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    How long should extreme cold weather affect laying?

    I had a similar experience. We went from 12-14 a day to 3 a day. We're back up to about 8 now.We have 18 pullets that were laying. The australorps seem to be the last holdouts. :)
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    Normal Rooster Behavior

    Thank you all for your input. I think the best thing to is watch the boys closely and let their behavior determine whether they stay. I am currently favoring the boy that has started feeding his snacks to the hens. So cute.
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    Normal Rooster Behavior

    Lol.I suppose not. They are all the same age so all of them are just learning aren't they. I wonder if youngsters raised by the mother within an established flock behave differently?
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    Normal Rooster Behavior

    I meant to thank you both for your help. We'll just keep a close eye on the guys for a while. They seem confused after they attempt and the girls shake them off. They just stand there blinking for a minute, like they don't know what they did wrong, poor guys.
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    Normal Rooster Behavior

    There are sixteen girls. They don't seem mean, just clumsy. They both turn loose fairly quickly. One will give the girls any treats I give him, that's a recent development that I am glad to see. They are hatchery chickens purchased via the 4H program for my daughter, so no clue on the breeding.
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    Normal Rooster Behavior

    Two of our roosters are 17 weeks old. The past several days, they are jumping on then pullets(same age) and trying to mate, and they are really rough. I know from what I've read here that that's normal for their age, but I was wondering at age do they start to outgrow that and start being more...
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    EE and Barred Rock Laying age

    Yeah, the leghorns were kind of a donation. They belonged to my parents, who had some sudden health issues and couldn't care for them any more. We' ve had them since they were two weeks old, and they ve gone from scattering the minute they see us to accepting treats from our hands. We still...
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    EE and Barred Rock Laying age

    We have 17 week old baared rocks, easter eggers, and australorps. No eggs yet, but the barred rocks and australorps seem to be maturing faster than the ees. As far as personality, the barred rocks are very friendly and curious about everything. The easter eggers, some are friendly, a few are...
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    My rooster just started crowing, when will he be able to fertilize?

    My two 17 week olds are trying, but the girls aren' t having any part of it yet.
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    My rooster just started crowing, when will he be able to fertilize?

    I have one that crowed at 8 weeks , one that crowed at 9 weeks, and one that is 17 weeks and still hasn't crowed. Strangely, the non crower is the most mature looking.
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    Establishing Pecking Order?

    I never imagined he might be close to ready, then again he was trying to crow at six weeks,and the past week really is putting on a show.He gets on the highest spot in the run and struts. Our other suspect is just now becoming roosterish, lol. They are both Easter Eggers, for what it's worth.
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    Establishing Pecking Order?

    Thanks. They usually only fuss when I first let them out in the mornings and at bedtime. Nobody is getting hurt. It's kind of funny to watch.
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    Establishing Pecking Order?

    Our chickens are 9 weeks old tomorrow. Sixteen hens, one definite rooster, and one suspect, lol. The past few days they have been what looks like arguing and fussing. They don't actually do anything to each other, but they fluff up and stare at each other, then one will turn around and walk...
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    My little chicken mama getting her babies to sleep

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    Hello from North Alabama!

    Thank you for the warm welcome!
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