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    4-week-old barred rock -- girl or boy?

    Well, it's been a while! Lucky me, I did end up with three pullets. They're about 16 weeks old now, and doing really well. Unfortunately, several weeks ago, one of my neighbor's chihuahuas escaped her yard, got into mine, sneaked under my poultry netting fence and attacked my Ameraucana/EE...
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    6 week-old Chickens Outside Overnight Yet?

    Hi All! I'm considering moving my 6 week-old chickens outside to the coop full-time. They've been having outdoor day-time adventures since they were about 3 weeks old, and for the past week, they've been spending the days in their coop but coming back in the house into their brooder box at...
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    4-week-old barred rock -- girl or boy?

    Hi All! Not sure if anyone will see this, but my chickies are 6 weeks old now, and I thought I'd throw up some new pics of Sam to see if anyone wants to add, confirm, or change their opinion about whether she's a pullet or a cockerel. Based on Happy Chooks 6wk pic, I'd say Sam is definitely a...
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    4-week-old barred rock -- girl or boy?

    Agh... yes, I thought this was a tough one. At first, because Sam was noticeably getting bigger than the other two, with a more developed comb, I started thinking she was a he. But the more I looked at pictures and read about the differences here, I started getting more confidence that she is...
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    4-week-old barred rock -- girl or boy?

    OK, I'm throwing this out there to get past my fear of being told Sam is a boy! I have three 4-week-old chicks (first-time chicken keeper) -- all different breeds. I've got a Barred Rock, a Buff Orpington, and what was sold as an Ameraucana that I'm assuming is really an Easter Egger. My...
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    Home Feeding Ideas and Solutions Discussion Thread

    sorry this is not a comment on the topic of the thread, but that ^ is good stuff.
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    Home Feeding Ideas and Solutions Discussion Thread

    Wow. What a fascinating, entertaining, and educational thread! I'm a "New Egg" here, and only got interested in keeping chickens about 3 months ago. I now have three 3 1/2 week-old chicks. Something I read recently suggested that the crumbles form of feed allow the chickens to pick through...
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    Post your ''Other'' Uses for feed bags

    Wow. These are all very cool reuses of feed bags. I just skimmed through a lot of the posts here, and it seems like most of the uses are for the woven plastic type bags. The uses I noticed for the heavy paper feed bags are things like use in the lasagna garden bed method, liners for the base...
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    Hello from Southern Oregon

    Hello Joni! Thanks for saying hello on my new member thread. I hope you're enjoying So. OR. I lived in Portland for almost 9 years. I've been in Penngrove for 9 months now, after being far from the west coast for about 5 years. I love it here! I rent a house on a 30-acre farm, and just...
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    New from Sonoma County

    Thanks for all the welcomes! My three-week-old chickies had their first outdoor adventure today! I fenced off a section of my yard and let them do their thing for about half an hour. I decided to take them back inside once the vultures started circling.
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    New from Sonoma County

    Hello, I'm Garnet, and I've become crazy for chickens. I'm guessing my madness may deepen, since I only caught this bug about 2-3 months ago. I never imagined I'd have an interest in chickens, let alone keeping chickens myself. I've been reading a lot on the web, and have read three books...
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