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    Comment by 'ecwdavis' in article 'Tips for Successfully Sexing Your Chicks'

    I did the feather check - pointed tail feathers = roo Black Copper Maran Worked out, the batch of chicks I purchased were all hens, and the egg successfully hatched by my broody, was the roo. I got lucky.
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    6 month old leghorn pullet violently attacking me worse than rooster

    The photo you posted made me say, 'that's a rooster'... Have you seen her lay an egg? Or had a day when every hen laid an egg? My Black Copper Maran Roo used to hang out in the nesting boxes, and would make the egg song when someone else laid an egg... I had to evict him a few times... he even...
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    Comment by 'ecwdavis' in article 'Understanding Your Rooster.'

    Thank you for this rooster information! My 18month old French Black Copper Maran rooster has begun to charge me, when I take scraps out to the flock - 7 hens (4 Black Copper, 2 Cuckoo Marans [all 6 months old], 1 Australorp [3 years who hatched the rooster in question].) At the moment I have a...
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    What was your worst mistake as a chicken keeper?

    I purchased 6 chicks - 2 Rohde Island Reds, 2 Australorps and 2 Black Sex Links. I did not realize chicks could get viruses so easily and I did not have Corid water to hand, and, lost 3 chicks. The chick my Australorp hatched 12 weeks ago - now is on medicated feed, and if anyone gets diarrhea...
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    Help! My wife is mad at me for feeding the chickens pizza!

    Here is a list of things that are not good for chickens - before I found it - I fed mine onions and citrus... say once every two weeks - did not seem to adversely affect them... but I have not fed them tomatoes, as I know they are the nightshade family... those go right onto the compost heap, so...
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    Black Australorp not laying

    Thank you for the reply and info. I am thinking that the filling the rooster slot seems to be what is going on, I had not heard of chickens doing that before - but it does describe her behaviour. I will be getting more chicks in Spring - and see how she reacts to them - maybe she will become...
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    Black Australorp not laying

    Her vent is smaller than the other hen, I am beginning to think she just won't lay. She is 18 months old now and even though she has scratched lots of depression nests in the nesting box, I have never seen her lay, and even when she was growling broody, it was only the sex links eggs under her...
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    Black Australorp not laying

    Here is a picture of the chicken in question...
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    Black Australorp not laying

    When I go to put them in I will take a picture of her. She has been broody, and was sitting in the nesting box this morning, but no egg... It's as if she looks like a chicken, but mentally acts like a rooster... odd indeed.
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    Black Australorp not laying

    Hello all. My flock is small, was 3 - two black sex links and the Australorp. The 2 Sex links began laying last Christmas and I thought the Australorp was as well... then, one of the Sex Links died in July, and it became apparent the Sex Link remIning was the only one laying. The Australorp...
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    Feather plucking

    She has been trotting along the cage wall, watching the other two, and not too bothered about going in the carrier today, but I will be putting her in there this evening. Husband says he will drill some holes to increase airflow, see how we go.
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    Feather plucking

    Ah. Hm. I may have to turn the carrier upside down it has vents in the top. I will have my husband drill a couple of holes extra too, and put it up on blocks... see if that works. Thank you!
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    Feather plucking

    Thank you for the rey. We have a coop extension, and I have a pet carrier that might work... I will give this a try, I have the chick food and watering bottles that should be enough for one hen... 😊
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    Feather plucking

    Thank you for the reply. I did wonder about parasites, but the alpha chicken has no feather loss at all - and they all hang out together, so I'm thinking as she is showing no sign, that is not the issue. I will feed them more protein, the broody one in particular, I feel does not eat enough...
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    Feather plucking

    I have 3 chickens Two black sexlink and a black Australorp. One of the sex links is alpha, the other tends to do her own thing and the Australorp is very broody. The non alpha sex link and Australorp have developed bald areas, on their hind ends and the Australorp on her belly, between her...
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