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    10 week old chicks. Gender help?

    Hey everyone. I have some barnyard mixed that are 10 weeks old. I know it's still early, but any guesses on gender? Came from buff Orpington and barred rock roosters and rir and leghorn hens. This is Goldie This is Fetch This is Baby This is Peck BR 1 BR 2
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    How long does it take to establish pecking order? Reintroduced mama after 5 weeks with her chicks.

    Great advice Mrs. K. My husband is a tough sell on a rooster. I also have three young children that go out back with the chickens and am fearful of the rooster hurting one of them. Right now, my 8 year old daughter is the chicken whisperer and is out back as much as she can be with them. I...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Yeah, we used a staple gun to attach the hardware cloth. I was wondering how well it would hold up with just the staples. Thanks for the tip. We used our drill and some really great decking screws to assemble the coop and those made the process very smooth.
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    How long does it take to establish pecking order? Reintroduced mama after 5 weeks with her chicks.

    Thanks for the great advice. Have you guys ever lost a chick due to one of the other hens? Probably my biggest concern is that they are in a coop, but no enclosed run because they just free range in our yard during the day. We lost a 4 week old to a hawk recently while they were ranging in...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Yeah, the pallets were a beast. We did end up buying a reciprocating saw to saw through the nails. We tried to pry the pallets apart but ended up destroying too many panels.
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Thanks so much! I absolutely love it and how easy it is to clean. With sand on the floor and a linoleum poop tray, it's been a breeze.
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Here is our coop that we built out of pallets. My husband and I are the opposite of handy, so I'm so proud of ourselves. We saw a similar coop online and just went off of their pictures to build our own. Our only tools were a drill, staple gun and jig saw, so I'm really pleased with how it...
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    How long does it take to establish pecking order? Reintroduced mama after 5 weeks with her chicks.

    Hey there, I've read through some great threads on pecking order and wanted to see if anyone could speak into this situation. I have four hens, 2 BR, 1 RIR and 1 BO. One of my BR went broody and I let her hatch some fertile eggs. After 5 weeks with them, she was done. My big girls were in a...
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