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    Hens or Roos?

    Thanks everyone. That's friggin unbelievable. I gave my broody hen 6 eggs from a farm nearby that has a rooster. All 6 were fertilized, all 6 hatched (on day 18....) and to have so many hens. That's amazing. When I gave her the eggs, I figured 2 not fertile, 1 or 2 not making it and at least...
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    Hens or Roos?

    The white one definitely a roo, the other one in that first picture is an unrelated ,small, mature laying hen who snuck into the picture.. But yay! Hope you're right,because we can really only keep 1 roo and they're all so darn cute.
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    Hens or Roos?

    Bertus is obvious, I'm afraid Cleopatra might actually be Caesar.... but the rest??? They're 9 weeks old today. All have the same Rhode island red daddy, but different momma's!
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    Roo or not?

    8 weeks? Definitely roos. Every roo I've ever had, had a smaller, less red comb and wattles at that age. Non of my hens combs grew like that until they started laying.
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    Sexing my almost 5 week old babies

    And a sideways picture of the one who wouldn't pose. Cleopatra has pretty eyeliner and every chick with eyeliner I've ever had has been a hen. So I kinda figured ... Not sure though....
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    Sexing my almost 5 week old babies

    My favorite hen was broody and I gave her some eggs. Lo and behold on day 18 ALL 6 hatched. She's an amazing momma, but now that they babies are getting bigger I'm wondering how many roos I have. I can truly only keep 1 roo max 😭 The white one (Bianca) is no doubt a roo, but the rest???? They...
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    Official BYC Poll: Do You Wear a Mask or Respirator When Cleaning Your Coop?

    When I'm spreading diatomaceous earth for sure. Otherwise generally not.
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    Roos again???

    We had 2 Cochin bantams earlier this year who around 4 weeks old had significant combs that were already coloring red. We had another 2 hatch about 4 weeks later and they only started getting bigger combs and more color in there around 7 weeks old. Since at 4 weeks they had nothing, I had good...
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    Hi!

    Me too, it seems like the place I got her from just wasn't as animal friendly as I'd hoped, so she really still needs to learn what it's like to be loved and get treats and have others to hang out with while being able to play.
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    How old before you can tell if its a rooster?

    Really depends on the breed. I had one where it was absolutely clear at 3 weeks, another one where I had (correct) suspicions at 2 weeks, but at 4 weeks started wondering if it wasn't a girlie after all to get my initial suspicions confirmed at 5 weeks. My bantam Cochins seems to grow a super...
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    Hi!

    The flock minus 1 who was hiding out somewhere else. And the previous group with 4 roos laying in the sun on my hardwood floor...) I need to take some new pictures as the flock changed so much this last week, 2 new ones and 4 roos who left. Thanks to some great advice in my post about one...
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    Traumatized(?) chick

    Yeah, but the 10 day old ones seem to enjoy getting into any and everything, those can drown a bit easier still.
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    Traumatized(?) chick

    For the water I do want something safe for the littles. Don't want to end up drowning them while trying to keep them safe. But yeah, doe feed I've got enough containers I could use.
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    Traumatized(?) chick

    Thanks! I'll go buy some more tomorrow and find a way to block views and see if that helps.
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    Tell me I don’t have 4 Roo’s please

    #2 looks like what my olive egger roos looked like at about 3.5/4 weeks. The others combs look more like my Easter egger hens.
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