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    Hen or Roo

    Both same age- 4 months
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    Hen or Roo

    If the one with the yellow band is a Roo, which was observed crowing... what is the one with the red band? Could it be a hen? Thank you!
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    Hen or Roo

    Another... thank you in advance
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    Hen or Roo

    Thank you in advance
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    When should I know...

    If pullet or cockerel? They are 12 weeks old now.
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    Too many Roo's

    my chicks are now 7 weeks old and I am beginning to be able to discern which are hens and which are roos. out of my 9 chicks, I have at least 4 Roos. I have been told that I should keep 1 roo for 10 hens. Is this accurate? If so, at what age should I try to give my roos away? any...
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    Chick recess! 6 weeks old

    Time out of the coop!
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    Weaning from the heat lamp

    We got them 2 weeks ago & were told at that time that they were 2 weeks old. Do they look younger than 4 weeks?
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    Weaning from the heat lamp

    They have been tending away from the heat. So I have turned it off. They are getting big fast!
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    Weaning from the heat lamp

    Hello all! Our babies are about 4 weeks old. How do I start to wean them from the heat lamp? We keep it 75 degrees in the room that they are currently in. Thank you!
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    Week old baby chick dead

    Thank you for posting and your replies. I am a newby backyard chicken mom & we got 10 2 week old chicks on Wednesday. This morning, all 10 were fine and chirping about. I just went to check on them and one of my girls was dead. I don't know the reason, and obviously, I may never know. I...
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    Hello from the Wiggins Chicks

    Guess we will just have to figure that out! :celebrate
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    Housing a baby chick

    Thank you so much! That is extremely helpful! We are so excited to get started! thank you for your encouragement with the scripture. much needed in these days! :)
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    Hello from the Wiggins Chicks

    Thank you so much for this information! That is helpful! Is there a particular type chicken that is preferred over another?
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