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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Hey folks, I have a Speckled Sussex cockeral I need to rehome (Vancouver, WA area). He's a good bird - healthy, beautiful, not aggressive - but too noisy for my suburban block. Anyone have any open room or a lead on someone who might be interested? SS are supposed to be great roos, and he's a...
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    FREE: Speckled Sussex cockeral, about 16 weeks (Vancouver, WA/PDX)

    I need to rehome my young cockeral (free). He's a good boy - healthy, very pretty, not aggressive - but he's just started crowing and it's not going to work in my suburban neighborhood. Speckled Sussex roos are supposed to be great - handsome and docile. Just look at his curious-but-wise eyes...
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    Vancouveer, WA/PDX: Speckled Sussex cockeral, about 16 weeks

    I need to rehome my young cockeral. He's a good boy - very pretty, not aggressive - but he's just started crowing and it's not going to work in my suburban neighborhood. Speckled Sussex roos are supposed to be great - handsome and docile. Just look at his curious-but-wise eyes! Happy to drive...
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    Lav orp chick with broken/dislocated knee/leg? Not sure what to do

    Hi all, I recently moved my chicks outside. Today I couldn't find one of my 8-week-old lavender orpingtons. After a long search, I found her on the other side of my yard with one totally useless leg. Because of how far she was from the coop, I wonder if maybe she was caught and dropped or...
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    Boy or girl?

    I've had two pullets whose long, beautiful tail feathers really freaked me out around this age, even though one was a sex link and I knew she had to be a girl. One of them completely divided this esteemed forum because of her tail! But they didn't have any sign of saddle feathers or pointy...
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    Boy or girl?

    I don't see any saddle feathers and that comb is still very small - looks promising that she's a pullet!
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    5 weeks French Black Copper Marans Sexing

    That's a big comb for five weeks. Looks like it may be a roo. What a cutie, though!
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    Moved to PNW from NorCal - how can I keep my birds happy and dry?

    -slaps forehead- of course! Dust bathing! Talk about another major part of chickens' lives that was not something I had to worry about manually providing in Sac, haha. Thank you for the suggestion, I'll build one this weekend so they can get properly clean.
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    Moved to PNW from NorCal - how can I keep my birds happy and dry?

    Hi all, A month ago I moved from hot, dry Sacramento to the Portland area. I, a Seattle native, am delighted at the weather change. My five chickens, not so much. This is the first time in their lives that they've had reliably wet, cooler temps. The first two weeks we were here, my focus was...
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    Male or female Calico Princess

    They all look like pullets to me! Are you worrying about #3 because of the pink in the comb? This is obviously completely anecdotal, but my same-age Black Star has basically an identical comb, and she's guaranteed female since it's a sex-linked breed.
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    How can I encourage my hens and chicks to integrate?

    Thanks, Mrs. K! I will look forward to that!
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    How can I encourage my hens and chicks to integrate?

    Hi there, I have three chicks (9ish weeks) who have been living with my three hens for the past few weeks. They sleep all together in the coop without incident, but as they free-range all day, they stick to their own age groups and don't interact with the others at all (except for one hen...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Hey y'all, my friend in Capitol Hill (Seattle) is looking for someone to buy fresh eggs from. Anyone here in Cap Hill whom I can refer her to?
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    My chickens have started roosting on top of their coop...how can I stop that?

    If it helps, it's been a week and they've only gone inside on their own twice /facepalm We'll get there...I hope...
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    My chickens have started roosting on top of their coop...how can I stop that?

    Update: OMG! THEY WENT INSIDE TONIGHT! Goooood babies.
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