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    Lavender Orpington- almost 8 weeks

    Thank you for the update, they’re so rare! I’m hoping against the odds this one ends up being a pullet, but I’m pretty sure he’s a boy. I’m not sure if the chicks know each others gender, but it and a for sure cockerel (another LO same clutch), weren’t getting along yesterday and it was being...
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    Bullied 8 week old cockerel

    Did you have to keep them all separated or did they all have their own group of ladies? I’m sorry they’ve passed.
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    Bullied 8 week old cockerel

    Thank you! What are your Orpington roosters like? Are they loud? Are they gentle with the girls, etc?
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    Bullied 8 week old cockerel

    I have 6 chicks, right at 8 weeks. I’m pretty sure I have two lavender Orpington cockerels and it seems the two of them have been at odds today. I just watched this guy approach the flock and I’m pretty sure the other was trying to crow. 1) what should I do to treat the wounds? 2) what should I...
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    Orpington Sexing Issues

    My hen hatched her first clutch about 6 weeks ago. Some days I swear a couple are female and a few are male. Then, other days I swear they’re all males. I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time stalking other boards trying to compare mine to others. Unfortunately, most of the time there’s no...
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    5.5-6 week old lavender Orpington chicks boys or girls

    Thank you for the update! I have three 5 week olds I’ve been trying to sex so I’ve been stalking these boards looking at others.
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    Lavender Orpington 5 weeks

    What did they end up being?
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    5.5-6 week old lavender Orpington chicks boys or girls

    What did they end up being?
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    Chicks hatching early Day 19 (buff Orpington chicks, Rhode Island Red mama)

    4 were born on day 20 (Monday) and the last day 21 (yesterday). I’m absolutely obsessed with them! Momma had a 100% hatch rate!
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    Chicks hatching early Day 19 (buff Orpington chicks, Rhode Island Red mama)

    How funny, my dates are EXACTLY the same as yours. I googled because my broodys first batch happened last night on day 19. So far we have one active baby!
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    Broody hatch rates

    It’s day 17 and I just did my final candling of my broodys 6 eggs. They’re all still showing movement. What kind of hatch rate should I expect?
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    How hands off can you be with eggs under a broody?

    She has 6 eggs that she started sitting on last Tuesday. I can see how confusing I wrote that 🤦🏼‍♀️
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    How hands off can you be with eggs under a broody?

    I read that moving them can break their brood. Having NO prior experience and a broody on 6 week old eggs, I’m very curious if I should do this at the end of next week. I have a smaller prefab coop within my custom run and she’s currently inside my custom coop. It’s large and easy for me to...
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    Do you “punish” (not abuse) your chickens?

    I used punish for lack of a better word, but I could also argue why would you punish a kid for being a kid? I understand that chickens don’t have the same mental acuity as children, but I’m trying to figure out how to prevent her from running into the woods and putting herself in danger.
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    Do you “punish” (not abuse) your chickens?

    They are almost 2 yo, and they’ll still squat if I’m in close proximity and they don’t see a fast way out. They’ve got a decent sized run (it’s 16x8 for 4 of them) and they spend all day in it (with access to their coop and a programmed door with timer). I throw feed on the ground, as well as...
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