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    Who has a bachelor pad?

    This is my 'Rooster's Coop'. It's also a grow out coop for chicks, and numerous other uses over the years. Quarantine for new birds etc. It is 5 x7 with insulation and electric. It is inside a covered 16x 20 pen. :old
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    Post Your Game Cam Pics Here!!!

    We have a night visitor who cleans out any leftover chicken feed in the barn. The chickens are safely locked in their coop at night but they spend a lot of time in the barn thru the day. We call this mule deer our cleaning lady. There is rarely more than dust in the pan but she licks it clean...
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    Frostbite Rooster

    From what I can see of his toes I think he could lose some skin on his toes, but they don't look terrible. It just looks like surface frostbite. Which I'm sure it still hurts. Main thing is just to keep it from getting worse.
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    Frostbite Rooster

    His comb has some pretty bad spots but I think they will heal ok. His feet are what would worry me. But it does look really painful. If he were mine I would bring him in for a few days. It looks like it is still pretty cold in Wisconsin. My rooster came in to a 70 degree office and he did just fine.
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    Frostbite Rooster

    it is very painful for him. That's why he seems lethargic. Last winter my Cream Legbar had a very bad frostbitten comb. I brought him in the house and kept him in a large dog cage until the weather moderated a little. I also put pure aloe on his comb very gently. After a week or so he went back...
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    Dead roosters

    A few years ago I caught a young rooster standing on top of a pullet. When I chased him off the pullet had suffocated and was dead. No visible signs of injury. Both the pullet and cockerel were harvested and eaten. But if I hadn't caught him doing it I wouldn't have known how she died. I would...
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    Cold weather: free range or keep cooped?

    If it's above 20 degrees I let my chickens and guineas out of the coop. Some go out and some don't. If the wind is blowing most want to stay inside. :old
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    My flock...

    I had to sell my peafowl a few years ago and I still miss them. You have beautiful birds! :old
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    9 and 10 week old sex guesses!

    I've been hatching and raising chickens for 20 years or more. I don't see any potential roosters in your pics. ;):old
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    Chicken Math Got Me Bad....

    I use a wire crate like yours but I put old towels on the floor of it. Yes, they need to be changed every few days but I keep a supply of old towels just for that purpose. When I get several dirty ones I will throw them in the washer with a little bleach. :old
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    Can’t Find Chick Grit!

    I use parakeet grit. A small box has lasted me for years since I only use it for the babies. :old
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    Speckled Sussex Pullet vs cockerel 10 weeks

    My last Sussex rooster was very obvious by 6 weeks old. You have pullets! :old
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    New trio of guineas

    That's great 👍 whenever you have questions about the brooding process feel free to ask here :old
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    New trio of guineas

    I would suspect that the pearl grey guineas are male judging from the size of their wattles but that is no guarantee. A female can have cupped wattles but they aren't usually that large. The only sure way to know if they are female is if they make the 'buckwheat' sound. (gobackgobackgoback)...
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    My rooster is trans.

    He may look like a big boy but he is still a scared little boy at heart. Since he has only been with you for a month he is still not sure where he fits into the flock. And the hens may not have completely accepted him yet. The nest box is a safe spot for him. Give him time and he will join the...
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