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    Advice needed for predator proofing this

    I also live in a wooded area with a stream and have a lot of wildlife around -- skunks, raccoons, bears, opossums, foxes, rats (from chicken farm down the road), mice, cooper's hawks & other birds of prey, including bald eagles, porcupines, snapping turtles... those are just things that I have...
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    16x16 Run Roof or No Roof Suggestions

    I don't know that spikes would keep out predators. You may want to update your location so people know what sort of predators you are dealing with... I do not regret having 1/2" hardware cloth covering my run. I am not sure why people think that predators do not reach above a certain height...
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    7 weeks old Pullets or Cockerels

    Maybe it is because I am used to large single comb breeds, but the combs of 3 & 4 do not look that large and red to me for almost 2 months old. I can see betting on 1 & 2 being male at this point, but it seems as though any non-mature chicken with a comb/wattles with any sort of color gets...
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    Please help Identify my 13 chicks

    I agree with I love feathered babies, that black clean legged chick could certainly be the Australorp.
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    Random chicks — any guesses?

    Fluffy little adorable poofs of fun -- FLAPFs?
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    7 weeks old Pullets or Cockerels

    How old are they? What am I missing in 3 and 4 that indicates cockerel?
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    Back again: Is Rose a Rudy? Solved! Pullet!

    I love her color!
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    BCM 12w Pullet or Roo?

    Are you adding this bird to an established flock or is there an ordinance that only permits people to own one bird? I am going to hope it is the former, because it isn't best for the hens to be kept on their own. Let us {the forum} know if there is something that we can help with, if it is a...
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    Crochet for chickens

    If you crochet a warming hut in wool and full it or felt it, it should be okay. You will want it to be durable, because it will need to be washed, but you could create a sort of faux mama hen brooder. You could create other objects out of felted crochet, including a crochet chick for company for...
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    Who knows their RIR best? Gender Traits?

    The pullets will have combs and wattles, but the size and color will differ from the males (female have smaller and duller combs and wattles.) Size can get you into the weeds sometimes, as some breeds and some individuals have larger combs and wattles in pullets than others. But it is pretty...
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    Help identifying breed and sex!

    They may be a mix? Two of them have very black eyes and legs, but often that is seen in pure black breeds. I'll be interested to hear what people think they are. Hope you are enjoying them!
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    What breed is this hen?

    Could be a Sapphire Gem as well. It would help to see the entire bird, including the legs and comb.
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    Easter Egger Sex

    Thanks for updating these. I always wonder if people are correct when they I.D. something. She continues to look as though she is a hen.
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    Need advice for the best vines and plants for in a chicken run!

    In general, I agree that it is difficult to get things to grow in a run, especially if you want them to. I cut two-three inch diameter limbs off of a black willow and used them as horizontal uprights for my hens' run roost bars. The area of our run is somewhat damp, like our area in general...
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    Hen or Roo? Blue Australorps

    In general, the pullets have combs that are smaller and remain pale in color for multiple weeks after hatching, while the males will grow larger and color up at a much younger age. But it is a generality, because some breeds do not follow the "rules" (silkies, apparently), while in others it can...
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