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    Help sex my Speckled Sussex!

    I have a 6-month-old Speckled Sussex, and I'm pretty sure I have a cockerel on my hands, but I want to double check with you fine folks at BYC before I commit to giving him away. I live in an urban area in which it isn't permitted to keep roosters. The bird has been making these noises as...
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    Help me identify this hole!

    Sorry, just went and measured...more like 3 inches. I've never heard of weasels around here...I'm in Rochester, NY. I suppose it's possible, though.
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    Help me identify this hole!

    Just finished editing the original post...hole's about 3 inches in diameter.
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    Help me identify this hole!

    Hi, everyone! I have a small chicken coop at my city home. I'm pretty sure I have rats here. I've noticed some holes going in and out of the coop and have seen one at night a few times, but never during the day. They don't seem to mess with the chickens, they're only after the feed that they...
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    help me sex/what breed do you think this is?

    Hi, there! I have a young bird (4 months, maybe) who I think is either a Barred Rock or a Cuckoo Marans. The breeder says it's a female Marans, but I'm not too sure about either! S(he) is pretty loud, and already is developing a rather pronounced comb and wattle, but I don't see any saddle...
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    help me sex my young silkie!

    Doesn't really look like oyster shell... you sure that isn't syrofoam? lol...well, it came in a package labeled oyster shell that had chickens on it, and it said it was good for developing strong eggshells. I sure hope it's oyster shell!
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    help me sex my young silkie!

    Anyone have any solid reasoning behind their diagnosis of malehood? Also, could the fact that it's a male be why my dominant hen (a 7-month old Red Star) is rather aggressive towards him?
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    Can a hen go broody without any eggs present?

    Something I forgot - she appears as though she may have a slight limp - perhaps a parting gift from the roos. Perhaps this could be the cause?
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    help me sex my young silkie!

    The white stuff is my free choice oyster shell for my older birds. Like I said, I'm new to this...I was TOLD it was a silkie, and I was TOLD that it was a girl...
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    Can a hen go broody without any eggs present?

    I have a Black Australorp hen, about 6-7 months old. She (nor any of my other hens, who are the same age or younger) hasn't started laying yet, but she has started acting strangely. I had to get rid of some roosters (replaced with younger, 3-month old pullets) as I live in the city and am not...
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    help me sex my young silkie!

    Yeah - I just got done looking at the Silkie FAQ posted on here and saw that they are extremely hard to sex at this age. Sorry if I've put forth an impossible task!
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    help me sex my young silkie!

    Hi, there! I recently acquired what I was told by the breeder to be a female silkie pullet, about 3 months old. I'm VERY new to this whole thing, but I've got my doubts as to the sex of this bird. As I'm not allowed to keep roosters in the city, I need to know ASAP whether or not this bird is...
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    small flock of mixed age birds: will layer feed harm my younger birds?

    So is the chick grower going to continue to be okay for all birds until I feel comfortable that they're all laying as long as I give free choice oyster shell/eggshell?
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    small flock of mixed age birds: will layer feed harm my younger birds?

    I have 5 hens, two of which are about 3 months old and the other three are about 6-7 months and will be laying soon (I'm not sure of exact ages). I've heard mixed opinions on this matter, so I'm throwing it out to BYC for review. Is it okay to start introducing a layer feed into the coop, or...
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    Help me sex my bird! Want to avoid getting in trouble with city.

    I know I'm going to be sad to part with him. The other one was a gorgeous cuckoo marans roo. They were my two favorites and I was in total denial about them being boys. Some day I'll live in the country and I can have all the roosters I want. BTW the breeder was the one who told me that it...
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