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    Easter Egger? Pullet or cockerel?

    Thanks! I hope I can keep him. He's one of two and they are both really rough on the hens. :( I need to make a decision soon, especially since one of my new bantams is also a cockerel.
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    Breed for this bantam??

    I'm in love with this little guy! So tiny next to the others the same age, but so feisty. And also loves cuddles.
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    Easter Egger? Pullet or cockerel?

    Alfredo, the stealth rooster.
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    Easter Egger? Pullet or cockerel?

    "For now" is right! I hatched out 4 EE chicks last November. 1 was clearly a cockerel by around 5 weeks, the other 3 looked identical to each other, so I thought pullets. Ha! One was what I call a "stealth rooster" and suddenly sprouted pointy saddle feathers at 4 months old.
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    Breed for this bantam??

    Awesome, thanks! I've never had a black Cochin before.
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    Easter Egger? Pullet or cockerel?

    Five weeks old, from Meyer Hatchery. I lost a bunch of babies I ordered due to a heat lamp malfunction, which has left me struggling to identify the ones that are left. Because of the puffy cheeks and slate green legs, I'm thinking it's an Easter Egger Bantam. Hoping for a pullet but EE's are...
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    Breed for this bantam??

    Thanks! Do you think the white patch on his front will go away when he's all grown?
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    I call them sheep chicks..what are they?

    Sheep chicks, I love it! :D
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    Breed for this bantam??

    This little guy (with that red comb I'm assuming cockerel!) is 4 weeks old. Definitely a bantam, and he has feathered feet. Some kind of Cochin maybe?
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    Any guesses on this little one? I got four new babies from a friend yesterday. They are 6 weeks old and she didn't know breed or gender for any of them. This one has more pink/red on the face and wattle development.
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    Post Your Game Cam Pics Here!!!

    BUSTED. This is the fox that reduced my flock of 14 down to just 1 sad hen!
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    What kind of predator would do this?

    Thanks ChickenCanoe! That's what I thought too... But then set up my game camera and got this! I am going to try to trap it and in the meantime keeping my one remaining hen locked up!
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    What kind of predator would do this?

    I woke up this morning to a bloodbath in the chicken run. I already lost 11 of my 14 hens to fox attacks this spring while free ranging so I have been keeping the remaining 3 locked up in their run. Last night/this morning something pried back the hardware cloth under the run door, dug its way...
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    Amish-made coop questions

    I have an Amish made coop and I did cut a few extra vents into it (the company would do it for me but it cost extra and I figured it would be easy to do myself.) I also made a screen door for the summer. It worked out great. I love my coop.
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    The fun game of hen or roo!

    Thank you!
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