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    What sex do I have, Easter Eggers

    They both look pretty similar to my girls when they were that age, but am a total newby to chickens so that probably isn't much help. For what it is worth, my male EE was redder and more pronounced in the comb by this age and started crowing at 9 weeks ( I understand that is not necessarily...
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    Multiple roosters/small flock- what would you do?

    If I choose to separate the roos from the hens for now, how far away do they need to be to reduce fighting amongst themselves? I might be able to create a small "bachelor pad" to give the girls a break, but setting it up completely out if sight of the girls is not practical on my property...
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    Multiple roosters/small flock- what would you do?

    Thanks so much for all the advice so far... Definitely a lot to consider. I do have a temporary pen in the garage where I can separate anyone who gets beat up or sick, but I am on the lookout for something more suitable for a hospital/quarantine cage and maybe now a bachelor coop. Microchick-...
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    Multiple roosters/small flock- what would you do?

    Hi again, Our first little flock of 9 chickens is now 13 weeks old and three of my pullets have grown into roos. So we have one white EE cockerel (Olaf), 3 EE hens, 3 Blue Andalusian hens and 2 buff orpington cockerels ( Janis & Phoebe- boy names as yet to be determined). I am in a rural...
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    Coop is almost finished- need advice on ventilation vs rain shielding

    Here's the updated picture of what we did to block the rain. Works great. The prop pole in the pic was not permanent. We hinged the final version and cut it to the right length. The chickens seem very happy with it, plenty of ventilation but they are staying dry. I will have to make some...
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    Super sharp chicken nails... Ouch!!

    Several of the chicks ( 10 weeks) love to sit on shoulders and arms... And will even fly up and sit in my kids back, which the boys love. Problem is, their nails are so sharp that they claw you to pieces on the way down. I'm not thinking they are going to be up for a manicure so, anyone have...
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    Please someone tell me TSC was right and this is a Buff Orpington pullet...

    Hmmm... 3 boys out of 9 who were all supposed to be girls... Guess that will teach me to but chicks from TSC. Maybe these two are just early bloomers and there's still hope for them laying eggs... I hate to have to get rid of someone at this point, these are our first chickens and my kids...
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    Please someone tell me TSC was right and this is a Buff Orpington pullet...

    So I purposely bought 3 Buff Orpington pullets from TSC a couple of months ago, because I wanted some brown eggs and one of my students at school has BOs and said they are sweet birds. They are about 10 weeks now. Out of those 3, I have one white EE cockerel ( he's now crowing, so no question...
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    Breed/Gender ID help appreciated

    Here's the latest photo of my big white EE roo... He's getting pretty good at crowing, not if he would just stop picking at and chasing all the girls around!! Any chance he will settle down with that as he matures, or will it only get worse? Also, I have heard people refer to roos having a...
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    Getting rid of mold in the future run site

    I wish it would stop raining long enough to dry out... I feel like I live in a rainforest somewhere... Now there is a new spot of mold growing on the other side of the area where we are building the coop. It is not even near the spot where the chickens have been... No spilled feed, no poop...
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    Coop is almost finished- need advice on ventilation vs rain shielding

    Thanks so much for both replies... We had considered louvers, but I'd either have to but what is in the shelf and close in around them ( meaning I'd lose a lot of the opening) or we'd have to special order something large enough ($$$). JanetS- Thanks for the pic...it helps a lot to see...
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    Coop is almost finished- need advice on ventilation vs rain shielding

    Hi again, We have been working diligently in the chicken coop and I am really happy with the outcome so far, except for one issue. I'm hoping the pic comes through, so ya'll can see my problem and give me some suggestions. We left the point of the A open on both sides and covered it with...
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    Getting rid of mold in the future run site

    Hello again, We are still in the process of building the chicken coop, so right now the chicks are out in a dog pen run by day and in the garage at night. Originally the run was set up in the spot where I intend it to be permanently, right beside where I am building the coop. Several...
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    Breed/Gender ID help appreciated

    So, I thought I'd give ya'll an update on the white EE gender mystery. I guess the mystery is solved... My big white bird started crowing this morning. So either "Buffy the hen" is very confused, or he just became Olaf the Rooster. Next question, anything I can do to encourage him to be a...
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    Questions on basic preventative medical care for young chickens

    Thanks so much to all of you who have answered so far. When it comes to my dogs, I am very conservative with vaccines and other chemical treatments. ( basic vax only, titer testing instead of yearly boosters, no chemical flea/tick treatment, etc) and I've always had healthy animals.... But I...
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