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    Paceysgl5s Chicken Coop

    ****Note from BYC Staff: We’ve been trying to find a way to restore the missing pics to this article but haven’t had any luck. Hopefully the author will be able to help us get the pics loaded back up!” Welcome to my BYC page!! Here we'll be able to document our lives as chicken...
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    All my hens are bald!

    How do you know if it is a roo doing the pecking vs. other chickens? We have a number of our hens (maybe 5 or so) with bald spots above and around their tails. Never seen the actual pecking though, so we've been allowing them 100% free range during the day, trying the blukote, etc but nothing...
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    When do Buff Orpingtons start laying?

    WOW we had the complete opposite. We have 2 BO's and both were our first egg layers - 1 right at a day shy of 18 weeks old, and the other a few days later. They are also my 2 fave chickens if I had to do it over I might just get BO's. But anyway, ours are around 23 weeks old now and we have...
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    Campine, any guesses re pullet or roo?

    We have 1 GC named Gwen! See my BYC page for pics of her growing up. I posted on the campine thread a while back, hoping her comb coming in wasn't an indication of a roo - she definitely had a bigger comb than anyone else. Someone on there posted a picture of a 5 or 6 week old GC roo with a...
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    Chickenstock fiesta yardsale August 21

    Quote: I have 4 Polish pullets and a Crevecoeur (think pure black polish) that I will be selling. They are golden laced, buff laced, two white, and the Crevecoeur. They are all 4 months old or so. Nice pullets, but I have an Ameraucana hen that hates crested chickens. Chases and picks them...
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    Chickenstock fiesta yardsale August 21

    Quote: What are the ages of your silkies? I will be looking for silkie pullets around the age of my chickens (bt 15-20 weeks)
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    Chickenstock fiesta yardsale August 21

    Quote: Like I said, you had plenty of time. You'll get the printed copy from the state next week along with your pullorum card. yep you were right!! BTW I sold all 3 on craigslist (well, pending pick up). Now I'm sad! It's going to be hard to say goodbye to Bliss (the black bantam cochin...
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    Chickenstock fiesta yardsale August 21

    All - I just wanted to let you know how easy testing is, for anyone like me that's never been to a show!! I called the MA state testing board Saturday and left a message. They called me back Monday morning, asked if they could come by that afternoon (after I got home from work) and did all the...
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    Chickenstock fiesta yardsale August 21

    Here are the ones we're def going to rehome. They are currently on craigslist - 1 of the grey silkies started crowing over the weekend, and the black cochin (mix?) bantam also started crowing. "Bliss" was my husband's favorite but we can't keep the roos. Also - I might be looking for a nice...
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    Chickenstock fiesta yardsale August 21

    Quote: Hi as long as they came form tested parents you are good Oh gosh I have no idea if they did. The greys came from Ideal and the white from a "breeder" in CT that turned out to be BS (out of 4 "silkies" we got from him, 3 were cochin mixes). Did I mention that my luck sucks? We got 6...
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    Chickenstock fiesta yardsale August 21

    Hi All! I'm hoping to bring a few roos to the chicken stock - 2 grey silkies and 1 white silkie. They will be 15 weeks old. I don't think I need to get them tested, since they are right under the age limit right? I don't mind getting them tested but don't think I have the time to do it before...
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    The egg i found this morning!

    I'd like to know the breed too!! When did they start laying? Our girls turned 13 weeks old wednesday, I am assuming we'll get the first egg around 20 weeks but who knows!
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    Ramps and Silkies

    We put ours out in the coop around 6 weeks of age, and started letting them in the run during the day when they were 7.5 weeks or so. All the other chickens would be outside and the 4 silkies would be inside. I spent maybe 2 days pushing the silkies onto the ramp (and nudging them down it...)...
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    "Barred Rock Gender Help, Please!!! "updated with new pics"

    I vote pullet. Comb would be way bigger for a roo.
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    First night and day out... help...

    What we did, and what I read before doing it, was to keep the chicks in the COOP for a few days to a week, not letting them in the run. The first day we let them in the run, they immediately went into the coop when it started to get dark. (well, except for 1 silkie who has finally managed to...
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