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    Add one hen or buy two chicks?

    That’s good to know! I definitely had my suspicions given the fact that chickens are so social. I would feel so bad for the lone chicken.
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    Add one hen or buy two chicks?

    I’m new to chickens. Currently have five 12-week-old babies, and one is definitely a roo. I’m getting ready to sell him on Craigslist, and want to replace him with another hen or two. I really love my Orpington, and I’d love to get another, but there aren’t any Orpington pullets or hens that I...
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    Ended Funny Chicken Name Contest - Win 60 lbs of Grubbly Layer Feed From GrubblyFarms

    We have: Red Leader (a RIR named after Star Wars that was a bit of an a-hole as a chick) Dolley Madi-hen (named after Dolley Madison)
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    Silvie Here!

    Thanks DobieLover! I posted some pics of one of my birds there. Just over 12 weeks old and so far it looks like a roo to everyone. Time to get a Craigslist posting ready!
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    12 week old Barred Rock Roo?

    Oh no! I don't want to be right. 😅 Thank you for replying.
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    12 week old Barred Rock Roo?

    I have two barred rocks and one of them is throwing me for a loop. I'm heavily leaning towards it being a roo. I've had a few people assure me that (s)he is a pullet, but I'm not so sure. The bird in question doesn't have some of the "typical" rooster coloring of BRs (has dark legs and dark...
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    Silvie Here!

    I got my first chickens about 3 months ago. They were a bit of a COVID-19 impulse buy, but we had been considering getting chickens for several months. I have five pretty chickens: 2 Rhode Island Red, 2 Barred Rock, and 1 Buff Orpington. I love being able to watch them play, and I love that my...
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