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    Pullets or Cockerels?

    I have a 6 week old Polish and a Buff Orphington and have no clue to their gender...any thoughts?
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    Are any of these hens Roosters???

    Thanks for all the help! I guess from what you guys have said I just have a late bloomer and she should start laying soon. I am not sure the noise is crowing, it's just different from the normal clucking... More of a long screech and maybe it's just their way of telling me they want out in the...
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    Are any of these hens Roosters???

    I posted pictures of the 3 I thought were in question but I will take pictures of the other 2 and post them so we are sure.. They both look similar to the other red one but with less white.
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    Are any of these hens Roosters???

    For the most part I would say that the eggs that I get are lg to extra large. However 2 weeks ago I had an egg in the nesting box that was the biggest egg I have ever seen.
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    Are any of these hens Roosters???

    Oh, I almost forgot. I got the reds from Tractor Supply out of a group that was supposed to be Egg Laying Pullets...They had a list of possible breeds but they weren't split...I just assumed all the reds were sex-link...however, the one in the above picture has a weird pattern on her chest that...
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    Are any of these hens Roosters???

    Okay, Here are better pictures of the first chicken, the more aggressive one of the bunch. If the SLW is definately a hen, should it be laying by now if it was hatched in late April/early May? I get 4 eggs a day with 3 eggs every 4th day or so...I just would have thought they would all be...
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    Are any of these hens Roosters???

    Hello, I have a total of 5 chickens in my backyard. I bought 4 of them as chicks begining in April and the Silver Laced Wyndotte a month later. Lately in the morning I am hearing a short screaching type of noise and I am not sure which one it is coming from...I have been getting 4 eggs a day...
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    Are these chicken hens or roosters? Please help!!!

    Great news! I was pretty sure they were hens but in the back of my mind I was worried that they would turn out to be roos! The funny thing is that after I posted this I went and did the nightly check of the nesting boxes and low and behold, our 1st ever egg!!! My daughter was sooo excited...
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    Are these chicken hens or roosters? Please help!!!

    I purchased these 4 chickens from tractor supply back in the begining of April. They were all in a big trough of mixed breed chickens that were suposed to be all pullets. I have looked at alot of pictures and think that they are all golden sex link, also called red star...is this correct?? I...
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    Mother of 6 year old daughter chicken enthusiast!

    Hello! We just purchased 6 pullets for our daughter's 6th birthday! She is in love and after almost 2 weeks is still taking on ALL of the daily care!! It's great to find a site with such a wealth of knowledge!
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    The Woodlands, Texas...aka. "Stepford Hell"...aka. "The Cult"

    I am a resident of The Woodlands and would love to see this restriction changed. I recently purchased 6 pullets for my daughter for her birthday. My husband has a business in Montgomery on 10 acres so we were planning on moving them out there once they get bigger. I would love to keep them here...
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