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but said neighbor has a dog that gets loose and goes into the OP's yard and messes around, poops, and is a nuisance...the OP hasn't called Animal control or SHOT the dog because it was HER brother...I can see why the OP thought the same courtesy would be extended to her...ALSO a dog can...
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I agree with both sides of comments, good and bad, so thank you all. But, I still feel he's a jerk for killing the poor thing! All he needed to do was fire a "warning shot"...as in use the BB gun moron, and I would have had them back in the pen very easily. Then I would have...
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I'm in the process of culling my flock down to just hens that lay eggs 6 or darker, and chicks that hatched from those eggs....
So,hopefully by the spring, I will only have hens that lay eggs that dark....etc.
Of course, they will have to be up to the standard as well. Only time will...
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I believe I have one Roo which I hoping for. I'm in the process of ordering more eggs from her since I only had three hatch. She said since the weather is so hot the girls are on strike so it will be awhile.
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I swear- every chick that I don't sell as a day old turns out to be a roo. I think I have 20 lav roos right now, zero pullets.
Same here out of 18 chicks 10 ended up roos. Lucky I was able to rehome them all but now it's like starting all over again.
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Pale and ghostly barring is male.
When I bought the Marans eggs I thought I was getting White Marans but this is what hatched. i believe the father was a white marans and not sure what the hen was so they look cuckoo. Thanks for your help.
More pictures of the same chickens mention above. They are marans and are 9 weeks old. Roo's or Hens?
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First picture is a group picture. Hope these pictures are more helpful.