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    The Middle Tennessee Thread

    I'm not sure but all the kids would have been given the same kind. I just want to get sure of what I'm doing so these chickens make good layers and so if she ever does this again she can do better.
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    The Middle Tennessee Thread

    I'm not sure. I talked to my brother in law a little bit ago and he said they should really have access to feed all the time.
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    The Middle Tennessee Thread

    They were all the same age - the 4H'ers all got them on the same day. I felt really good about how we were doing until I saw those other birds at the fair. We feed twice a day (but idk how much). You think they need more food?
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    Hi from Tennessee!

    We have Barred Rock
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    The Middle Tennessee Thread

    All the birds shown were females. We did get one cock in our bunch of chicks but he was the only one. All the 4H'ers were required to bring females to the show. Some looked similar to Shelbi's but most of them had full combs and wattles that were bright red. My husband said ours will too...
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    The Middle Tennessee Thread

    Hello! I am new to BYC. I live in McEwen which is west of Nashville. Can I get some help? Our barred rock chickens are about 21 weeks old. They came from the 4H chick chain and my daughter showed them at the fair this weekend. The other birds had big red wattles and combs but not ours...
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    Hi from Tennessee!

    Hello! My family started our backyard chicken journey back in March when my daughter brought home her first set of 4H chickens. We've done well with them, I think, but she didn't place very high at the fair this weekend. Our hens don't have large red wattles and combs and I want to be sure we...
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