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    Gender Guesses? Black Australorp-5 weeks

    I'd say #1 is a lil cockerel, looks like his waddle is starting to drop and the comb is bright, the rest I think are pullets, the combs are smaller and less vibrant, and I don't see any waddles on them. Granted that might change as they grow, but at least you can keep an eye on it.
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    7wk olds picking on each other

    If the cockerels are already being aggressive they should get separated out. For the feathers getting picked at, a saddle might be a good option at least to remove the access to them. Hopefully if the cockerels are removed the increased space should decrease the stress. We had the chicks in a...
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    Mystery roo

    My housemate and I recently had to replace the rooster in our flock due to aggression towards us and the girls. Rather than hope and wait for a chick to grow to be a decent roo, we went to a shelter that had one available. 1 and 2 are his shelter photos and 3 is a pic of him in his quarantine...
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    Goose targeting rooster?

    Update for anyone interested. We did end up rehoming our goose. The picking escalated so she's now with a family friend where his grankids are fighting over who gets to show her at the fair next year.
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    Goose targeting rooster?

    My goose keeps ripping out my rooster's feathers(tail and saddle), she* seems to be mostly targeting him but she's de-tailed a couple hens as well. I'm mostly concerned that this might be a behavioral issue as we got her as a predator deterrent. I don't want to cull or re-home her but as we're...
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    Howdy howdy!

    I'm new-ish to having chickens and enjoy seeing how the community here helps each other. I have a flock of 12 hens, a rooster, and a goose.
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