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    Comment by 'Txpollock' in article 'The Secret Weapon for Safe Coops: Why Hardware Cloth is a Backyard Chicken Must-Have'

    Great article!! We made the beginner mistake of using chicken wire on cattle panels to enclose my chicken run. We lost several chickens and I was determined to make sure that didn’t happen again. We lost about 10 in a months time. Once we finished with the 1/2” hardware cloth, we haven’t lost...
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    Comment by 'Txpollock' in article 'Using Sand In Your Chicken Coop'

    I’ve been using Stall Fresh in my 2 small (tractor supply) coops. I have separate nesting boxes so they only sleep (and poop) in the coops. The Stall Fresh is for horse barns but it says it’s safe for chickens, rabbits, etc. It’s easy to clean with a cat litter scoop and the dust is less than...
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    Tell me it ain’t so!!

    Thank you! I was quite disappointed when I ordered 3 Black Copper Marans and 3 Black Austrolorps and ended up with 4 Austrolorps and 2 grey birds, so I’m happy that I at least got a couple Marans even if not the Black ones.
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    Tell me it ain’t so!!

    Another question regarding what was SUPPOSED to be 2 of 3 BCM….i wonder if they’re Blue Copper Marans but I’m not really seeing any copper yet. No feathers on feet or legs, which I know could have been bred out of them. They are 16 weeks. Any clues? Are the Marans or something else? I’m...
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    Tell me it ain’t so!!

    I was a little disappointed when I first discovered that I didn’t get the BCM that I intended but you are right, these Australorps are very sweet! I think I’ll be enjoying they just fine.
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    Tell me it ain’t so!!

    🤣🤣🤣🤪 You are absolutely right!! I’ll get right one of these days!
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    Tell me it ain’t so!!

    Ok…I think I got it right this time! I don’t see any pointy feathers…everything is rounded!
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    Tell me it ain’t so!!

    That’s what I was thinking too and that’s why I thought cockerel because the other 3 do not have that red or that large a comb or wattles.
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    Tell me it ain’t so!!

    I really hope so because this bird is just the sweetest but I don’t need 2 Roos less I keep 2 flocks which just means double everything. My current Roos gets mighty uptight when there is another Roo around!
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    Tell me it ain’t so!!

    I will be checking today and will post pics.
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    Tell me it ain’t so!!

    This particular bird has been red for about 2 weeks. It was the only one that would come to me when I entered the run and then one day I realized how much more red the comb and waddles were than the other 3. There hasn’t been any attempt at crowing and the tail feathers don’t arc like other...
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    Tell me it ain’t so!!

    Also, now that I’m checking out other posts, these may be BCM but without feathered feet. I’m a little confused because when I looked up pics of chicks, the BCM and black Australorpe look the same as chicks. As they grew I have 4 that stayed black and 2 that turned grey. I may need to get...
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    Tell me it ain’t so!!

    I purchased 15 chicks from Atwood’s. 3 of each breed all supposed to be pullets. So I should have had included in the 15, 3 black australorps and 3 black copper marans. I ended up with 4 black australorpe and I’m assuming 2 blue copper marans. So that was only slightly disappointing. But...
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    Review by 'Txpollock' in article 'Common Chicken Breeds That Lay Colored Eggs'

    Great article.
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    Texas

    I have an 8 week old that I’m pretty sure is a roo. I’d be willing to part with him. I’m in Cedar Hill, just southwest of Dallas.
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