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    Going out to feed/maintain/..slip on shoe recommendations?

    I bought these and LOVE them. They have been the best! They slip on easily and I can hose them off...come in multiple colors and sizes.
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    Barnevelder chicks, different feathering patterns, boys vs girls.

    I thought I’d give an update. The two I thought were boys definitely are and the girl is in fact a girl. Here are some recent pictures to show the feathering differences.
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    Barnevelder chicks, different feathering patterns, boys vs girls.

    Yes, I am saying that chick 2 and 3 are boys based on my experience having had 5 roos so far. Chick #1 I suspect to be a girl as she has developed much differently and has feathered in a completely different way than the 5 roos I have had of this breed.
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    Barnevelder chicks, different feathering patterns, boys vs girls.

    Yes, I agree chick #2 and 3 are boys. The only one I am saying is a girl is #1. I've had 5 roos of this breed so far, so I'm pretty sure I can spot a roo now :)
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    Barnevelder chicks, different feathering patterns, boys vs girls.

    Hi all, This is my third attempt trying to get a female Double SIlver Laced Barnevelder. Last year all three chicks we got were roos. This year we got three more and I am, for the first time, noticing a slightly different feathering pattern, so I wanted to share my observations. Below you see...
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    Very odd shell less egg parts today.

    I already tossed it. It was hollow, with a long tear. It felt like an empty softshell?
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    Very odd shell less egg parts today.

    I pulled a very odd group of items out of the nest box today. One membrane covered yolk accompanied by a membrane covered fluid sack accompanied by what looked like a soggy egg shell. Our hens are about a year old, And I’m not sure if this is from the Swedish Isbar or the Moss Egger. Both have...
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    Newbie wondering if we have hens

    Agree that the Barnie also looks like a roo. Mine had the same feathering...
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    5 week old Barnevelder

    Following. I'd say it looks like a pullet. In comparison my roos looked much less laced at that age.
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    Barnevelder chick. Hen or roo??

    All of my barnevelder roos were extremely sweet and docile (all went to new homes due to a bratty neighbor). I would say that this one is a boy, but give it a little longer to be sure. If you have enough hens and are allowed to keep a rooster, do it. I wish we could have kept ours, he was like a...
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    Our new coop is finally together!

    4.5' by 4', not including the nesting boxes.
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    Our new coop is finally together!

    We just sold our house and moved into a new one and were in a bit of a pinch as the buyers of our former home asked to keep our chicken coop. Luckily they agreed to let us house our chickens in the "old" coop until the new one was built, but I had 30 days to get one constructed. Working...
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    Alchemist Farms

    No. We picked the breeds we wanted.
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    Alchemist Farms

    We got ten chicks total over two attempts ended up with 2 Moss Eggers (ended up with one male, one female), 2 Azure Egger (females—pre-sexed), 2 Black Copper Marans (ended up with one male, one female), a Swedish Isbar (ended up female), and 3 Silver Laced Barnevelders (all ended up being male)...
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    Double Laced Silver Barnevelders

    Goodness. I'm trying to figure out the same thing. I think I have two boys, which would mean all three Banevelders I got this year were male.... Thoughts? First two pics the breeder though was pullet, but I am just not seeing it...
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