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    Integrating young hens

    Yep, and they are chickens and chickens do chicken things and a lot of time it doesn't make a bit of sense....or at least not to us.
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    4 week old Favorelle mix gender?

    Cockerel
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    How to manage a rude rooster?

    Sounds like he just reasoned he didn’t have to out run the hog, he just had to out run you
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    How to manage a rude rooster?

    Yes, he looks tasty
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    Hen or Roo? Blue Cochin

    I concur. And, the 2nd one is more developed and probably closer to laying by the looks of her.
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    Question of the Day - Sunday, July 20th, 2025

    What if they have even learned how to leave the beach and mingle with people?
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    Hen or rooster? And if rooster, what to do in Montgomery County, MD

    Yes
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    Hen or rooster? And if rooster, what to do in Montgomery County, MD

    There are always people who say that. And, I am sure they do, but that doesn't mean they are handling them right once they get to the store. And, it is not just the sexing of the chicks, but the breed as well that are wrong there so many times. Now, it could be that Hoovers doesn't care what...
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    Breaking a broody hen

    I have used the broody jail method with some success. But, I have just as much success with just taking them off the nest and taking the eggs away while they fussed. I will sit them down in front of food and water and they will usually eat a little. I have to do it about 3 days, but it takes...
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    Hen or rooster? And if rooster, what to do in Montgomery County, MD

    Yes, 100% cockerel. With TSC it is about 50/50 at best.
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    Hen or roo

    Yep Pullet
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    What predator would pile up dead chickens?

    Do any animals kill for fun? Yes, they do. A lot of the dogs we humans love so much do it quite a bit.
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    Update double checking on the sex of my chicks

    They look like girls to me. The only thing on 8 is that little bit of feather up high on the wing that looks like it might be red. But, the comb is not big and it's pale, and I don't see any male saddle feathers coming in. I think they are female. But, yeah, that is some good luck. Looks like...
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    Update double checking on the sex of my chicks

    That is some pretty good luck getting 8 pullets from a classroom hatch. Me thinks it is time he heads to Vegas.
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    Update double checking on the sex of my chicks

    I am curious at to what you were told at 10 weeks. Were you told all pullets then as well?
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