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    Help wanted - poorly chickens, one dead

    I’d be grateful for any advice or suggestions please- One of our hens died suddenly on Saturday evening. Seemed fine right up until Saturday morning when she was a bit quiet and not interested in her 5 week old chick. By the afternoon she was breathing with her beak open and just sitting around...
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    Fighting cockerels

    The previously dominant one who is now being bullied does but the second one who is starting a lot of the fights never really grew any.
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    Fighting cockerels

    Thank you. That’s what I’ve done but was hoping they might eventually go back together. Is it usual for them to suddenly start on each other after months together quite happily?
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    Fighting cockerels

    Cockerel help please…again! Some background- I have two brother Pekin bantams who have been living together for 18 months, since they hatched. One was dominant but there were hardly any fights and the got along well. They live with 4 adult hens, a 3 month old hen and a 3 month old cockerel, both...
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    Boy or girl??

    Thank you both. That’s what I’m thinking.
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    Boy or girl??

    Hi This is one of my 5 week old Pekin chicks. Does it look like a cockerel? Or is it too early to tell. Thanks
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    Introducing roosters

    Thanks for the replies. I tried putting them all in the older ones pen for a bit this evening and the boys seemed ok. Just ignored each other. The ladies on the other hand….. the two older hens (one is their mother) really went for the little ones. I let them all out again and they just...
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    Introducing roosters

    Help please…. I have two Pekin bantam roosters living with two Pekin hens. All a year old and raised together and apart from the odd head pecking they don’t fight and hang out together happily. I also have three other Pekins - two girls and a boy- 5 months old - who were raised from day old by...
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    What sex is this please??

    Thank you all. I really hope so. 🤞🏻 Her behaviour is really different to the other two as well. She’s much quieter.
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    What sex is this please??

    Can anyone please tell me what sex this 7 week old Pekin is please? We hatched 3 and the other 2 are clearly boys- large red combs and trying to crow already. Had hoped this one was female but not sure now. Thanks
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