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    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    I just got this Bev's line Black Copper Maran 2 weeks ago. I was told this is pullet, but she is very aggressive towards my other pullets and this morning I saw her jumped on my small Ameraucana? Can pullet hump too? Cockerel or pullet?
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    Can pullet also hump?

    One more picture for clarity. She does seems to have thicker legs than others. I was told this is Bev's line Black Copper Maran. Pullet or cockerel?
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    Can pullet also hump?

    I got this black coper maran supposedly a pullet couple weeks ago. I assume she is about 3 months old. She is aggressive towards my dozen other mixed assortment of pullets. This morning I found her jumping on my Americauna pullet and trying to pull hackle out. It seems like a rooster behavior...
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    Can duck coexists with chickens?

    We have mixed flock of 13 pullets. My daughter is begging to get a duck. Can duck socialize with chicken and stay in same coup????
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    Question regarding Dust Bath

    Btw, I like your avatar. How do I post pic into my avatar?
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    Question regarding Dust Bath

    I just discoveted the recent white Ameraucana pullet I bought has many crawling bugs on her feathers. I was told she would need to have dust bath. What do you recommend for dust bath aside from mulch? Can I use sand for dust bath? Is it ok to leave sand under sun in 95F Texas heat? Thank you...
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    How to keep chickens cool

    I like to throw out icy cold watermelon in afternoon to cool them off.
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    Is it safe for chickens to eat frogs?

    I see my pullet found a frog and hold in her beak. Another pullet fighting to get it. Is it safe for them?
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    Any idea to deweed organically for chicks

    Thank you for the suggestions, guys!
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    Red Shoulder Yokohama Bantams

    I've gotten 2 Yokohama Red Shoulder chicks, none of them passed age of 3 weeks in my hand. Is this breed particularly fragile??? It is so hard to find too.
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    Any idea to deweed organically for chicks

    Anyway to deweed backyard aside using shovel? I don't want to use chemical, I want to keep organic for my chicks. Thanks!
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    Please tell us what happened to our pullet!!!

    The sy The symptoms described in botulism is very similar to what happened to my pullet. As I recall a few days ago, my leghorn picked up a frog, yanked to death and dropped its carcass to the root of the tree. I wonder if a decaying frog carcass in a hot weather can cause botulism if my...
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    Toys for chickens?

    Bu Gave them that. They love it. But somewhere I read it is not a good idea in heated summer.
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    Toys for chickens?

    What do you recommend of toys for chicken to keep them amused other than foraging? They are so fun to watch.
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    Please tell us what happened to our pullet!!!

    We bought lots of mulches today to make dust bath pools, spreading out pails of water. All my other breeds are not fluffy like light brahma, so I am taking precaution as yesterday was only 1st day of summer.
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