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    Barred rock/Brahma mix gender

    Chick hatched June 4th. I have a barred rock rooster and I suspect his mama would be one of our buff brahmas based on the feathered legs. First pic taken July 1, based on comb color I figured boy. At 2 months of age, pic taken Aug 7th the comb hadn’t really changed much, so I thought maybe...
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    What have you repurposed while building ?

    I turned our old broken down wood shed into a coop using reclaimed fence boards and tin roofing. For interior repurposing there’s a book shelf, tidy cat buckets for nesting boxes, and a metal shelf. I’ll be adding on to the coop this next week to accommodate all our new chicks. We have a small...
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    Texas

    Hi there! I live near Gilmer in East TX. We have 9 hens and a rooster, a duck and a drake, 20 cats and 6 dogs on our 4 acre homestead. We are planning to add more chickens, ducks and possibly some goats in the spring.
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    Barn Kittens with rabbits and ducks

    I’m glad it all worked out! I just saw the post for the first time and was going to say your plan sounded wonderful.
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    Barn Kittens with rabbits and ducks

    Ha, that’s the story of my life! I was doing cat math long before chicken math. Now that I refuse to take in any more cats I’m all about chicken math
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    Any guesses on this breed?

    Thank you all!
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    Any guesses on this breed?

    We recently adopted this sweet docile girl (I think it’s a girl) from a friend after a fox got the rest of her flock. She is gorgeous, with a pretty green glint in the sunshine. They said she’s only about 4-5 months old and not laying yet. I’m guessing she’s a mixed breed given the puff on her...
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    New member!

    Welcome!
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    Introduction

    Hi there! 1) I am new to being a chicken parent. I’ve always wanted them, and finally got started a month ago. (2) We currently have 9 chickens. (3) What breeds do you have? According to Tractor Supply we have 3 Barred Rock, 3 Orphington and 3 Brahmas (4) How did you find out about...
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