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    Is my hen a rooster?

    Getting chickens has been one of the best things I have ever done. They are such characters, we love them so much. Is there any reason this one is difficult to handle and gets so stressed; she holds her beak open and pants when she is handled. Is there anything we can do to make it a better...
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    Is my hen a rooster?

    I am in the UK, so not neighbourhood law. Neighbours! We are the only ones with chickens. I had to rehome one 4 weeks ago, because she started crowing, but that one had a big comb. It was very sad for us to let him go.
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    Is my hen a rooster?

    Phew! That is a relief. I can’t keep a rooster, because of my neighbours. This is my 8 year old daughters chicken, so she would be devastated if we had to rehome her. Thank you so much for your reply.
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    Is my hen a rooster?

    About 34 weeks old. I have added a picture, sorry she has been digging in the mud this morning.
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    Is my hen a rooster?

    I have owned my silkie hen for about 6 weeks, but she is not laying like the others, holds itself differently and is quite difficult to handle unlike the others I brought from the same flock. I was told that they were 28 weeks when I brought them, so this one should be around 34 weeks old. I...
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    Help! New chicken owner

    She started crowing this morning, so she is a he!
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    Help! New chicken owner

    Hi it is me again, I think she is a rooster. Started crowing this morning.
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    Help! New chicken owner

    Thank you for your replies. I contacted the seller who I brought them from, she said if it was a cockerel it would be crowing now, because they are 35 weeks old. When I purchased them 2 weeks ago, I was told they were 28 weeks old. This one is much taller than the others and has a much larger...
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    Help! New chicken owner

    Hi, I have uploaded some full body images, so if you can tell me if she is a she or a he?
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    Help! New chicken owner

    Ok, thank you so much for the advice. I really want the best for my chickens, so it is great to know there is good support and advice out there.
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    Help! New chicken owner

    That will be great! I will post the picture in the morning.
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    Help! New chicken owner

    I have always wanted to keep chickens, really enjoying them. I am just get worried about them after reading some of the problems they can get. One was sneezing when I brought them home, now 3 are sneezing. I did contact the seller, who said it could have been the stress of the move that has...
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    Help! New chicken owner

    One has laid 5 eggs this week, but the others haven't. I also have a Pekin frizzle and a polish in the same flock from the same breeder. I am in the UK
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    Help! New chicken owner

    Thank you for your reply. I have 4 silkies, she is the only one with this. I brought them together 2 weeks ago. I was told they were 28 weeks old then. So she could be a he? This one is larger than my other black one and she has more normal feathers than fluff at the tips of her wings. I will...
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    Help! New chicken owner

    Can someone advise me please? I am a new chicken owner and just got my flock 2 weeks ago. I noticed that one of my silkie girls has a lump on her beak and the others don't. It doesn't seem to bother her, but worried about it. I have attached a picture
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