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    What to do with the cockerels?

    Hello I have red sex and red x layers and my rooster is a red sex. We got one chick yesterday and I think it's a female because of the red on it's head. We have more we are waiting on and I was just thinking.....what if we get a cockerel? We want pullets not cockerels, I mean no disrespect...
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    A chick finally hatched! Now What??

    Thanks again for the info. I put 2 red hen eggs, (they are red sex-link or red-x eggs) under our silkie. So the chicks are not silkie chicks. Didn't know that the wing sexing only works for certain breeds. I'll have to look into that, thank you. Also didn't know chicks could drown. I put...
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    A chick finally hatched! Now What??

    Thanks for the info. I'll play it by ear and watch her. I have a few silkie chickens and several are broody mamas, so maybe I'll try another hen. I did google how to sex a chick, and I see that you have to look at the wings. The ones that have feathers all the same length are the roosters...
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    A chick finally hatched! Now What??

    Thanks for the info! I do have mama and the one chick sectioned off in the coop right now. I put water and some scratch in there with her. Will definitely keep them separate until the other hatches. When would be a good time to put more eggs under mama? Also, pardon my ignorance, but what...
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    A chick finally hatched! Now What??

    Morning everyone! We've had layers for over a year, and have raised meat birds, so we have some experience, but this is new. When I told a friend of ours that I have a silkie mom who just sits on eggs all day long, she suggested I leave some there for her to hatch. Well it worked! This...
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    2016 BYC Calendar - Your Pictures Needed!

    Here's our beautiful Boy, Spencer! He's such a good rooster!
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    Just got our first baby chick! Now what????

    Morning everyone! We've had layers for over a year, and have raised meat birds, so we have some experience, but this is new. When I told a friend of ours that I have a silkie mom who just sits on eggs all day long, she suggested I leave some there for her to hatch. Well it worked! This...
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    Hello From Williamstown Ontario Canada!

    Hello everyone! I've been reading posts and following discussions on this site for almost a year and figure, maybe I should join! Thanks to all those with experience who take the time to post tips and instruction to us newbies! You have no idea how much it helps!
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