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    Roo. Sapphire Gem or...?

    Bought as a Sapphire Gem chick at feed store, but am questioning his breed with the lack of barring (or am I missing it?) & no head spot when it was a chick (circled in red). Now 10 weeks old. Would love breed opinions & to see your SG roos, please. Thanks!
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    5 week old White Leghorn Sexing?

    5 week old Leghorn. Saddle feathers aren't rounded like our EE pullet so that makes me think this is a roo, but the comb is still pretty yellow so that makes me think pullet. Anyone have advice on how to tell or tips on what to look for? I'll try to get more photos showing the saddle feathers.
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    Barred Rock Hens? - 5 weeks

    Yay! Thanks for the input. Good to know. The two PBRs have drastically different personalities. One runs right up to us, the other stays back & keeps to itself. I'm fairly positive our EE is a pullet as well. She doesn't have much of a comb & is more plump overall. Our Leghorn, on the other...
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    Barred Rock Hens? - 5 weeks

    Hoping we have hens but not upset if they aren't. First photo of them is when they were 2 weeks old, the rest is at 5 weeks. Any input is welcome. Only one would cooperate for the close-ups. .
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    Help with Orono, Minneosta Chicken Laws!

    Has anyone learned more about backyard chickens in Orono, MN? I found this but am not sure what it means if you only have 3-5 chickens since one "animal unit" is 25 chickens. https://www.ci.orono.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/399/Horses-and-Farm-Animals---January-2018-PDF
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    Hello!

    Here are our 4 chicks.
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    Hello!

    1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Brand new to chickens & we got them last weekend. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We have 4. (3) What breeds do you have? Two Barred Rock, one Leghorn, one Ameraucana (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising...
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