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    Hens Not Laying After Respiratory Disease

    We have two laying hens (one Dominique one Brahma), one a year and half old, the other 28 weeks. They both caught what seemed to be chronic respiratory disease, with sneezing, nasal discharge, fatigue, and eye drainage. They both recovered spontaneously without medication, but it's been a month...
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    White Leghorn: Pullet or Cockerel?

    An update: we have swapped out our two barred rock roosters for hens from the same brood. Everyone is getting along famously in the coop. Peep seems content with his new coop-mates, too focused on eating to pay them much mind. He did, however, bite me today for the first time ever. I assume...
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    White Leghorn: Pullet or Cockerel?

    Most of our neighbors are early risers anyway, so they may be fine with some crowing. I fear we may actually have two barred rock roosters and only one hen now that I'm starting to read intensively on the subject. Here are the photos: Oh, and are you absolutely sure this isn't the...
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    White Leghorn: Pullet or Cockerel?

    Uh oh. We were getting worried about that. One (M'shell) has been taller and more aggressive than the other two. But we're less attached to her, and the farmer who sold her to us promised to switch her out if needed. As for dining on Peep, I can see your point, and if it were any of the others...
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    White Leghorn: Pullet or Cockerel?

    We can exercise him by having the kids chase him around the yard, but limiting the feed is tough because we only have one coop, which he shares with the barred rocks.
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    White Leghorn: Pullet or Cockerel?

    He is already 12 1/2 weeks old, and it's funny, because every time I look at him I can just imagine him turned upside down in a broiling rack. He just looks like a bird you should eat. We were confused by his thick legs, fearing he had osteopetrosis, and he has a graceless, waddling gait. So...
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    White Leghorn: Pullet or Cockerel?

    Okay, y'all, I just consulted Storey's Illustrated Guide To Poultry Breeds and well, y'all's right. So my wife wants to know: if make him a capon, will he still wake up the neighbors? We live on about 0.6 acres.
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    White Leghorn: Pullet or Cockerel?

    Uh oh. We were guessing on the breed, so I suppose we're on the right forum. Peep is HUGE, but I just thought we were feeding starter too long. So rooster, huh? Bummer. Peep was our first, and we've grown attached.
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    White Leghorn: Pullet or Cockerel?

    This is our 12 1/2 week old white leghorn, Peep. This week she sprouted long tail feathers, and we're worried she's not a she. Our neighbors are amused by our chickens, but we fear if Peep starts crowing then it's off to the farm for her. Can anyone hazard a guess?
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