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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or A Cockerel? Click Here!

    3 week old American Bresse. Thanks!
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    New Ladies, Olive and Goldie

    Very broody, it turns out. She attacked me and was terrorizing her cell mate so I am doing an emergency way too quick intro to my birds for the other new one. I had to get her out of there. They are free ranging together with no bloodshed amd she is very sweet! Already hopping up on us for...
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    New Ladies, Olive and Goldie

    I keep reading I should have at least 3, but also that it's best to introduce in pairs, so today we went and got these beautiful girls! And that's it, no more! (Famous last words!) One is pure black and the other was a big oops but is clearly a beloved bird as they hesitated when I asked if she...
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    Oregon

    I have thought about it. I'm in Redmond and there's no ash falling here but it's been smoky for days. The rain yesterday seems to have cleared it up a bit for now, though...
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    I need advice, suggestions, and Help

    I'm a new chicken owner also and I bought the exact same coop! We just got them less than a month a go and they just started laying. I'd say they are getting about 12 hours daylight. They were freaked out at first but now are settling in nicely. We let them out for supervised free ranging in the...
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    Adding a Speckled Sussex in with 2 Mottled Java

    They're only getting rid of one right now, but I can certainly just wait until a pair is ready.
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    Adding a Speckled Sussex in with 2 Mottled Java

    I have 2 Mottled Java and we have an opportunity to get a Speckled Sussex. Our girls are fairly docile, though I've never seen them with other chickens but they were both getting picked on at the farm where they lived, plus one of them is much smaller and has a scissor beak. Everything I've...
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    Freedom! My chickens excellent adventure out of the coup

    I've had the same experience. I just got mine 2 weeks a go and asked if I should clip their wings and most people said not to worry about it and they were right! They've shown no interest in leaving the yard. I live in a residential neighborhood and did see a hawk, though, so I bought some bird...
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    Extreme heat options, opinions?

    We are making it through rather nicely. Yesterday we were outside with the birds all day under the mister by the elm tree and today we were able to get the run set up with a fan, shade and mister. Frozen watermelon, berries, peas and electrolytes in their water and I've hardly even seen a pant...
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    Extreme heat options, opinions?

    Thanks! I think I am leaning towards option a as so many of the ideas in the thread (I actually did read all 25 pages!) arent feasible due to space. I'll check on them a lot and my dog is in and out and he's been a great instant guardian as he was raised with chickens in his old home. I'll...
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    Extreme heat options, opinions?

    Hello, I have been the proud owner of 2 Mottled Javas for a week and apologize in advance for my lack of expertise. We have a heat wave coming up, 7 days at 100-105 up from 80 today, (little humidity) and I'm worried about my girls. I've done a ton of reading, though, on hot weather tips and...
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    Delilah and Big Bird, Breed Guess?

    Excellent! Thank you. They are quite easy to corral already. They know what the shaking sound of the mealworm bag is and come running. Very mellow birds. In no time at all they were used to the the dog hanging around outside their coop and even will walk up to him and greet him through the...
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    Delilah and Big Bird, Breed Guess?

    Thanks, everyone! They are mostly black, though the pic does look brownish. I am looking at the pictures and breed and although my girls are a little, er, bedraggled now, they certainly do look like Mottled Javas! My only question about them that I have not been able to find much info on, is...
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    Delilah and Big Bird, Breed Guess?

    We just got our first 2 hens from my dad's (now ex) girlfriend who has a farm and has many interesting varieties of chickens. She dropped them off very unexpectedly and I was so flustered as we weren't entirely ready I didn't even ask the breed! Well, long story short I'd rather not bother her...
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