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    gifted chicken - breed and/or gender?

    Better pic of comb?
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    gifted chicken - breed and/or gender?

    The boy didn't think that she was laying yet, but he had quite a menagerie, so no real way of knowing. I have only had it (her?) For about 2 hours. Thanks, Amanda
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    Five roosters available on the Eastern Shore of Maryland

    Re-homed. No longer available. Thanks.
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    gifted chicken - breed and/or gender?

    It's about the size that my BA hen was at 15 weeks. The young man that I got it from said that he didn't know the age or breed, but that, "she's probably a hen." Any thought? Thanks! Amanda
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    FERMENTED FEEDS...anyone using them?

    Amanda, I . Lolomise you that fermented feed did not cause you chicks to be roosters.    :lau    Join in more.  It's fun and we get to know one another.  Phew! :-)
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    Hello from Maryland!

    Update: I found a home for the roosters. In return I got this chicken: Pic #2 The 10 year old boy who gave it to me said he didn't know the age or breed, but said, "she's probably a hen." Any thoughts on breed and gender? Right now it is about the size that my BA was at 15 weeks. I will also...
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    FERMENTED FEEDS...anyone using them?

    Hi! I ferment my feed for my 6 chickens. I use one bucket, mixed feed, a dollop of ACV, and water. Mix fresh in with the old about once per week. It's been almost 19 weeks; i started them as chicks on day 3. This thread has been very helpful! I can't say whether I like it better or not, but I...
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    Five roosters available on the Eastern Shore of Maryland

    4 Black Australorp & one Mix. 4 are friendly, the mixed one is not. All 5 are 18 weeks old. Eat them or keep them, your choice!
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    Hello from Maryland!

    Update: TSC will refund the money, but doesn't want the roosters (of course!). We are working on re-homing them. No luck so far. I am not morally opposed to eating them, but have no experience with slaughtering and plucking, and frankly don't want to try in this heat...so the...
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    Hello from Maryland!

    I think that I only have 1 hen. All 6 of my chickens are pictured in this thread. (The 2 in the background of the 3rd pic are roosters, also, right?). All 6 of them have slate legs. What does that indicate to you? So the BA bin was mislabeled at TSC - and we did not know enough to realize...
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    Hello from Maryland!

    Thanks again for steering me in the right direction. Let's see how I did: Black Australorp hen? Her comb was black until 2 days ago. BA rooster? Not so sure on this one. Rusty collar says BSL pullet...tail, attacking of other chickens, unfriendliness toward people, and gravelly attempt to...
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    Hello from Maryland!

    Thanks for all of the input. I will post pics of the entire flock tomorrow, but looking with fresh eyes, my newbie guess is that I have 4 Australorp roosters. Hopefully I am wrong (again).
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    Hello from Maryland!

    One has the copper collar, one has a tiny comb but is all black. The other 3 are also all black with no rust, yet. Red combs, but no crowing. I will get more pics tomorrow. I only had this pic because the DH is trying to rehome. I am bummed right now...do you think that I have any recourse...
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    Hello from Maryland!

    Percheron chick, I think that you must be right. I keep getting hung up on the literature that says that BSL cockerels are barred, and this chicken is not. I trusted TSC to sell me BSL pullets. So... What type (breed) of chicken do you suppose it is? The whole reason that we got BSL was to...
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    Hello from Maryland!

    Here she is...crows every morning at 5:30, for an hour. And crows off and on all day. I am wondering if perhaps she was mislabeled and is some other type of breed altogether?
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