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I am new to chickens in general- I had three hens and two ducks, until one of my hens turned out to be a Roo. I traded the Roo yesterday to someone for another hen just a few months older than my 18wk old girls (supposedly) and she strikes me as being ill- though I could be wrong. I'm thinking...

Hello friends- Two things became apparent a little while ago, when I over heard an attempt at a crow. 1) I am clearly a chicken newbie- more than I realized. 2) My favorite lady is no lady.. But a roo. I love in a neighborhood- a country one, but a neighborhood none the less. A Roo won't do...

Two things became apparent a little while ago, when I believe I over heard an attempt at a crow. 1) I am clearly a chicken newbie- more than I realized. 2) My favorite lady is no lady.. But a roo. Am I correct? Please tell me she's just a lovely lovely hen. :(

I'm sure this is already in 30 other places, but when do the drake feathers come in? I thought I had a male and a female when George started to show a slight upturn in a tail feather, but now they are practically identical. Both are the same age, and fully feathered. They also seem to sound...

Hello friends. I am new to all farm animals (as an adult anyway) but we have two 8 week old pekins (George & Jemima PuddleDuck) as well as three 6 wk old hens. I only had intentions of chickens but the good folks at the farm store thought it a good idea to let my two yr old hold a ducking. They...