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    5 week old Light Brahma, Pullet or Cockerel?

    What was the verdict? Hen or roo? I’m in the same predicament and mine looks similar to yours and I fear it’s a roo.
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    Show Me Your Brahmas

    My first flock of Brahmas and I’m in love! They are 12 weeks old in this photo.
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    Any DIY Duck/Chicken coop ideas?

    If you do use pallets, be prepared for prying them apart. Buy a real pallet buster or just use a circular saw to cut what you can apart. A cautionary tale for you- I only hammered off 2 pieces of wood from a pallet 3 months ago and I developed tennis elbow. I still have it right now and can’t...
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    When could you tell what sex your Brahmas were?

    I’m interested to hear about others who have raised Light Brahmas and any differences you noticed between the growing pullets and cockerels. I’m currently raising 5 that I bought sexed as female from Cackle Hatchery about 4 weeks ago. Everything I find say that I must be patient because they are...
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    Jersey giant sexing

    Thank you:) I‘m sorry you had to rehome Matt! I have 2 BJG that have very different tails since we got them at 2 weeks old. We’re 2 months in and I’m still guessing. Their legs are the same, body size is similar, combs are both small and orange/blackish, and their temperament is even the same...
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    Very lethargic 5 week old chick, please help, new to chickens

    I’m just curious- how is your chick doing?
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    Jersey giant sexing

    So it’s been a little over a month, do you have a verdict on these two?
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    Pea green, runny poop in 3 day old chick

    Thanks for your help! I think I started to worry too quickly after they arrived yesterday. I was super nervous about the mail ordering process and had no idea what to expect. You are correct, when they arrived they hadn’t eaten anything. The hatchery mails them the same day they were hatched...
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    Pea green, runny poop in 3 day old chick

    This morning, I just received my Brahma chicks via USPS from Cackle Hatchery; this is the first time I’ve gotten chicks in the mail. They were hatched on Wednesday morning and today is Friday so they are about 3 days old. There were 5 in the box but, I didn’t see one initially because she was...
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    Who wants to play Pullet vs Cockerel?

    Hey! I know I’m late to the party but, was number 1 a hen or a roo? I have a Jersey Giant that looks just like that and I’m freaking out it could be a roo:fl
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    Sexing Jersey Giants! (Lots of images!!)

    What was the verdict? I have 2- 4 week old black jersey giants and I’m dying to determine if one may be a roo:bow
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    Hydrangea white spotted flowers

    Thank you so much for your informative post! I’ve purchased some fungicide and cut off the leaves- hoping I can stop it before it’s takes over!
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    Hydrangea white spotted flowers

    I’m new to hydrangeas so, I’m in need of some help:) I bought a Merritt’s Supreme last year 2018 and raised it in an outdoor pot. I planted it in the ground (dug a hole in red mud, filled with potting soil and leaf/chicken poop compost) this spring 2019 in March and it’s growth just took off in...
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    Does anyone know what this is

    I looked it up for you and it looks like a leaf footed bug nymph which mature into a stinkbug looking-beetle. I’ve never seen them in nymph stage but, I had the adult version on my tomato plants last year. From time to time I’d just pluck them off. They didn’t seem to harm my tomato plants or...
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    What's on my hen's chest/belly??

    Thank you for your post Bossom-hen! I did not think much of that ridge until I read your post.. I researched further and found out its called a keel bone in chickens. Apparently, the keel bone should not be protruding so much that you can feel and see it so well. She is eating and drinking...
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