some fertilized eggs. I am wondering if there is anywhere local to get eggs and maybe a cool breed. Looking for 12-15 eggs. All help appreciated thanks!
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    New chicks

    I am looking to purchase 25-30 chicks soon. In the past I have had problems with death at all ages. I am looking for a variety of breeds that lay all colors and can do just fine in the cold, I live in Des Moines and this year we've had wind chills down to -35. I would prefer fairly good egg...
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    Almost all chickens died?

    no mites or lice to my finding. no moldy/wet bedding or food. this week they all were pretty lazy and puffed up outside ( i thought just because of the cold?) also a few bird were having trouble flying up ( their run has two different levels in on terraces) but otherwise nothing out of the ordinary.
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    Almost all chickens died?

    Last weekend one of our hens died and another on Thursday. It was really cold (Thursday) but last night it wasn't to cold. This morning when I went down all but two of the hens had died. Is there any explanation as to why this would happened so suddenly? Any responses appreciated thank you.
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    this a rooster?

    I have two partridge pullets as well...how hard is it to breed Cochins?
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    IA here

    I live in Des Moines and currently have a flock of 7 laying hens and 24 chicks... We believe that one is a rooster (a partridge Cochin) and I am mildly interested in keeping him and maybe breeding- we have two partridge pullets as well. So my question is "are you aloud to have a rooster in Des...
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    this a rooster?

    Here are some better pics of the Partridge cochin in this picture he/she is in the back and another partridge is in the front
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