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    Hen or roo? 13 wk Buff Orpingtons

    I’m totally ok with it 😁
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    Hen or roo? 13 wk Buff Orpingtons

    I really hope so, that would be great!
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    Hen or roo? 13 wk Buff Orpingtons

    I ordered 4 non sexed Buff Orpington Exhibition Type chicks from Cackle Hatchery that are now 13 weeks old. I really only wanted 1-2 pullets and planned to rehome the rest. I could really use some help identifying the pullets from the cockerels. The website says they obtained their lines from...
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    Super light yolks!

    Make sure your feed isn't very old and that they are eating primarily that. Has anything changed in their environment or diet since the pale yolks started? Even a change in feed brand? A lot of commercial feeds add things like marigold to darken the yolk so could affect the color you are seeing...
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    Super light yolks!

    Yes, a good quality feed contains all the nutrition they need and in the correct proportions. Treats and table scraps, even high quality nutritious ones, can throw off the percentage of things like protein, calcium, phosphorus, etc if feed in large quantities. Rule of thumb is to make treats...
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    Best way to rehome a cockerel

    Thanks guys. I am aware that roosters are hard to place and what hatcheries do with most of the male chicks. And of course I would give this guy away for free to a good home but the problem with chickens (and pets) is it usually attracts people whom I'm trying to avoid selling to. Those who are...
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    Best way to rehome a cockerel

    My “pullet” speckled sussex from the feed store turned out to be a rooster. Figures as it was my favorite chick of the bunch. I can’t have roosters where I live so I need to rehome him but don’t want him going onto someone’s plate or just let loose out into a field to eat bugs until a predator...
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    How much should I handle my chicks?

    My first hens were older pullets before I acquired them and were very flighty and scared of people so I assume they weren't handle much as chicks. Over time they came to learn that people = food and now they run over towards us anytime we open the back door. We even had one plucky gal who would...
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    Wire floor vs sand/PDZ for quail hutch

    Thank you for the tips! I love the bin with sand idea, much easier to clean. And the PVC coated wire makes a lot of sense. Love your hutch 👍🏻
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    Wire floor vs sand/PDZ for quail hutch

    I’m trying to come up with a good quail hutch design for a small group (4-6 quail in a 2.5ft x 6ft enclosure raised off the ground. I was thinking that 4ft could be for the run and making the bottom wire and slanted so poop will fall down and eggs will rollout for easy collection. The other 2ft...
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    7 wk old speckled Sussex

    Do you think with enough denial and blatant disregard for more experienced opinions that it will magically change into a hen??? 😂😭😉
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    7 wk old speckled Sussex

    I posted about this particular young chicken before and at the time opinons leaned towards roo. Checking in again to see what everyone thinks now. And this last one cracks me up 😂
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    Covid-panic-induced chicken keeping?

    This has been going on for almost 2 months where I live. Like you, my biggest concern is for the animals who might receive substandard care by novices who aren’t really interested in taking care of them once they are no longer cute little chicks but still months away from producing eggs. The...
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    Size difference in newly added chick

    So far so good. Eating and drinking. Gets pushed aside a little by the other chicks when they all congregate around the feeder or waterer but not so bad that she can’t get what she needs.
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    My lone 3 day chick is weak and cant feed itself although it seems healthy and alert

    Yes that does make things very difficult. Do you have a heating pad? I’ve seen people create the same effect as brooder plates with them if so. Here’s some pics I found with a quick google search
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