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    Hen or rooster?

    Thank you to each of you!!
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    Hen or rooster?

    I have 2 buff orpingtons that are the same age and there is a significant size difference between the 2- which has me wondering if I have a rooster? They’re about 19 weeks old. 1 just started laying (obviously I’m not sure which 😅) Need clarification on gender
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    Normal integration behavior, or do we need to separate?

    Hi! New-ish chicken owner here. I am introducing 11 8-week old pullets to our 3 15-week old pullets. For approximately 5 days I had the younger group in a separate area within the coop, so they could see/hear but not touch. Last night I raised the divider to allow the younger ones the freedom to...
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    heat wave

    This is good to know, thank you!
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    heat wave

    I’m very new to owning chickens, ours are just a few months old- so hopefully you get some responses from experienced owners! We, too, have extremely hot days forecasted in the upcoming days. I have placed some water bottles and old juice cartons filled with water in the freezer. I will put the...
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    Rollaway nest box in winter

    We’re finishing up our coop for our young hens that will start laying late this summer. As I’m looking at nest box options I’m considering a manufactured rollaway nesting box that will have the rear mounted collection to allow us to collect eggs from outside the coop. I live in Minnesota and...
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    Recovering from injury

    I am new to raising chickens. About 2 weeks ago our dog got to our flock and killed all but 3 of the young chickens (2 months old). I had 2 buff Orpington and 1 Rhode Island Red survive. The Rhode Island Red was significantly injured so I separated her in a dog crate to allow her to heal. She...
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