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    Need help identifying breed of Rooster

    Thanks all ...seems the consensus is a mix Buff/Red of some kind. Oh also not sure if it matters but the pic is current and he's roughly 4 1/2 months old.
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    Need help identifying breed of Rooster

    Hi all ...new here to BYC (check out my Intro) ...anyway we recently got via my son's agriculture class in school what we were told was a Buff Orpington hen. Needless to say a few months later and we discovered its a rooster (trying to figure out how to handle that now ). Not only did it turn...
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    New member - any suggestions for a noisy Roo?

    Thanks ...I actually have an A-Frame coop (smaller one made to handle about 4 regular size chickens) that he stays in at night and I keep him secure in there until the morning (ramp access I can close up at night for predator protection). Plus I'm gonna try covering the little window of it at...
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    New member - any suggestions for a noisy Roo?

    Thanks all for the good advice ...first thing I'm gonna do is check in with the neighbors and get their input. I'm hoping its not too much of a disturbance. When in my own home and he's right outside our door I can hear him crow but its not overwhelming ...so hopefully its the same for the...
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    Central Florida in Lake County or Apopka area

    Hello from Apopka/Wekiva Springs FL
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    New member - any suggestions for a noisy Roo?

    Thanks for the advice ...since he's pratically full grown if I pick up a couple of sexlings at the local feed store, which are normally anywere from 1-3 weeks old, how long should I wait to introduce them to each other? I understand to keep them in seperate areas at first but is it a good idea...
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    New member - any suggestions for a noisy Roo?

    Hello all, new member here in the Orlando FL area. Back in March my son brought home a newly hatched Buff Orpington (so we were told) chick from a School project that the school generously (insert sarcasm) awared him to have. In any case we did a little research and figured what the heck...
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