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    Can't get chickens to drink from Beaktime automatic waterers - help!!

    For our new batch of chickens (currently ~9 weeks old) we installed a Beaktime automatic watering system (see photo below). However, not one of our nine chickens has tried out the new waterers. We've tried dipping the chickens' beaks into the waterers. The waterers are not too low or too high...
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    Need to know breed and sex of 8-week-old chicken ...

    We purchased the chick (Welsummer straight run) at a local farm supply store. We wanted a pullet for the dark brown eggs and decided to take our chances (50/50). But we can't keep roosters in our back yard, so he'll need a new home (assuming he's definitely male) ...
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    Easter Egger - color and sex?

    LofMc - She's only about 8 or 9 weeks! Good to hear that's she's likely a she. :-)
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    Silver Crested Polish - pullet or cockerel??

    I posted pics a few weeks ago of our Silver Crested (or Silver Laced) Polish. Consensus seemed to be that we had a cockerel. Now we have pics at 8 weeks. Still the same verdict? Any chance that we might have a pullet? There's no sign (yet) of a red comb or wattles. Thanks for taking a look!!
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    Easter Egger - color and sex?

    Here is our sweet Easter Egger (sold to us as an Ameraucana) at about 8 weeks. We're wondering if the lovely coloring (blonde-grey-blue) has a specific name. In the past our Easter Eggers have been much more brown (either light brown or dark brown), so we're very intrigued by her/his coloring...
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    Need to know breed and sex of 8-week-old chicken ...

    We bought what we thought was a few-days-old Welsummer in mid-March. Definitely looked like a Welsummer chick back then. Now, at 8 weeks or so, we're wondering if we really did get a Welsummer. Here are a few photos. Note the diverse coloring of the wing (which s/he is spreading out in the...
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    Blue Laced Red Wyandotte - gender??

    We think our 6-week-old Blue Laced Red Wyandotte is a pullet. Any signs that we're wrong and we have a cockerel? Thanks!! [/IMG]
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    5-week-old Welsummer ... male or female?

    Hmmmm ... if not a Welsummer, then which breed? We purchased the following: Cuckoo Marian, Black Australorp, Ameraucana, Blue Laced Red Wyandotte, Blue Cochin, Speckled Sussex, and Welsummer. We're pretty sure this one is the Welsummer because (we think) we've been able to identify all the...
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    Silver Crested Polish at 4-5 weeks ... male or female?

    My son picked out this lovely Silver Crested Polish. We're hoping for a female, otherwise we'll have to give away the chicken. Can anyone tell the sex at the early age of 4-5 weeks? Is it simply too early to tell? If so, what should we look for in the coming weeks? This is our first Polish...
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    5-week-old Welsummer ... male or female?

    It might be too early to tell, but we're trying to figure out if our 5-week-old Welsummer is male or female. We've never had a Welsummer before and it's the only one in our new flock of nine chicks. We're hoping for a female for the dark brown eggs. If it's a male, we'll need to give him away...
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