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    Sex links laying at what age?

    Mine started last week, 19 weeks...
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    Chicken with TUMOR?!

    Hi, So yesterday afternoon i went out with another person and the two of us 'successfully' induced vomiting on our chicken. As petrified as i was, we gently turned her upside down and held her by the legs, she was so calm. We then massaged her crop gently, and she slowly brought up everything...
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    Chicken with TUMOR?!

    Hi, So today i have gone out and my chicken looks exactly like this,,, balding where the crop is? What can it be?
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    To roost or not to roost

    ok, so my stupid question for today. My chickens are outside in their coop, they have a roost, and they do go inside as soon as night starts to hit, or if i call them in earlier. They are great at going inside in the evenings, they roam free each day for 7ish or so hours. They do go and sit...
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    HUGE lump on hens right breast side!

    yes, today when i got in to work it had gone down and they were back to normal. Thank you everyone...
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    Birdseed?

    Thank you, just wanted to make sure... i am trying to give them a mix of feeds... but there staple is the 8-16 week feed that i got from the stock feed shop...
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    Still not sure what these 9 weeks are...

    Thank you everyone, so they seem to be sex links, i think i have 2 roo's and a pullet. The second pic is the one im unsure of, but it has much more white than brown and stands a bit more broad than the hen.... edited for content does anyone know when they start to 'make baby chickens' with...
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    Birdseed?

    stupid question, whats wrong with millet? i dont even know what it is...
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    Still not sure what these 9 weeks are...

    I believe this one is a roo? undecided by this one, as the comb is smaller than the first one... Any suggestions for what type of chickens they are too?
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    HUGE lump on hens right breast side!

    Thank goodness for this thread, my staff came in the other day saying that the chicken has a lump. My first reaction was to come on here. Thank you for all the old posts. The lump doesnt go down lots, and i have read mixed messages. My chickens should have food all the time? is this correct...
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    Once upon a time to me a chicken was a chicken, what type is this?

    *BUMP* Also, I emailed the person i got them from and this was there response.... still not any help to me, but i thought you guys might have a clue! The chickens are from the Lohbram Family Chickens – Variety out of the Bond Hatchery Ta D.
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    so the tails are smaller on the roos

    This is what mine were like, which are still not sexed, however i was told that the pullet feathers faster... im at 5 weeks, still not sure, they look kinda similar too, was told either sex links or RIR's...
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    What's good names for new chicks!

    I work in children's services and we gave the 3-5 year olds the task of naming our chicks... The list was as follows: Brewster Soup Cheepee Orlando Roostie Shoestar Griza we ended up voting & have three chicks Soup, Orlando & Cheepee...
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    Golden sex link- am I a boy, or a girl?*updated* with wing pic

    Its been a while since this thread has been bumped, however, i was wondering if anyone can tell me how old the chick must be to try sexing the way Johnnyboy suggested? is to put them on their back in a cupped hand. if they flip over quickly it is a boy but if they stay and lay on thier back...
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    Once upon a time to me a chicken was a chicken, what type is this?

    Ok, so here are the best pics i could get, as they were being circled by 15 4 year old children and they were starting to move a bit... I know im annoying, but how many weeks does it usually take before you know if they are roosters or not? I am aware that its still early days i just need to...
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